Top 10 20th Century Fiction

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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
1.  One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey
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  "The best prose I have ever read, makes you feel every emotion you possible could."
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Earthly Powers (Penguin Modern Classics)
2.  Earthly Powers (Penguin Modern Classics) by Anthony Burgess
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  "I took so long reading this that it felt as if I was living my life alongside the protagonist. An absolutely epic book, as intricate and diverse as life itself."
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A Clockwork Orange (Essential Penguin)
3.  A Clockwork Orange (Essential Penguin) by Anthony Burgess
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  "Contains my favourite passage from any book, ever (the bit where he's describing the violin concerto, in case anyone's interested)"
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Catch-22
4.  Catch-22 by Joseph Heller
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  "Get through the first third of the book and the rest more than makes up for the maddening chaos that sets the scene for the rest of the story."
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The God of Small Things
5.  The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy
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  "Never before have I read such a heart-shattering book, mixes poetry and prose in a style of its own."
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The Catcher in the Rye
6.  The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger
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  "For anyone who's ever been disillusioned with life. That would be all of us then."
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Lord of the Flies
7.  Lord of the Flies by William Golding
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  "The only book that actually got better through studying it to death at school."
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Nausea (Penguin Modern Classics)
8.  Nausea (Penguin Modern Classics) by Jean-Paul Sartre
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  "For anyone who's ever wandered around aimlessly, wondering what the hell they're doing here."
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The Color Purple
9.  The Color Purple by Alice Walker
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  "Very beautiful, and strangely uplifting despite the sadness."
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1984 Nineteen Eighty-Four
10.  1984 Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell
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  "Worth reading if only to fully realise the impact this one book has had on our vocabulary. At times terrifying, you won't forget anything you read here."
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