My all time favourites so far...

A Listmania! list by Anna (London, England)
 
The God of Small Things
1.  The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy
The list author says:
  "Roy has a way with words that I wish I had,  hauntingly beautiful & courageous"
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4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (212 customer reviews)

Cat's Eye
2.  Cat's Eye by Margaret Atwood
The list author says:
  "My favourite Atwood book.  It made me cry."
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4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (37 customer reviews)

Jitterbug Perfume
3.  Jitterbug Perfume by Tom Robbins
The list author says:
  "Very clever.  Each sentence, each word is put there for a reason.  Great stuff."
£6.99   Used & New from: £2.09
4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (63 customer reviews) | 1 customer discussion

The Eyre Affair (Thursday Next)
4.  The Eyre Affair (Thursday Next) by Jasper Fforde
The list author says:
  "Any book by jasper fforde is worth a read.  And a re-read."
£4.31   Used & New from: £0.01
4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (141 customer reviews) | 3 customer discussions

Catch-22
5.  Catch-22 by Joseph Heller
The list author says:
  "Trust me on this one.  Yossarian lives."
£5.37   Used & New from: £0.01
4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (332 customer reviews) | 2 customer discussions

Girlfriend in a Coma
6.  Girlfriend in a Coma by Douglas Coupland
The list author says:
  "His best book.  In my humble opinion."
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3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (77 customer reviews)

One Hundred Years of Solitude (Penguin Modern Classics)
7.  One Hundred Years of Solitude (Penguin Modern Classics) by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
The list author says:
  "It's on everyone else's list for a reason..."
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4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)

Northanger Abbey (Penguin Popular Classics)
8.  Northanger Abbey (Penguin Popular Classics) by Jane Austen
The list author says:
  "Austen's funny satire of gothic literature"
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4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (45 customer reviews)

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Birdsong
9.  Birdsong by Sebastian Faulks
The list author says:
  "Erotic literature at it's best.. you know what I mean ladies."
£4.15   Used & New from: £0.01
4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (392 customer reviews)

Fantastic Mr Fox (Puffin Modern Classics)
10.  Fantastic Mr Fox (Puffin Modern Classics) by Roald Dahl
The list author says:
  "The saviour of children's literature.  I quite fancy Fantastic Mr Fox.  I hope thats not too weird."
£4.79   Used & New from: £0.01
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (60 customer reviews) | 1 customer discussion

Evelina: Or the History of A Young Lady's Entrance into the World (Penguin Classics)
11.  Evelina: Or the History of A Young Lady's Entrance into the World (Penguin Classics) by Frances Burney
The list author says:
  "This amused me a lot.  Very entertaining."
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4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)

The Moonstone (Wordsworth Classics)
12.  The Moonstone (Wordsworth Classics) by Wilkie Collins
The list author says:
  "Detective fiction at it's first & greastest.  I was kept guessing until the very end."
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4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (79 customer reviews)

Duncton Wood (The Duncton Chronicles)
13.  Duncton Wood (The Duncton Chronicles) by William Horwood
The list author says:
  "My Grandma gave me these for Christmas when I was a child, and I ate them.  Seriously."
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4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (30 customer reviews)

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Chronicles: Volume One
14.  Chronicles: Volume One by Bob Dylan
The list author says:
  "The voice of a generation explains why he never wanted to be the voice of a generation.  But he writes books as well as he writes music, and with the same rhythms."
£4.31   Used & New from: £0.01
4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (63 customer reviews)

The House Of The Spirits
15.  The House Of The Spirits by Isabel Allende
The list author says:
  "I'm a big fan of anything she writes."
£6.29   Used & New from: £0.01
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (39 customer reviews)

No Logo: No Space. No Choice. No Jobs
16.  No Logo: No Space. No Choice. No Jobs by Naomi Klein
The list author says:
  "must-read"
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3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (100 customer reviews)

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Little Women (Penguin Popular Classics)
17.  Little Women (Penguin Popular Classics) by Louisa M Alcott
The list author says:
  "an old favourite from when I was young, this book is a nostalgic comfort book."
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4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (108 customer reviews)

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On the Road (Penguin Modern Classics)
18.  On the Road (Penguin Modern Classics) by Jack Kerouac
The list author says:
  "a bit of Kerouac never went amiss.  Especially when it's this energetic, jumpy, vibrant book."
£6.29   Used & New from: £2.80
4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (60 customer reviews)

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas - Harper Perennial Modern Classics
19.  Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas - Harper Perennial Modern Classics by Hunter S. Thompson
The list author says:
  "darkly comic, this disturbing book is just brilliant, and thompson's voice is genius."
£6.61   Used & New from: £0.42
4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (94 customer reviews) | 2 customer discussions

Eden Close
20.  Eden Close by Anita Shreve
The list author says:
  "the book that introduced me to Anita Shreve."
£6.89   Used & New from: £0.01
3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)

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Last updated: 01/04/2007
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