Recommended Books part I

A Listmania! list by C. Nillesen "Culemborg 1" (London)
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Stuart: A Life Backwards
1.  Stuart: A Life Backwards by Alexander Masters
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  "An incredibly touching and revealing true story about Stuart, a "chaotic homeless" person."
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Crime and Punishment (Penguin Popular Classics)
2.  Crime and Punishment (Penguin Popular Classics) by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
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  "The brilliance of this book is Dostoyevsky's ability to take the reader into the mind of Raskolnikov and his paranoia. Not an easy read but ulitmately worthwhile."
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Chronicle of a Death Foretold
3.  Chronicle of a Death Foretold by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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  "Marquez brilliantly captures the colour and vibrancy of South Amercia. This book is my favourite Marquez novel because of the way it is told without any apparent regard for chronology."
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A Heart So White
4.  A Heart So White by Javier Marias
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  "Marias manages to capture and convey exact thought patterns with unnerving accuracy"
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Bright Lights Big City # (Vintage Contemporaries (Paperback))
5.  Bright Lights Big City # (Vintage Contemporaries (Paperback)) by Jay McInerney
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  "Possibly the greatest ever opening for a book? This very funny book captures the madness of New York in the 80's."
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The Buddha of Suburbia
6.  The Buddha of Suburbia by Hanif Kureishi
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  "Excellently written and funny."
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Hannibal
7.  Hannibal by Ross Leckie
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  "Although the start is slow, Leckie manages to capture the essence of a man who revolutionised military thinking and was close to bringing Rome down, before suffering a crisis of conscience."
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Are You Experienced?
8.  Are You Experienced? by William Sutcliffe
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  "A great read, very funny."
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Bad Influence
9.  Bad Influence by William Sutcliffe
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  "Sutcliffe shows he is an excellent writer by taking the reader into the mind of a ten year old boy."
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The Grapes of Wrath
10.  The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
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  "A classic, although the dialogue may be attacked for being less than believable, Steinbeck beatifully paints a picture of despair and lost hope."
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Train to Pakistan
11.  Train to Pakistan by Khushwant Singh
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  "This story about a border village caught up in the partition of India and Pakistan in 1947 and the impact it has on the villagers, is briliant."
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The Trial (Vintage Classics)
12.  The Trial (Vintage Classics) by Franz Kafka
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  "Kafka at his very frustratingly best. With a disturbing ending to top it all off."
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Lord of the Flies
13.  Lord of the Flies by William Golding
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  "Rightly regarded as a classic. The story of the boys deserted on the island and their social interaction, shows the power of the group over the individual."
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To Kill A Mockingbird
14.  To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee
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  "A book which should be read by everyone."
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Blindness
15.  Blindness by Jose Saramago
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  "Somehow this book draws you into its absurd premise and is strangely fascinating. Alhtough the ending is somewhat weak."
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Nineteen Eighty-Four
16.  Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell
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  "Superb. Simply superb. Orwell manages to make the bleak greyness in which the characters live come to life. Very powerful in its message to society and control of the state."
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Animal Farm: A Fairy Story
17.  Animal Farm: A Fairy Story by George Orwell
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  "The story is excellent, even without the underlying political tones."
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Junky (Penguin Modern Classics)
18.  Junky (Penguin Modern Classics) by William S Burroughs
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  "Brutally honest, this book of an unrepentant herione junky gives the reader a first hand account of the life forces that drive the junky -  the need, at any cost, to get the next fix."
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Catch-22
19.  Catch-22 by Joseph Heller
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  "Heller makes you laugh and cry in this story of ordinary soldiers in the second world war."
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The Bluest Eye
20.  The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
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  "The things we are subjected to affect our lives in very direct and real ways. This book serves as a stark reminder of that. Morrison is a special writer."
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On the Road (Penguin Modern Classics)
21.  On the Road (Penguin Modern Classics) by Jack Kerouac
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  "You never know what will happen next in this tale of travels across the US. I loved it."
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I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings
22.  I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings by Dr Maya Angelou
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  "Some interesting segments in this book especially how spirit and perseverance cannot be crushed."
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Brave New World
23.  Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
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  "Huxley paints a strange and frightning picture of the future, which is surreal."
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Another Day of Life (Penguin Modern Classics)
24.  Another Day of Life (Penguin Modern Classics) by Ryszard Kapuscinski
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  "Written like the author is living in some dream like status. Kapuscinski is a fascinating person."
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The Moor's Last Sigh
25.  The Moor's Last Sigh by Salman Rushdie
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  "Rushdie is the writers version of Van Gogh. The man is a genius. Whilst some may find his work frustrating to read, I greatly admire the skill he uses to weave intricate story strands together"
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Nineteen Eighty-Four forum
Definitive book of the 20th century? 		5 25 Jan 2012
To Kill a Mockingbird forum
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Catch-22 forum
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Russian historical romance in the genre of The Bronze Horseman by Paullina Simons 		0 20 Apr 2010
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