My top ten unreliable narrators

A Listmania! list by Ms. Nc Mitchell
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The Remains of the Day
1.  The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro
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  "Stevens, the butler, is the most repressed narrator imaginable yet tells a powerful tale of unfulfilled love and loyalty betrayed."
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The Earthquake Bird
2.  The Earthquake Bird by Susanna Jones
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  "Lucy Fly narrates her murder confession - or is it? - from a Tokyo police cell. The prose is spare, disturbing and beautiful. A modern-day classic."
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The Debt To Pleasure
3.  The Debt To Pleasure by John Lanchester
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  "The intriguing ramblings of the distinctly unpleasant Tarquin Winot, a man who likes his food..."
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Notes on a Scandal
4.  Notes on a Scandal by Zoë Heller
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  "Barbara persuades us she's only acting in Sheba's best interest but, as the scandal deepens, we suspect we've all been fooled. Sinister and compelling."
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Money: A Suicide Note
5.  Money: A Suicide Note by Martin Amis
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  "1980s lust for money. John Self can't help himself. Witty and scathing."
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The Underground Man
6.  The Underground Man by Mick Jackson
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  "The original and very moving story of the fifth Duke of Portland on a mission to create a network of tunnels beneath his country estate. Eccentric, funny and entrancing."
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Reader, I Married Him
7.  Reader, I Married Him by Michele Roberts
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  "A witty and vivacious take on romance, with a sinister twist. A narrator so busy that she just can't get round to telling us everything..."
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The Blind Assassin
8.  The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood
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  "The lives of Iris and Laura, but whose story is it and who is really telling it?"
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War Crimes for the Home
9.  War Crimes for the Home by Liz Jensen
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  "Gloria is glorious. A brilliant and captivating narrator but she's getting old and there's something wrong with her memory. Or is there?"
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Wise Children
10.  Wise Children by Angela Carter
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  "Funny, bawdy, full of energy, Dora Chance recounts her wild, theatrical life with twin sister Nora."
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