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Winesburg, Ohio (Modern Library)
1.  Winesburg, Ohio (Modern Library) by Sherwood Anderson
The list author says:
  "What a brilliant book! To read it is to understand how much useless information we are given in some books.The bare minimum is enough. It makes the book yours."
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The Bell Jar
2.  The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
The list author says:
  "Plath. What a incredible woman... my advice don't look into Plath's life as deep as some critics have. She is a writer... and secondly you may just end up getting annoyed at her."
£4.59   Used & New from: £1.84
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (141 customer reviews)

Nineteen Eighty-Four
3.  Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell
The list author says:
  "I haven't finished the book yet and i'm already singing its praises. George Orwell! What a man!"
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4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (363 customer reviews) | 3 customer discussions

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Animal Farm: A Fairy Story
4.  Animal Farm: A Fairy Story by George Orwell
The list author says:
  "Another Orwell... what can i say? Legendary!"
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4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (180 customer reviews) | 1 customer discussion

Of Mice and Men (Steinbeck "Essentials")
5.  Of Mice and Men (Steinbeck "Essentials") by John Steinbeck
The list author says:
  "A brilliant book that most people willingly read at GCSE! An fantastic undercurrent of violence running the whole way through!"
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Wuthering Heights (Collector's Library)
6.  Wuthering Heights (Collector's Library) by David Pinching
The list author says:
  "Pure Genius on so many levels! Heathcliff lovable misunderstood tyrant or malicious brute? Definately the first one and I'll argue that till i die!"
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4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (329 customer reviews) | 1 customer discussion

A Clockwork Orange (Penguin Modern Classics)
7.  A Clockwork Orange (Penguin Modern Classics) by Anthony Burgess
The list author says:
  "Burgess... possibly the best writer of the english language ever. I was totally blown away! I feel the book is more violent then the film. Don't want the violence? Look through to the language!"
£6.29   Used & New from: £1.02
4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (250 customer reviews) | 1 customer discussion

Blood Brothers - A Musical (Methuen Student Editions)
8.  Blood Brothers - A Musical (Methuen Student Editions) by Willy Russell
The list author says:
  "Amazing on stage and off. Never have i read nor seen a production quite like it. Willy Russel another legend!"
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4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)

The Chronicles of Narnia (2) - The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
9.  The Chronicles of Narnia (2) - The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis
The list author says:
  "A book everyone should read whatever age!"
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Collins Classics - Complete Works of Oscar Wilde
10.  Collins Classics - Complete Works of Oscar Wilde by Oscar Wilde
The list author says:
  "Whilst reading this, you will realise you are reading a book by the most intelligent, witty and arrogant man who ever lived! Quotation after quotation, you'll want to learn them all!"
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4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)

The Dice Man
11.  The Dice Man by Luke Rhinehart
The list author says:
  "Live by the dice..."
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3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (141 customer reviews)

Catch-22 (Vintage Classics)
12.  Catch-22 (Vintage Classics) by Joseph Heller
The list author says:
  "After gasping the main concept. You will come to see how many 'Catch 22' situations arise. And you'll see how literate you feel when you say 'Catch 22' afterwards!"
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4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (333 customer reviews) | 2 customer discussions

The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Wordsworth Special Editions)
13.  The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Wordsworth Special Editions) by William Shakespeare
The list author says:
  "I could not pick out one to be my favourite. Study the plays and everyone you will think is a masterpiece."
£5.27   Used & New from: £1.18
4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)

Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit
14.  Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson
The list author says:
  "Oranges will never be the same again. A witty title for a brilliant book about female sexuality."
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3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (59 customer reviews)

The Bloody Chamber And Other Stories
15.  The Bloody Chamber And Other Stories by Angela Carter
The list author says:
  "Brilliant retake on fairy tales. And again, a brilliant title. I realised the significance of the name after the first story."
£4.31   Used & New from: £1.86
4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (43 customer reviews)

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