My five-star books in no particular order

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The Secret History
1.  The Secret History by Donna Tartt
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  "This always strikes me as being the influence for films such as 'Shallow Grave' and 'The Last Supper'."
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What a Carve Up!
2.  What a Carve Up! by Jonathan Coe
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  "A great modern family saga/epic in the manner of 'The Forsyte Saga' or 'Citizen Kane'. Does power really corrupt?"
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Ralph's Party
3.  Ralph's Party by Lisa Jewell
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  "I like all three of Lisa Jewell's novels, but I think I liked her first for the way she portrays London and I could identify with the characters so readily. It's an intelligent, light read."
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Possession: A Romance
4.  Possession: A Romance by A S Byatt
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  "The most accessible of Byatt's books. I only realised that she 'borrowed' the story of John Shelley and Mary Wolstencraft after I had read it."
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McCarthy's Bar: A Journey of Discovery in Ireland
5.  McCarthy's Bar: A Journey of Discovery in Ireland by Pete McCarthy
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  "Read on a Cretian beach, while pissing myself laughing. I'll never look on Japanese Prisoner of War guards in the same light again. You've got to wonder, though!"
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Man and Boy
6.  Man and Boy by Tony Parsons
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  "Very poignant. Thought this and Hornby's 'About a Boy' very similar."
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About a Boy
7.  About a Boy by Nick Hornby
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  "Poignant and hilarious on the same page."
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Fever Pitch
8.  Fever Pitch by Nick Hornby
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  "Wasn't going to include more than one book by the same author. Hornby lifts the lid on supporting football. Bastard!"
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Beneath the Skin
9.  Beneath the Skin by Nicci French
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  "The best of Nicci French's efforts so far. Gripping and intelligent crime buster."
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The Water of the Hills (Picador Books)
10.  The Water of the Hills (Picador Books) by Marcel Pagnol
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  "The novel behind 'Jean de Florette' and 'Manon des Sources'. Magical."
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Tess of the D'urbervilles (Penguin Popular Classics)
11.  Tess of the D'urbervilles (Penguin Popular Classics) by Thomas Hardy
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  "Hardy at his best. The first feminist?"
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Touching The Void
12.  Touching The Void by Joe Simpson
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  "It's not a long book. I read it in about four hours. Incredible story about one man's amazing tenacity."
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The Mind Game
13.  The Mind Game by Hector MacDonald
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  "An execellent debut. Some wincing passages midway through."
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To Kill A Mockingbird
14.  To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee
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  "Like many, I studied this book for my O'level and its humanity and decency have lived with me ever since."
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And Up Steps Michael Gray... The Secret Diary Of A Sunderland Fan Aged 28 3/4
15.  And Up Steps Michael Gray... The Secret Diary Of A Sunderland Fan Aged 28 3/4 by F.T. Mags
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  "A ride through the 1997-98 football season with Sunderland-obssessed Keith Wilkinson. So funny, so obsessive. A Nick Hornby for Sunderland fans."
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The Greatest Footballer You Never Saw: The Robin Friday Story (Mainstream Sport)
16.  The Greatest Footballer You Never Saw: The Robin Friday Story (Mainstream Sport) by Paul McGuigan
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  "It's about football. It's about self-destruction. It's about Robin Friday."
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