Tears, Laughts & Other Great Reads!

A Listmania! list by Giles M. Smith (Zurich, CH)
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Young Adam (International Writers)
1.  Young Adam (International Writers) by Alexander Trocchi
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  "Short, thoughtful, brilliant - highly recommended"
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One Hundred Years of Solitude (Essential Penguin)
2.  One Hundred Years of Solitude (Essential Penguin) by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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  "Complicated, long, hardwork? Yes - Brilliant read? Big Yes"
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The Grapes of Wrath
3.  The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
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  "Excellent work and a moving read"
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Slaughter House Five
4.  Slaughter House Five by Kurt Vonnegut
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  "Pretty much as good as it gets, don't pre-judge this book"
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A Clockwork Orange (Essential Penguin)
5.  A Clockwork Orange (Essential Penguin) by Anthony Burgess
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  "Creative, interesting and a great story to match"
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Wonderland Avenue: Tales of Glamour and Excess
6.  Wonderland Avenue: Tales of Glamour and Excess by Danny Sugerman
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  "Interesting window into life with 'The Doors' and heroin"
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The Mosquito Coast
7.  The Mosquito Coast by Paul Theroux
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  "Great writing, good story and great characters"
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Dispatches (Picador thirty)
8.  Dispatches (Picador thirty) by Michael Herr
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  "Writing about war as it is: f**ked up"
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Louis de Bernieres Box Set of 3 books: The War of Don Emmanuels Nether Parts / Senor Vivo and the Coca Lord / The Troublesome Offspring of Cardinal Guzman
9.  Louis de Bernieres Box Set of 3 books: The War of Don Emmanuels Nether Parts / Senor Vivo and the Coca Lord / The Troublesome Offspring of Cardinal Guzman by Louis De Bernieres
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  "Two great books and one okay one (1st one best - last worst)"
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Post Office: A Novel
10.  Post Office: A Novel by Charles Bukowski
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  "Ham on Rye better - but start here"
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Things Fall Apart (Penguin Modern Classics)
11.  Things Fall Apart (Penguin Modern Classics) by Chinua Achebe
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  "West Africa a 100 years ago - fable like"
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The House Of The Spirits
12.  The House Of The Spirits by Isabel Allende
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  "Another South American masterpiece"
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A Fine Balance
13.  A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry
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  "Best Indian read I have come across"
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A Confederate General from Big Sur / Dreaming of Babylon / the Hawkline Monster: Three Books in the Manner of Their Original Editions
14.  A Confederate General from Big Sur / Dreaming of Babylon / the Hawkline Monster: Three Books in the Manner of Their Original Editions by Richard Brautigan
The list author says:
  "The Hawkline Monster - my favourite Brautigan (and book)"
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Sombrero Fallout ("Rebel Inc." Classics)
15.  Sombrero Fallout ("Rebel Inc." Classics) by Richard Brautigan
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  "Start here for Brautigan joy"
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Ask the Dust
16.  Ask the Dust by John Fante
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  "V. good, but a little over-rated"
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The Beach
17.  The Beach by Alex Garland
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  "Forget the film - discover a great book"
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Breakfast Of Champions (Vintage Classics)
18.  Breakfast Of Champions (Vintage Classics) by Kurt Vonnegut
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  "Vonnegut's best?"
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Scepticism Inc.
19.  Scepticism Inc. by Bo Fowler
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  "Vonnegut updated, brillantly original"
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Stone Junction
20.  Stone Junction by Jim Dodge
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  "Doesn't end as well as it starts, but this is a top draw book"
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Not Fade Away
21.  Not Fade Away by Jim Dodge
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  "Fear and loathing.. step aside, anything by Dodge is excellent"
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