Amazon.co.uk: Virge's favourite reads

Virge's favourite reads
A Listmania! list by Mrs. Virginia Chattaway "virge21" (Kent, UK)

1. Hangover Square: A Story of Darkest Earl's Court (Penguin Modern Classics) by Patrick Hamilton

The list author says:
	"A must for anyone who's ever overdone it on the vino"

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2. An American Dream (1960s Classics) by Norman Mailer

The list author says:
	"A nasty, gripping thriller"

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3. The Gormenghast Trilogy by Mervyn Peake

The list author says:
	"A vast, fantastical epic, good when you're ill in bed or on a winter's day. Tails off towards the end however."

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4. Not Fade Away ("Rebel Inc." Classics) by Jim Dodge

The list author says:
	"Funny, winsome, evocative tale of a drugged up young man who steals a valuable Cadillac and is subsequently pursued across America"

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5. Captain Corelli's Mandolin by Louis de Bernieres

The list author says:
	"Got a lot of stick after the film but the book is excellent, although terribly sad."

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6. Les Liaisons Culinaires (Panther) by Andreas Staikos

The list author says:
	"Short, sweet comedy about two Greek neighbours who share the same mistress and try to outdo each other in the kitchen in order to win her heart."

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7. Clarissa, or The History of a Young Lady (Classics) by Samuel Richardson

The list author says:
	"One of the longest novels in existence, but surprisingly readable. Took me three months."

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8. Music & Silence by Rose Tremain

The list author says:
	"Wonderful characters, especially the adulterous Queen and troubled King."

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9. A Walk In The Woods by Bill Bryson

The list author says:
	"Bryson's funniest travelogue - makes me laugh out loud every time I go back to it."

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10. The Deposition of Father McGreevy by Brian O'Doherty

The list author says:
	"Compassionate story of the collaspe of an Irish wartime village, narrated by it's priest."

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11. Cold Comfort Farm (Penguin Modern Classics) by Stella Gibbons

The list author says:
	"Humourous classic send up of rural stereotypes"

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12. Psychoville by Christopher Fowler

The list author says:
	"Perversely satisfying. Two mis-fit children return as a glamourous young couple to the suburban town where their lives were made so unbearable and take their revenge."

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13. Unnatural Fire (A Countess Ashby de la Zouche mystery) by Fidelis Morgan

The list author says:
	"The first Countess Ashby-de-la-Zouche mystery - Restoration comedy/detective story - they're all brilliant!"

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14. Summer Things by Joseph Connolly

The list author says:
	"A sharp, irreverant writer specialising in farce. Some of his characters are unbelievably horrible!"

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15. English Passengers by Matthew Kneale

The list author says:
	"Funny/Sad chronicle of a journey to nineteenth century Australia told by the diverse protagonists."

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16. I Capture The Castle by Dodie Smith

The list author says:
	"Not just a kid's novel!"

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17. Tipping The Velvet (Virago V) by Sarah Waters

The list author says:
	"Lush!"

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18. Forever Amber by Kathleen Winsor

The list author says:
	"Enthusiastic bodice ripper - great stuff!"

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19. The Beautiful and Damned (Penguin Modern Classics) by F. Scott Fitzgerald

The list author says:
	"Pacy, fraught tale of a ragtime couple brought low by their inability to assume responsibility for their lives"

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20. The Testament of Yves Gundron by Emily Barton

The list author says:
	"A really unusual premise - an American social studies student journeys to a remote corner of North Western Europe where she encounters a pre-industrialised society."

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21. Suzy, "Led Zeppelin" and Me by Martin Millar

The list author says:
	"With it's surreal overtones, one of the better 'nostalgia novels', drawing on the author's memories of being a teenager in 1970's Glasgow, and getting to see his beloved Led Zeppelin in concert"

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22. Civilwarland In Bad Decline by George Saunders

The list author says:
	"Sinister, tragi-comic collection of short stories by US writer, narrated by the underdogs of a twisted, commericalized and lawless near future. Stays with you."

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23. A Clockwork Orange (Essential Penguin) by Anthony Burgess

The list author says:
	"Almost dreaded reading this book, but felt I ought to. Gratified to discover a powerful, thought provoking work of art."

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24. The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck

The list author says:
	"Everyone should read this powerful, bleak, humane book about an Oklahoma family travelling to California during the depression to try and find work"

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