Novels That Most Inspire Me

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Cloud Atlas
1.  Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell
The list author says:
  "Stunning, beautiful, superbly crafted piece of writing. The theme is human predation, and each chapter is devoured by the one after it, big-fish-little-fish style. Utter genius."
£4.64   Used & New from: £0.01
3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (239 customer reviews)

The Hippopotamus
2.  The Hippopotamus by Stephen Fry
The list author says:
  "Stephen Fry's best novel to date (I reckon). Sublime, outrageous, hilarious, brilliant."
£5.59   Used & New from: £0.01
4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (34 customer reviews) | 1 customer discussion

White Teeth
3.  White Teeth by Zadie Smith
The list author says:
  "Her writing's improved since, but I don't think she's ever bettered the energy, humour and brilliance of this debut novel"
£6.99   Used & New from: £0.01
3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (226 customer reviews)

Ghostwritten
4.  Ghostwritten by David Mitchell
The list author says:
  "Fantastic debut novel. Cyber-thriller and eastern mysticism in glorious mix. Brilliant."
£4.31   Used & New from: £0.01
4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (63 customer reviews)

Imajica
5.  Imajica by Clive Barker
The list author says:
  "His last great novel (in my opinion). Never written anything worth reading since, but don't miss out on this. Modern fantasy, how it should be written."
£6.97   Used & New from: £0.01
4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (40 customer reviews)

The God of Small Things
6.  The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy
The list author says:
  "The most beautiful, sweet, funny, desperately sad book I've ever read. Hurry up and write something else already Ms Roy!"
£5.89   Used & New from: £0.01
4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (212 customer reviews)

Louis de Bernieres Box Set of 3 books: The War of Don Emmanuels Nether Parts / Senor Vivo and the Coca Lord / The Troublesome Offspring of Cardinal Guzman
7.  Louis de Bernieres Box Set of 3 books: The War of Don Emmanuels Nether Parts / Senor Vivo and the Coca Lord / The Troublesome Offspring of Cardinal Guzman by Louis De Bernieres
The list author says:
  "Buy 'em, devour 'em, cherish 'em. Hilarious, beautiful, horrific, educational novels about a fictional republic in South America. Have read them again and again."
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4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)

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The Night Manager
8.  The Night Manager by John le Carre
The list author says:
  "My favourite le Carre novel, but see also anything he's ever written. Amazing, elegant writer with plenty of important things to say."
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4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)

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Shogun: A Novel of Japan
9.  Shogun: A Novel of Japan by James Clavell
The list author says:
  "Slightly airport, kitsch, and from another, less politically correct era, but fantastic storytelling. Pick this up, lose a week, and then read everything else in the correct order"
£5.82   Used & New from: £0.01
4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (43 customer reviews)

The Accidental
10.  The Accidental by Ali Smith
The list author says:
  "Manages to be an experiment in the use of language, and a fantastic read at the same time. Genius."
£6.29   Used & New from: £0.01
2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (102 customer reviews) | 3 customer discussions

Number9dream
11.  Number9dream by David Mitchell
The list author says:
  "More Mr Mitchell. Usual genius. Read it, or lose out."
£4.31   Used & New from: £0.01
3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (58 customer reviews)

His Dark Materials Trilogy: "Northern Lights", "The Subtle Knife", "The Amber Spyglass"
12.  His Dark Materials Trilogy: "Northern Lights", "The Subtle Knife", "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
The list author says:
  "Make everyone you know read these - at gunpoint if necessary!"
Used & New from: £28.15
4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)

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Cry To Heaven
13.  Cry To Heaven by Anne Rice
The list author says:
  "An unusually beautiful and lyrical historical novel about the Castrati in 18th Century Italy from the more often than not unreadable Ms Rice. Ditch the vampire nonsense, more of this please!"
£5.99   Used & New from: £0.01
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)

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