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Nineteen Eighty-Four
1.  Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell
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  "Big Brother, Room 101 - it all began here. Incredibly dark, worrying and moving story. The best book I have ever read."
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His Dark Materials
2.  His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman
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  "A truly beautiful thing. I read the final chapters in the bath and cried buckets."
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Little Dorrit (Penguin Classics)
3.  Little Dorrit (Penguin Classics) by Charles Dickens
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  "Probably not the best Dickens of all time, but my favourite. Love the TV adaptation with Derek Jacobi."
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Of Mice and Men (Penguin Modern Classics)
4.  Of Mice and Men (Penguin Modern Classics) by John Steinbeck
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  "A tale of friendship, love, mental illness, trust and betrayal. Makes me cry everytime."
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Dracula (Penguin Popular Classics)
5.  Dracula (Penguin Popular Classics) by Bram Stoker
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  "Easy and satisfying!"
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The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 3/4
6.  The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 3/4 by Sue Townsend
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  "Still one of the funniest and most memorable reads - my favourite quick read."
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The Collector (Contemporary Classics)
7.  The Collector (Contemporary Classics) by John Fowles
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  "The first Fowles I read - unputdownable."
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The Virgin Suicides
8.  The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides
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  "Incredible. Sheer genius."
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The God of Small Things
9.  The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy
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  "Exquisite book in every way."
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The Color Purple (Harvest Book)
10.  The Color Purple (Harvest Book) by Alice Walker
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  "A book to read again and again."
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Sleepers: A True Story When Friendship Runs Deeper Than Blood
11.  Sleepers: A True Story When Friendship Runs Deeper Than Blood by Lorenzo Carcaterra
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  "I missed my stop reading this on the train. Shocking and moving. Love this book."
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The Complete Talking Heads
12.  The Complete Talking Heads by Alan Bennett
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  "Even A level English could not turn me against these monologues of utter brillance."
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The Secret Agent: A Simple Tale (Oxford World's Classics)
13.  The Secret Agent: A Simple Tale (Oxford World's Classics) by Joseph Conrad
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  "Conrad's best book?"
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The Handmaid's Tale (Contemporary Classics)
14.  The Handmaid's Tale (Contemporary Classics) by Margaret Atwood
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  "Another A level text but a book I adore - I'm glad I was introduced to Atwood so early on!"
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I, an Actor by Nicholas Craig: Another Great Actor Explores Himself
15.  I, an Actor by Nicholas Craig: Another Great Actor Explores Himself by Nicholas Craig
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  "I never read this while drinking after an unfortunate 'snorting- tea- down- nose' episode. Hilarious book."
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