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My favourite novels (Original English)
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A Bend in the River

1. A Bend in the River by V. S. Naipaul

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	"V.S. Naupaul's masterpiece. Prophetic."

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Midnight's Children

2. Midnight's Children by Salman Rushdie

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	"My all-time favourite book. It is also very funny."

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3. Disgrace by J M Coetzee

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	"Terrifying protrayal of modern day South Africa."

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The Human Factor (Vintage Classics)

4. The Human Factor (Vintage Classics) by Graham Greene

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	"Greene is the master of moral ambiguity."

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A Handful of Dust (Penguin Modern Classics)

5. A Handful of Dust (Penguin Modern Classics) by Evelyn Waugh

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	"Beautifully written. I found myself laughing out aloud time and again."

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6. Lucky Jim by Kingsley Amis

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	"Exquisitely written. Wickedly funny."

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Of Human Bondage (Vintage Classics)

7. Of Human Bondage (Vintage Classics) by William Somerset Maugham

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	"This semi-autobiographical novel is Maughm's best. Don't be intimidated by its size."

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8. Time's Arrow by Martin Amis

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	"Stylistic. Also, very harrowing."

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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Penguin Modern Classics)

9. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Penguin Modern Classics) by Ken Kesey

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	"Unputdownable"

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The Rules of Attraction

10. The Rules of Attraction by Bret Easton Ellis

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	"One of the best campus novels. Unnerving"

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Prime Of Miss Jean Brodie: Girls of Slender Means, Driver's Seat & the Only Problem (Everyman's Library Contemporary Classics)

11. Prime Of Miss Jean Brodie: Girls of Slender Means, Driver's Seat & the Only Problem (Everyman's Library Contemporary Classics) by Muriel Spark

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	"However many times I read this book, it never loses its sparkle."

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Every Man For Himself

12. Every Man For Himself by Beryl Bainbridge

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	"Underneath its patina of deadpan writing style, this is a very moving story."

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The Secret History (Read Red)

13. The Secret History (Read Red) by Donna Tartt

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	"A pageturner."

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The Beginning of Spring (Flamingo)

14. The Beginning of Spring (Flamingo) by Penelope Fitzgerald

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	"A delightful read. The best of Penelope Fitzgerald's novels."

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My Secret History

15. My Secret History by Paul Theroux

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	"An excellent read. Theroux is incapable of writing a boring sentence."

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Flaubert's Parrot (Picador Books)

16. Flaubert's Parrot (Picador Books) by Julian Barnes

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	"A quirky novel by Julian Barnes."

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Seize the Day (Penguin Red Classics)

17. Seize the Day (Penguin Red Classics) by Saul Bellow

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	"Its brevity is only matched by its brilliance"

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18. The Tin Men by Michael Frayn

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	"An early book by the great Michael Frayn. Extremely funny."

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1984 Nineteen Eighty-Four (Penguin Modern Classics)

19. 1984 Nineteen Eighty-Four (Penguin Modern Classics) by George Orwell

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	"One of my all time favourites."

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Portnoy's Complaint

20. Portnoy's Complaint by Philip Roth

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	"Belongs to the days when Philip Roth still had a sense of humor."

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21. Under The Frog by Tibor Fischer

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	"A belter of a book."

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The Go-Between (Penguin Modern Classics)

22. The Go-Between (Penguin Modern Classics) by L. P. Hartley

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	"Starts with the immortal line: "Past is a foreign country....". A truly great book."

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23. Ham on Rye by Charles Bukowski

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	"An autobiographical novel. Very droll."

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Song of Solomon

24. Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison

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	"An extraordinary book. Very moving."

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Fear of Flying (Vintage Blue)

25. Fear of Flying (Vintage Blue) by Erica Jong

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	"Cult classic. Outrageously funny at times."

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A Bend in the River

A Handful of Dust (Penguin Modern Classics)

Lucky Jim

The Rules of Attraction

The Secret History (Read Red)

My Secret History

Flaubert's Parrot (Picador Books)

Seize the Day (Penguin Red Classics)

Fear of Flying (Vintage Blue)

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The Secret History forum Novels set on campus	4	3 Nov 2012
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Penguin Modern Classics) forum books to read to 13 year olds	1	8 Aug 2012
Nineteen Eighty-Four forum Definitive book of the 20th century?	5	25 Jan 2012
Nineteen Eighty-Four forum Definitive book of the 20th century?	4	6 Feb 2010
The Secret History forum Dionysus	0	2 Jul 2009
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Penguin Modern Classics) forum SUITABLE?	3	1 Jan 2009
Nineteen Eighty-Four forum Definitive book of the 20th century?	0	21 Jun 2007

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