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A Farewell To Arms
1.  A Farewell To Arms by Ernest Hemingway
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  "Shocking how easy writing (and reading) could be. A couple more of his could be included"
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The Plague (Penguin Modern Classics)
2.  The Plague (Penguin Modern Classics) by Albert Camus
The list author says:
  "Was I the only one to read this without knowing what an allegory was?"
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Light In August (Vintage Classics)
3.  Light In August (Vintage Classics) by William Faulkner
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  "I admit it was a struggle. I did notice the layers though. I was easily impressed"
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The Grapes of Wrath
4.  The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
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  "I can't keep going on about my naivety but I did think it would have a happy ending"
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Heart of Darkness
5.  Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
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  "Short and mysterious - that's how I liked them. Oh and I was barely conscious about imperialism having just won the world cup"
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Hurry on Down
6.  Hurry on Down by John Wain
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  "Old fashioned but good for bucking up an apathetic teenager"
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A Kind of Loving
7.  A Kind of Loving by Stan Barstow
The list author says:
  "I wanted Vic to be my older brother"
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The Trial (Vintage Classics)
8.  The Trial (Vintage Classics) by Franz Kafka
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  "I was just beginning to discover bureaucracy. Metamorphosis was more fun"
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Slaughterhouse 5, or The Children's Crusade - A Duty-dance with Death
9.  Slaughterhouse 5, or The Children's Crusade - A Duty-dance with Death by Kurt Vonnegut
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  "Short and I remember it as amusing. Oh dear!"
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The Lord of the Rings trilogy - one volume paperback (movie cover)
10.  The Lord of the Rings trilogy - one volume paperback (movie cover) by J. R. R. Tolkien
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  "I'd have been weird not to. Total immersion. I had just come from his school."
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Iron in the Soul (Penguin Modern Classics)
11.  Iron in the Soul (Penguin Modern Classics) by Jean-Paul Sartre
The list author says:
  "I can't remember if it was this or Nausea. Needless to say I read it as a 'story'"
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Catch-22
12.  Catch-22 by Joseph Heller
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  "First war book I read - every word in one 24 hr stint in Putney"
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The Magus
13.  The Magus by John Fowles
The list author says:
  "To be honest I gave up on this when I stopped liking the character - didn't realise I was meant to. Finished it a few years ago. Despise Fowles now - can explain"
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Portnoy's Complaint
14.  Portnoy's Complaint by Philip Roth
The list author says:
  "I made the mistake of reading this on a train journey in a full compartment. Severe stomach pain from suppressing laughter"
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Zen And The Art Of Motorcycle Maintenance: 25th Anniversary Edition: An Inquiry into Values
15.  Zen And The Art Of Motorcycle Maintenance: 25th Anniversary Edition: An Inquiry into Values by Robert Pirsig
The list author says:
  "Didn't really get it. Just went through the motions. When I re-read it last year it seemed like a completely different book"
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Ginger Man
16.  Ginger Man by J. P. Donleavy
The list author says:
  "Although Onion Eaters better but not on Amazon - not even 2nd hand!"
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Harper Perennial Modern Classics - Tropic of Cancer
17.  Harper Perennial Modern Classics - Tropic of Cancer by Henry Miller
The list author says:
  "Easily the 'dirtiest' book I had read."
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The Alexandria Quartet: Justine, Balthazar, Mountolive, Clea
18.  The Alexandria Quartet: Justine, Balthazar, Mountolive, Clea by Lawrence Durrell
The list author says:
  "Tempted to count this as 4. A little slow. I wondered recently if I had to strength to tackle it again - suspect I'd get more out of it"
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The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists (Oxford World's Classics)
19.  The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists (Oxford World's Classics) by Robert Tressell
The list author says:
  "I think I got the point. It was spread good and thick"
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Jude the Obscure (Wordsworth Classics)
20.  Jude the Obscure (Wordsworth Classics) by Thomas Hardy
The list author says:
  "I was aching to get my hands on this. I was about to run out of Hardy. Haven't read one since."
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Of Human Bondage (Vintage classics)
21.  Of Human Bondage (Vintage classics) by William Somerset Maugham
The list author says:
  "Surprised that reading could be like watching TV"
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The Bell Jar
22.  The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
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  "Is this tokenism?"
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Dr Seuss - Green Back Book - Fox in Socks
23.  Dr Seuss - Green Back Book - Fox in Socks by Dr. Seuss
The list author says:
  "Read - yes. Enjoyed - oh yes. Any of a dozen"
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Watership Down (Puffin Books)
24.  Watership Down (Puffin Books) by Richard Adams
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  "OK I read. I enjoyed. I even played the song. Is it any less embarrassing if you claim it is allegorical?"
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