Recalcitrant me and other recommendations

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The White Castle
1.  The White Castle by Orhan Pamuk
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  "Recalcitrant me: I read this modern Turkish classic while in Greece"
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Freedom and Death
2.  Freedom and Death by Nikos Kazantzakis
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  "Recalcitrant me II: I read this Greek classic while in Turkey"
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The Mayor of Casterbridge: The Life and Death of a Man of Character (Penguin Classics)
3.  The Mayor of Casterbridge: The Life and Death of a Man of Character (Penguin Classics) by Thomas Hardy
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  "Contrasts: I read this British countryside novel on a Thai beach"
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Snow Falling on Cedars
4.  Snow Falling on Cedars by David Guterson
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  "Contrasts: I read this wintry novel in the August heat in Rome"
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New Boy
5.  New Boy by William Sutcliffe
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  "Laughing Matter: This book is hilarious and spot-on."
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Blandings Castle: And Elsewhere
6.  Blandings Castle: And Elsewhere by P. G. Wodehouse
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  "Laughing Matter II: Blanding's Castle is where I want to spend the rest of my days"
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The Servant to Two Masters (Modern Plays)
7.  The Servant to Two Masters (Modern Plays) by Carlo Goldoni
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  "Laughing matter III: Anything by Goldoni is guaranteed to make me laugh :)"
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Brokeback Mountain
8.  Brokeback Mountain by Annie Proulx
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  "Short fiction: a heart-wrenching, complex and rich novella"
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The Garden Party and Other Stories
9.  The Garden Party and Other Stories by Katherine Mansfield
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  "Short fiction II: re-reading does not exist in Mansfield's universe: it feels like the first time every time"
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A Home at the End of the World (Essential Penguin)
10.  A Home at the End of the World (Essential Penguin) by Michael Cunningham
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  "As good as the film: Family is whatever you want it to be"
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The Ripley Omnibus: The Talented Mr. Ripley, Ripley Underground, Ripley's Game
11.  The Ripley Omnibus: The Talented Mr. Ripley, Ripley Underground, Ripley's Game by Patricia Highsmith
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  "As good as the film II: sleak and sexy and great psychological insight"
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Four Feathers Tie in
12.  Four Feathers Tie in by A.E.W. Mason
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  "much better than the film; a great adventure and romance"
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The Crime of Father Amaro
13.  The Crime of Father Amaro by Eca de Queiros
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  "much better than the film II: though only because the film is shorter"
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Crying Shame
14.  Crying Shame by Renate Dorrestein
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  "Two unexpected protagonists: a 10 year old girl and a 70 year old lady, both running away from the past"
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Life of Pi
15.  Life of Pi by Yann Martel
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  "Two unexpected protagonists: a hindu-muslim-christian boy and a Bengal tiger, both floating in the Pacific Ocean"
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