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A Prayer For Owen Meany
1.  A Prayer For Owen Meany by John Irving
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  "A book so good it made me cry after I'd finished reading it."
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Northern Lights: WITH Subtle Knife AND Amber Spyglass (His Dark Materials)
2.  Northern Lights: WITH Subtle Knife AND Amber Spyglass (His Dark Materials) by Philip Pullman
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  "So much better than the wizard who is not worthy to be named near these books.  Not least because these are highly original stories; not just for kids."
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To Kill A Mockingbird
3.  To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee
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  "An amazing book, you can feel the heat just thinking about it."
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In Cold Blood : A True Account of a Multiple Murder and Its Consequences (Penguin Modern Classics)
4.  In Cold Blood : A True Account of a Multiple Murder and Its Consequences (Penguin Modern Classics) by Truman Capote
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  "Truman Capote, Harper Lee's good friend, gives an account of small town murder.  A really modern-feeling book, think CSI in the '60s."
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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time
5.  The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon
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  "A compelling account of life with Asperger's."
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The Penguin Complete Sherlock Holmes
6.  The Penguin Complete Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle
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  "A huge book with tiny writing - all the stories, mostly reprinted from The Strand magazine - including the one that gives the title to number 5 in my list (it would give it away if I told you which)."
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The Kite Runner
7.  The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
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  "A deeply affecting book, about humanity, friendship, war and inhumanity,"
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The Catcher in the Rye
8.  The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger
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  "A modern classic for good reason.  It might seem a bit tame compared to modern teenage apathy."
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Nineteen Eighty-Four
9.  Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell
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  "Gives you shudders to think of what it describes is never too far away from what we have."
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Brave New World
10.  Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
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  "Ditto."
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Ulysses (Oxford World's Classics)
11.  Ulysses (Oxford World's Classics) by James Joyce
The list author says:
  "OK so its taken two years and I'm only half way, but it is good and makes you feel smug that you're managing to read it!"
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Mrs. Dalloway (Wordsworth Classics)
12.  Mrs. Dalloway (Wordsworth Classics) by Virginia Woolf
The list author says:
  "A book that taught me to enjoy the details, not read past them to find something happening."
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The Hours
13.  The Hours by Michael Cunningham
The list author says:
  "The modern take around Mrs Dalloway, but is so much more than that.  The inter-weaving of tales and lives is incredible."
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The Blind Assassin
14.  The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood
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  "More interweaving, complex, thoughtful and deep."
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The Handmaid's Tale (Contemporary Classics)
15.  The Handmaid's Tale (Contemporary Classics) by Margaret Atwood
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  "See items number 9 and 10."
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Please Mrs Butler: Verses (Puffin Books)
16.  Please Mrs Butler: Verses (Puffin Books) by Allan Ahlberg
The list author says:
  "Fantastic school-based poems.  Loved them when I was 8, still love and now the kids I teach love them too!"
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Heard it in the Playground (Puffin Books)
17.  Heard it in the Playground (Puffin Books) by Allan Ahlberg
The list author says:
  "The sequel to number 16.  And just as good.  The eponymous poem is fabulous - kids love performing and adding to it, adults love remembering all the things it describes."
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Quick, Let's Get Out of Here (Puffin Books)
18.  Quick, Let's Get Out of Here (Puffin Books) by Michael Rosen
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  "I am a complete Michael Rosen addict, this is my favourite.  I love the Eddie stories, especially Eddie and the Nappy.  I was saddened to hear of his death, but his chubby legs kick on..."
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Moab Is My Washpot
19.  Moab Is My Washpot by Stephen Fry
The list author says:
  "Fantastic to read about the person behind the person you think you know because you've seen him on TV."
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The Liar
20.  The Liar by Stephen Fry
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  "Laugh out loud funny, and when you've read Moab, you kind of know where it comes from."
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