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A Listmania! list by "baybeedoll"
 
Prozac Nation: Young and Depressed in America - A Memoir
1.  Prozac Nation: Young and Depressed in America - A Memoir by Elizabeth Wurtzel
The list author says:
  "Into the mind of Elizabeth Wurtzel - this book will draw you in and make you feel a part."
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Wasted
2.  Wasted by Marya Hornbacher
The list author says:
  "As with Prozac Nation, Wasted was a book in which I felt I was there with the author. Slightly self-indulgent...but that in my opinion is something that cannot be avoided with this subject matter."
£6.39   Used & New from: £2.67
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (70 customer reviews)

1984 Nineteen Eighty-Four
3.  1984 Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell
The list author says:
  "George Orwell's greatest work - an absolute classic and terrifying because it's all so real."
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4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (363 customer reviews) | 3 customer discussions

The Handmaid's Tale (Contemporary Classics)
4.  The Handmaid's Tale (Contemporary Classics) by Margaret Atwood
The list author says:
  "Hits you hard in the same way as 1984 - but with an added edge I can't explain. As a female it's particularly haunting."
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4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (191 customer reviews)

Philosophy: The Basics (Third Edition)
5.  Philosophy: The Basics (Third Edition) by Nigel Warburton
The list author says:
  "For someone who has no experience of philosophy, this stretched my mind in ways I didn't think possible."
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4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)

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All Quiet on the Western Front
6.  All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque
The list author says:
  "So far I haven't read a piece of war literature that highlights the futility of war as much as this. Compulsory reading."
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4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (86 customer reviews)

The Catcher in the Rye
7.  The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger
The list author says:
  "As a teenager myself, I could analyse this book forever - raises some big questions about the state of society through Holden's eyes."
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3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (386 customer reviews)

The Bell Jar
8.  The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
The list author says:
  "Less melodramatic than modern work such as Prozac Nation, but still a harrowing tale and definitely makes you think."
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4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (141 customer reviews)

Lord of the Flies
9.  Lord of the Flies by William Golding
The list author says:
  "A very simple observation of mankind and human nature by all means, but still an important and, tragically, very real one."
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4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (181 customer reviews) | 1 customer discussion

Collected Poems
10.  Collected Poems by Sylvia Plath
The list author says:
  "A  brilliant, haunting collection - her insight will leave you overwhelmed at times."
£11.69   Used & New from: £1.18
4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)

Lady Chatterley's Lover
11.  Lady Chatterley's Lover by D. H. Lawrence
The list author says:
  "An obviously revolutionary book of its time, and thus paints a very telling picture of the position of women at the start of the century."
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3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (46 customer reviews)

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Learning to Fly
12.  Learning to Fly by Victoria Beckham
The list author says:
  "Only thought-provoking in the sense that it is interesting to see what a well-crafted piece of sympathy searching publicity this is...a good achievement in that respect."
£6.74   Used & New from: £0.01
4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (70 customer reviews)

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