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A Listmania! list by "jfgibbs"
 
Glamorama
1.  Glamorama by Bret Easton Ellis
The list author says:
  "an obvious place to start. Ellis takes the template of 'American Psycho' and expands it to bursting. less misogyny. more absurdity. closer to home. further over the edge."
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Kelly and Victor (Jonathan Cape Original)
2.  Kelly and Victor (Jonathan Cape Original) by Niall Griffiths
The list author says:
  "the book that has upset me more than any other. perhaps because the sexual violence is female on male? in any case, it has stayed with me."
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The Age of Wire and String
3.  The Age of Wire and String by Ben Marcus
The list author says:
  "exploration of a textual borderland between banality and cleverness."
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Atomised
4.  Atomised by Michel Houellebecq
The list author says:
  "yes, obviously. but anyone who's riled the liberal concensus this much must be doing something right. fans should check out his CD, 'Presence Humaine'"
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3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (80 customer reviews)

Cannibals
5.  Cannibals by Dan Collins
The list author says:
  "a still small voice of calm. but what an excruciating, raw, monged calm it is."
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4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

Brief Interviews With Hideous Men
6.  Brief Interviews With Hideous Men by David Foster Wallace
The list author says:
  "sheer linguistic brilliance from the scalpel-wielding moral equalizer of his age. the man has no eyelids."
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3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (33 customer reviews)

Everything You Need
7.  Everything You Need by A. L. Kennedy
The list author says:
  "a physical edge, certainly, but as big a book about emotional emptiness that i could imagine myself enjoying."
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4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

Downriver
8.  Downriver by Iain Sinclair
The list author says:
  "sinclair peels the edge out from your insides. if you live in london, and have not read him, then frankly you do not live in london."
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4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)

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A Crackup at the Race Riots
9.  A Crackup at the Race Riots by Harmony Korine
The list author says:
  "throwaway, certainly. a joke, maybe. but it's good that someone is writing this stuff."
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Alma Cogan: A Novel
10.  Alma Cogan: A Novel by Gordon Burn
The list author says:
  "out of print? shame on the british publishing industry. a dark, jaw-dropping novel about obsessive fandom - and our obsession with criminality and poster-style evil."
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Fullalove
11.  Fullalove by Gordon Burn
The list author says:
  "ditto Fullalove. the most disturbing book about tabloid journalism i've ever read."
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4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

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