Oustanding books with an emphasis on good storytelling

A Listmania! list by "jrgwb"
 
The Magus (Vintage Classics)
1.  The Magus (Vintage Classics) by John Fowles
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  "Masterful story telling. Fowles manipulates your feelings like a craftsman."
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Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (International Writers)
2.  Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (International Writers) by Patrick Suskind
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  "Grenouille is quite possibly one of the best anti-heros ever created."
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Lolita
3.  Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov
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  ""Lolita, light of my life, fire of my loins. My sin, my soul." Humbert Humbert is real. Rather pervy, but very real."
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The Illustrated Zuleika Dobson (Yale Nota Bene)
4.  The Illustrated Zuleika Dobson (Yale Nota Bene) by N John Beerbohm
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  "Beerbohm's only novel. Probably a good thing as he'd find it hard to top this."
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The Quest For Corvo: An Experiment in Biography (NYRB Classics)
5.  The Quest For Corvo: An Experiment in Biography (NYRB Classics) by A. J. A. Symons
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  "A quite remarkable exercise in biography with a truly remarkable subject."
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Between Silk and Cyanide: A Codemaker's War 1941-1945
6.  Between Silk and Cyanide: A Codemaker's War 1941-1945 by Leo Marks
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  "Non fiction about SOE's effort during WWII that reads like poetry."
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Bel Canto
7.  Bel Canto by Ann Patchett
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  "A gentle story beautifully told. Sort of book that can really cheer you up."
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War Of Don Emmanuel's Nether Parts
8.  War Of Don Emmanuel's Nether Parts by Louis de Bernieres
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  "The first of a sublime trilogy that mixes humour, magical realism and the twisted politics of South America."
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Carter Beats the Devil
9.  Carter Beats the Devil by Glen David Gold
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  "Excellent storytelling that revoles around the great stage magicians of the 20's and 30's."
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Music & Silence
10.  Music & Silence by Rose Tremain
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  "Highly unusual tale based in the court of the 17th century King of Denmark. Beautifully told."
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The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy
11.  The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy by Douglas Adams
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  "The very height of science fiction. Bollocks to Asimov and P. K. Dick, this is the real deal."
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Dudley Smith Trio: The Big Nowhere, LA Confidential, White Jazz
12.  Dudley Smith Trio: The Big Nowhere, LA Confidential, White Jazz by James Ellroy
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  "James Elroy at his finest, with the possible exception of The Cold Six Thousand. Crime Noir Gold."
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Tishomingo Blues
13.  Tishomingo Blues by Elmore Leonard
The list author says:
  "One of Elmore Leonard's later efforts, but one of his best. Laid back storytelling with dialogue that has the characters reaching out of the page to grab you in."
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Homeboy
14.  Homeboy by Seth Morgan
The list author says:
  "The first and only novel by Seth Morgan (once Janis Joplin's fiancée); written in prison with all the force and experience of a lifetime on the wrong side of town."
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An Instance Of The Fingerpost
15.  An Instance Of The Fingerpost by Iain Pears
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  "Wonderfully imagined book, neatly divided into three seperate yet interlinked stories that run consecutively. The sort of book you can re-read a year later and still enjoy."
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