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Rayuela: Rayuela (Letras Hispanicas)
1.  Rayuela: Rayuela (Letras Hispanicas) by Cortazar
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  "read first the 56 chapters, then alternate the next 99 with the first read . curious?"
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Batman: Arkham Asylum
2.  Batman: Arkham Asylum by Grant Morrison
The list author says:
  "why do some people still make fun of comics?! where's the "comic" here?"
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A Wild Sheep Chase (Panther)
3.  A Wild Sheep Chase (Panther) by Haruki Murakami
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  "it's kitsch in it's fantasy but also revolutionary in it's honesty about sexual deviations"
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A Lost Paradise
4.  A Lost Paradise by Junichi Watanabe
The list author says:
  "just read it!"
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The Man without Qualities
5.  The Man without Qualities by Robert Musil
The list author says:
  "we all have flaws, but never care to really face them."
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House of the Sleeping Beauties and Other Stories (Japans Modern Writers)
6.  House of the Sleeping Beauties and Other Stories (Japans Modern Writers) by Yasunari Kawabata
The list author says:
  "a beautiful, sensual and sweet erotic tale..."
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The Sound Of Waves
7.  The Sound Of Waves by Yukio Mishima
The list author says:
  "a discreet ad yet sensuously inticing narrative"
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4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)

Dance Dance Dance (Harvill Panther)
8.  Dance Dance Dance (Harvill Panther) by Haruki Murakami
The list author says:
  "from sexual violence to metaphysical considerations on the rollercoaster-type universe of today"
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24 Hrs in the Life of a Woman
9.  24 Hrs in the Life of a Woman by Stefan Zweig
The list author says:
  "to assume one's desire to it's object is rare, painfully rare and beautiful"
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The Moscow and Voronezh Notebooks
10.  The Moscow and Voronezh Notebooks by Osip Mandelstam
The list author says:
  "one disturbed little poet..."
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The Book of Disquiet (Extraordinary Classics)
11.  The Book of Disquiet (Extraordinary Classics) by Fernando Pessoa
The list author says:
  "a disquieted genius... :)"
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The Trial (Penguin Modern Classics)
12.  The Trial (Penguin Modern Classics) by Franz Kafka
The list author says:
  "it changed many lives but mostly the way we now see ourselves amidst society"
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The Iliad (Oxford World's Classics)
13.  The Iliad (Oxford World's Classics) by Homer
The list author says:
  "this is "the" classic: the greeks knew it all and wrote it all. best translation to english yet"
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Memoirs of Hadrian: And Reflections on the Composition of Memoirs of Hadrian (Penguin Modern Classics)
14.  Memoirs of Hadrian: And Reflections on the Composition of Memoirs of Hadrian (Penguin Modern Classics) by Marguerite Yourcenar
The list author says:
  "another type of classic..."
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4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)

On the Road
15.  On the Road by Jack Kerouac
The list author says:
  "bohemian enough for me too"
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3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (62 customer reviews) | 1 customer discussion

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The Divine Comedy (Oxford World's Classics)
16.  The Divine Comedy (Oxford World's Classics) by Dante Alighieri
The list author says:
  "although he had to take under serious consideration the Vatican Church's demands, Dante still made this overwhelming social and religious critique"
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Orlando: A Biography (Oxford World's Classics)
17.  Orlando: A Biography (Oxford World's Classics) by Virginia Woolf
The list author says:
  "sometimes I still wonder through Orlando as if I never got to fully understand it"
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Tropic of Cancer (Harperperennial Classics)
18.  Tropic of Cancer (Harperperennial Classics) by Henry Miller
The list author says:
  "it's still a pleasure to read something this refreshingly raw"
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