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A Listmania! list by Rohypnol and Diet Coke "promised_land99" (London, England)
 
The Name Of The Rose (Vintage Classics)
1.  The Name Of The Rose (Vintage Classics) by Umberto Eco
The list author says:
  "A monastic murder mystery, medieval history lesson and microcosmic parable in one. Probably the most erudite book I've actually enjoyed."
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4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (65 customer reviews) | 1 customer discussion

Cloud Atlas
2.  Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell
The list author says:
  "My favourite contemporary author's most accomplished work: 6 interlocking short(ish) stories, all of them page-turners, and extremely well-written."
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3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (239 customer reviews)

Nineteen Eighty-Four
3.  Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell
The list author says:
  "Read it first when I was 14 and have read it every few years since as it becomes ever more thought-provoking."
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Complete Prose
4.  Complete Prose by Woody Allen
The list author says:
  "The written equivalent of a sketch show: made me cry with laughter!"
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4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)

Northern Lights: WITH Subtle Knife AND Amber Spyglass (His Dark Materials)
5.  Northern Lights: WITH Subtle Knife AND Amber Spyglass (His Dark Materials) by Philip Pullman
The list author says:
  "Don't scoff at the 'children's book' tag - this trilogy gets you right in the gut, whatever age you are."
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4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (32 customer reviews)

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The Beach
6.  The Beach by Alex Garland
The list author says:
  "Lord of the Flies for the backpacking generation. Don't let the movie put you off!"
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4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (293 customer reviews)

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The Handmaid's Tale (Contemporary Classics)
7.  The Handmaid's Tale (Contemporary Classics) by Margaret Atwood
The list author says:
  "Only a Canadian could have written this - a disturbing portrait of sex and puritanism in a totalitarian America in the not-too-distant future."
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4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (191 customer reviews)

Labyrinths: Selected Stories and Other Writings (Penguin Modern Classics)
8.  Labyrinths: Selected Stories and Other Writings (Penguin Modern Classics) by Jorge Luis Borges
The list author says:
  "Philosophy put into gripping little narrative chunks for people with short attention spans like me."
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4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (26 customer reviews)

One Hundred Years of Solitude (Essential Penguin)
9.  One Hundred Years of Solitude (Essential Penguin) by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
The list author says:
  "A jungle-set fictional history of a family tree, with a vein of the supernatural running through it. Magic."
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Revolution In The Head: The Beatles Records and the Sixties
10.  Revolution In The Head: The Beatles Records and the Sixties by Ian MacDonald
The list author says:
  "OK, not for everyone - but if, like me, you love the music of the Beatles and are interested in Sixties culture, this is the best you can get."
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4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)

Birdsong
11.  Birdsong by Sebastian Faulks
The list author says:
  "As the Great War disappears into time immemorial, a heartbreaking reminder of its cruelty, as seen through the eyes of both the privileged officer and the conscripted man."
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4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (392 customer reviews)

To Kill A Mockingbird
12.  To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee
The list author says:
  "Set in 1930's Alabama, a great novel about growing up in a liberal white home against the backdrop of a racist murder trial."
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4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (374 customer reviews) | 1 customer discussion

Ten Days That Shook the World (Twentieth Century Classics)
13.  Ten Days That Shook the World (Twentieth Century Classics) by John Reed
The list author says:
  "A breathless first-hand account of how the Soviets took control of Russia in 1917, written by the only American to have been buried in the Kremlin."
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4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)

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A Prayer For Owen Meany
14.  A Prayer For Owen Meany by John Irving
The list author says:
  "Memorably mystical and unpredictable, Owen Meany is the best of John Irving's off-centre characters. Throw your scepticism to the wind and just enjoy it!"
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4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (127 customer reviews)

A Man on the Moon: The Voyages of the Apollo Astronauts
15.  A Man on the Moon: The Voyages of the Apollo Astronauts by Andrew Chaikin
The list author says:
  "Far from being a dry account, this gets right to the heart of it - the stories of the astronauts, technicians and directors who together achieved the greatest scientific feat of the twentieth century."
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4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (38 customer reviews)

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Star of the Sea
16.  Star of the Sea by Joseph O'Connor
The list author says:
  "Intrigue on board a 'coffin ship' bound for New York during the Irish famine of 1847. Vivid (seems almost contemporary to the events), suspenseful and informative (particularly for Irish like me!)"
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4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (82 customer reviews)

Captain Corelli's Mandolin
17.  Captain Corelli's Mandolin by Louis de Bernieres
The list author says:
  "An eccentric and multi-stranded love story set in Cephallonia near the end of World War 2. Once the first few pages are successfully navigated, it's brilliant plain sailing."
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4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (333 customer reviews)

Only a Game?: The Diary of a Professional Footballer
18.  Only a Game?: The Diary of a Professional Footballer by Eamon Dunphy
The list author says:
  "By far the best book ever written by a professional footballer. In the era of Abramovich and Beckham, and as the gulf between the rich and poor in football widens, it really socks home."
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4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)

The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat (Picador)
19.  The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat (Picador) by Oliver Sacks
The list author says:
  "Neurologist Oliver Sacks relates some of his odder clinical tales. Compassionately observed and a wonderful insight into the complexities of the human brain."
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The Exorcist
20.  The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty
The list author says:
  "For flawed Catholics such as me, this book is both a reminder of the flipside of our faith, and a hair-raising horror story."
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4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (29 customer reviews)

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