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A Listmania! list by J. Tuffin "jontytuffin" (north yorkshire)
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David Copperfield (Penguin Classics)
1.  David Copperfield (Penguin Classics) by Charles Dickens
The list author says:
  "I think I'd like to meet Dickens down the pub."
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4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (54 customer reviews)

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A Prayer For Owen Meany
2.  A Prayer For Owen Meany by John Irving
The list author says:
  "For non-practising homosexuals everywhere."
£6.29   Used & New from: £0.01
4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (127 customer reviews)

The Catcher in the Rye
3.  The Catcher in the Rye by J. Salinger
The list author says:
  "My favourite book."
Used & New from: £1.14
3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (386 customer reviews)

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On the Road (Penguin Modern Classics)
4.  On the Road (Penguin Modern Classics) by Jack Kerouac
The list author says:
  "Beaut."
£5.48   Used & New from: £2.73
4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (61 customer reviews)

War and Peace (Oxford World's Classics)
5.  War and Peace (Oxford World's Classics) by Leo Tolstoy
The list author says:
  "Half of the meaning of life."
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4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (142 customer reviews) | 2 customer discussions

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The Brothers Karamazov (Penguin Classics)
6.  The Brothers Karamazov (Penguin Classics) by F. M. Dostoevsky
The list author says:
  "The other half."
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4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)

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Doctor Zhivago
7.  Doctor Zhivago by Boris Pasternak
The list author says:
  "And, er, the other half."
£6.29   Used & New from: £0.01
4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (26 customer reviews)

Birdsong
8.  Birdsong by Sebastian Faulks
The list author says:
  "I loved this."
£4.15   Used & New from: £0.01
4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (392 customer reviews)

The Lord of The Rings (Based on the 50th Anniversary Single volume edition 2004)
9.  The Lord of The Rings (Based on the 50th Anniversary Single volume edition 2004) by J. R. R. Tolkien
The list author says:
  "A good old yarn. Which is what it's all about."
£12.99   Used & New from: £0.01
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (602 customer reviews) | 5 customer discussions

Gravity's Rainbow
10.  Gravity's Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon
The list author says:
  "Largely an obscene book. Contains many profundities."
£6.99   Used & New from: £4.50
3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (29 customer reviews)

Breakfast Of Champions (Vintage Classics)
11.  Breakfast Of Champions (Vintage Classics) by Kurt Vonnegut
The list author says:
  "A right laugh, like."
£6.29   Used & New from: £0.89
4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)

Great Expectations (Penguin Classics)
12.  Great Expectations (Penguin Classics) by Charles Dickens
The list author says:
  "Read Bleak House too, if you get the chance."
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4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (118 customer reviews) | 1 customer discussion

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Underworld
13.  Underworld by Don DeLillo
The list author says:
  "What's all this Great American Novel business, anyway. THIS IS!"
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3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (61 customer reviews) | 1 customer discussion

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Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture
14.  Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture by Douglas Coupland
The list author says:
  "Something near to genius, I reckon, in its way."
£6.29   Used & New from: £0.01
4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (45 customer reviews)

Bluebeard (Delta Fiction)
15.  Bluebeard (Delta Fiction) by Kurt Vonnegut
The list author says:
  "Should be hovering somewhere inside my top ten, when I think about it."
Used & New from: £2.63
4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

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The Unbearable Lightness of Being
16.  The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera
The list author says:
  "Or as my mate Fraser calls it, The Unbearable Lightness of Being Posh."
£5.89   Used & New from: £0.01
4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (57 customer reviews)

The Great Gatsby (Penguin Modern Classics)
17.  The Great Gatsby (Penguin Modern Classics) by F. Scott Fitzgerald
The list author says:
  "Beautiful. Might as well have been my number one."
£5.03   Used & New from: £1.21
4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (390 customer reviews)

Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow
18.  Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow by Peter Hoeg
The list author says:
  "One of those books that mixes a good thriller plot up with a bit of thinking...."
£6.29   Used & New from: £0.01
3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (70 customer reviews)

The Cornish Trilogy (The Rebel Angels, What's Bred in the Bone, and, The Lyre of Orpheus): What's Bred in the Bone, The Rebel Angels, The Lyre of Orpheus
19.  The Cornish Trilogy (The Rebel Angels, What's Bred in the Bone, and, The Lyre of Orpheus): What's Bred in the Bone, The Rebel Angels, The Lyre of Orpheus by Robertson Davies
The list author says:
  "This one's a feast."
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4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)

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Foucault's Pendulum
20.  Foucault's Pendulum by Umberto Eco
The list author says:
  "Same type of fare as the last two. Check out the Name of the Rose, too."
£6.99   Used & New from: £0.01
3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (63 customer reviews)

Fatherland
21.  Fatherland by Robert Harris
The list author says:
  "It'll probably take you about an hour to read this one. It's that good."
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4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (146 customer reviews)

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Midnight's Children
22.  Midnight's Children by Salman Rushdie
The list author says:
  "He reminds me a bit of Davros, but this is a great book. It sweeps you away."
£6.29   Used & New from: £0.01
3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (80 customer reviews)

The Dork of Cork
23.  The Dork of Cork by Chet Raymo
The list author says:
  "One of those stories where a character becomes one of your main muckers."
Used & New from: £0.05
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

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Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
24.  Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy by John le Carre
The list author says:
  "All three in the trilogy are brilliant. Didn't know if it would be my kind of thing. Really enjoyed them."
Used & New from: £0.56
4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (92 customer reviews) | 1 customer discussion

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Arnold: The Education Of A Bodybuilder
25.  Arnold: The Education Of A Bodybuilder by Arnold Schwarzenegger
The list author says:
  "Not strictly a story, but has to be included anyway. A very spiritual text. I'm not even joking, either."
£12.99   Used & New from: £4.47
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)

His Dark Materials Gift Set: "Northern Lights", "The Subtle Knife", "The Amber Spyglass"
26.  His Dark Materials Gift Set: "Northern Lights", "The Subtle Knife", "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
The list author says:
  "Mine's a bear, apparantley. I really wanted an otter, but there it is."
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4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (263 customer reviews)

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Tales from the Thousand and One Nights (Arabian Nights) (Penguin Classics)
27.  Tales from the Thousand and One Nights (Arabian Nights) (Penguin Classics) by PENGUIN GROUP (UK)
The list author says:
  "Miles better than you think it's going to be."
£6.99   Used & New from: £0.65
4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews) | 1 customer discussion

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