Some Books, Plays and Poetry I Have Read

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Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (International Writers)
1.  Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (International Writers) by Patrick Suskind
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  "A heady tale of obsession"
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Atonement
2.  Atonement by Ian McEwan
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  "Probably a masterpiece, definitely one of the best I have read"
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1984
3.  1984 by George Orwell
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  "Terrifying nightmare about power and submission"
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The Picture of Dorian Gray (Penguin Popular Classics)
4.  The Picture of Dorian Gray (Penguin Popular Classics) by Oscar Wilde
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  "A rich parable of morality and art"
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Dubliners (Penguin Modern Classics)
5.  Dubliners (Penguin Modern Classics) by Joyce James
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  "Beautifully written, The Dead is magnificent."
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Lord of the Flies
6.  Lord of the Flies by William Golding
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  "Studied it to death in English Lit, hasn't put me off."
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Tender is the Night: A Romance (Penguin Modern Classics)
7.  Tender is the Night: A Romance (Penguin Modern Classics) by F. Scott Fitzgerald
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  "Probably overshadowed by The Great Gatsby, but this is brilliantly crafted, and more personal."
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Disgrace
8.  Disgrace by J M Coetzee
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  "An cutting insight into a troubled country.  Some of the scenes are unforgettable."
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The New York Trilogy: "City of Glass", "Ghosts" and "Locked Room"
9.  The New York Trilogy: "City of Glass", "Ghosts" and "Locked Room" by Paul Auster
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  "Brilliantly written and very enjoyable, but it left me slightly empty after finishing."
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When We Were Orphans
10.  When We Were Orphans by Kazuo Ishiguro
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  "I didn't like Ishiguro's  prose style, and didn't find myself interested in the answers to the questions the book raises."
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Book 4)
11.  Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Book 4) by J. K. Rowling
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  "The darkest of the Harry Potter books, and very fun to read."
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Girlfriend in a Coma
12.  Girlfriend in a Coma by Douglas Coupland
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  "A very interesting book, about the present as much as the future, but the chatty, American prose style is quite annoying."
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The Great Gatsby (Penguin Modern Classics)
13.  The Great Gatsby (Penguin Modern Classics) by F. Scott Fitzgerald
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  "A fantastic novel"
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Animal Farm: A Fairy Story (Penguin Modern Classics)
14.  Animal Farm: A Fairy Story (Penguin Modern Classics) by George Orwell
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  "Great political fable"
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The Iron Man: A Story in Five Nights (FF Childrens Classics)
15.  The Iron Man: A Story in Five Nights (FF Childrens Classics) by Ted Hughes
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  "Excellent story by a fine poet"
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Frankenstein: or `The Modern Prometheus': The 1818 Text (Oxford World's Classics)
16.  Frankenstein: or `The Modern Prometheus': The 1818 Text (Oxford World's Classics) by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
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  "Definitely a scary, important novel, but some passages are clumsy, and the constant narrative can get a bit much, whether by Walton, Frankenstein or the monster."
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Macbeth (Cambridge School Shakespeare)
17.  Macbeth (Cambridge School Shakespeare) by William Shakespeare
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  "Packed with observations that will never go out of fashion"
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Translations (Faber Paperbacks)
18.  Translations (Faber Paperbacks) by Brian Friel
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  "Fantastic play, which tells more truth than centuries of politics ever have in my country"
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The Ballad of Reading Gaol (Dover Thrift)
19.  The Ballad of Reading Gaol (Dover Thrift) by Oscar Wilde
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  "Don't watch the Shawshank Redemption, read this instead.  The nursery rhyme style makes the truth even harsher.  But look carefully and you will find hope."
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Collected Poems 1909-62
20.  Collected Poems 1909-62 by T.S. Eliot
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  "Full of questions and conclusions, and beautiful poetry."
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Slow Dance on the Fault Line
21.  Slow Dance on the Fault Line by Donald Rawley
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  "Such a fresh and vital voice, unfortunately Rawley died before I had heard of him."
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Enduring Love
22.  Enduring Love by Ian McEwan
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  "Faster than Atonement, McEwan's books are what you look for in a novel, but rarely find."
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