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Dead Babies
1.  Dead Babies by Martin Amis
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  "Nasty, cruel and frequently vicious, this novel will render you in paroxysms of hysterics ('Keith'), whilst charming you with an eloquent, lucid narrative. Ignore the critics. 10/10"
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The Complete Short Stories: Volume 1: v. 1
2.  The Complete Short Stories: Volume 1: v. 1 by J. G. Ballard
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  "Frequently strange and eldritch, Ballard's masterful story-telling is herein shorter and perhaps(?) more riveted. Intensely enjoyable. 10/10"
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The Complete Short Stories: Volume 2: v. 2
3.  The Complete Short Stories: Volume 2: v. 2 by J. G. Ballard
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  "Would seem only wrong to ignore. 10/10"
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Heavy Water And Other Stories
4.  Heavy Water And Other Stories by Martin Amis
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  "There's just something about Amis' writing which is so clever and precise. This collection of stories is a great example. 10/10"
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Tough, Tough Toys for Tough, Tough Boys
5.  Tough, Tough Toys for Tough, Tough Boys by Will Self
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  "An absolutely fantastic compendium of stories. Self is a formidable yet loveable narrator. 10/10"
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Junk Mail
6.  Junk Mail by Will Self
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  "Demonstrating that Self is in a league of his own, devoid of any Eng-Lit clique allurements, he is a beacon in the stormy ocean of alternative prose."
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The Sweet Smell of Psychosis
7.  The Sweet Smell of Psychosis by Will Self
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  "Grime-ridden, sleazy, sold-out and mordacious. This novelette is writhing in mutant characters, shape, size and gender. 9/10"
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Lucky Jim (Penguin Modern Classics)
8.  Lucky Jim (Penguin Modern Classics) by Kingsley Amis
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  "Admist th strident laughter, a nobel auther exudes tangible warmth. 8/10"
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Vile Bodies (Penguin Modern Classics)
9.  Vile Bodies (Penguin Modern Classics) by Evelyn Waugh
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  "Awfully, awfully funny. Such superb language too! A literay gem. 9/10"
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Decline and Fall (Penguin Modern Classics)
10.  Decline and Fall (Penguin Modern Classics) by Evelyn Waugh
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  "Waugh is a fantastic voice in British Literature. Satire in wild technicolor."
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Put Out More Flags (Penguin Modern Classics)
11.  Put Out More Flags (Penguin Modern Classics) by Evelyn Waugh
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  "Perhaps not so much a comical book, yet crucial all the same. A follower to 'vile bodies'."
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Antic Hay
12.  Antic Hay by Aldous Huxley
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  "A satire of post-First-World-War London. Biting into society in all it's form. 10/10"
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Cocaine Nights
13.  Cocaine Nights by J. G. Ballard
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  "Not one of Ballards greatest, yet readable and mildly amusing. 6/10"
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