My favourite novels of all time

A Listmania! list by "ejclack"
 
Saving the World and Being Happy: The Computer Ager
1.  Saving the World and Being Happy: The Computer Ager by R. Eric Swanepoel
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  "hilarious, inventive, optimistic, a cult in the making!"
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Pride and Prejudice (Penguin Popular Classics)
2.  Pride and Prejudice (Penguin Popular Classics) by Jane Austen
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  "Austen's a genius at portraying human nature"
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Don Quixote (Penguin Classics)
3.  Don Quixote (Penguin Classics) by Miguel De Cervantes Saavedra
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  "another great classic, a huge influence on modern literature"
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Who Sleeps with Katz
4.  Who Sleeps with Katz by Todd McEwen
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  "tremendously rich, a modern James Joyce for New York"
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2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

The Translator
5.  The Translator by Leila Aboulela
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  "fascinating interplay of cultures"
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The Holy Woman
6.  The Holy Woman by Qaisra Shahraz
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  "makes you feel you are on the inside of Pakistani culture"
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4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (30 customer reviews)

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Madame Bovary (Collector's Library)
7.  Madame Bovary (Collector's Library) by Peter Harness
The list author says:
  "heartbreaking classic"
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3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)

The Catcher in the Rye
8.  The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger
The list author says:
  "Holden Caulfield is one of the greatest literary creations"
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3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (386 customer reviews)

1984 Nineteen Eighty-Four
9.  1984 Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell
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  "frighteningly relevant today"
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The Wind in the Willows (Wordsworth Classics)
10.  The Wind in the Willows (Wordsworth Classics) by Kenneth Grahame
The list author says:
  "delightful book which I read many times as a child"
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4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (83 customer reviews)

Great Gatsby (Wordsworth Deluxe Classics)
11.  Great Gatsby (Wordsworth Deluxe Classics) by F. Scott Fitzgerald
The list author says:
  "desperately sad comment on the superficiality of human nature"
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Catch-22 (Vintage Classics)
12.  Catch-22 (Vintage Classics) by Joseph Heller
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  "everyone should read this, especially politicians"
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4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (333 customer reviews) | 2 customer discussions

The Good Doctor
13.  The Good Doctor by Damon Galgut
The list author says:
  "accurate portrayal of the ambiguities and tensions in SA"
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The Grass Is Singing
14.  The Grass Is Singing by Doris May Lessing
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  "a great classic of Southern African literature"
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4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews) | 1 customer discussion

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The Soul of the Ape
15.  The Soul of the Ape by Eugene N. Marais
The list author says:
  "astonishing, amusing, is it fact, fiction or a mixture?"
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5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

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Le Grand Meaulnes
16.  Le Grand Meaulnes by Alain Fournier
The list author says:
  "beautiful classic of French literature"
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Cry, the Beloved Country: A Story of Comfort in Desolation
17.  Cry, the Beloved Country: A Story of Comfort in Desolation by Alan Paton
The list author says:
  "to be read alongside 'The Grass is Singing' by Doris Lessing"
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4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (50 customer reviews)

War and Peace (Wordsworth Classics)
18.  War and Peace (Wordsworth Classics) by Leo Tolstoy
The list author says:
  "a surprisingly easy and enjoyable read"
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4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (142 customer reviews) | 2 customer discussions

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Last updated: 20/08/2004
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