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The World According To Garp (Black Swan)
1.  The World According To Garp (Black Swan) by John Irving
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  "THE best book ever written by a human being."
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Eureka Street
2.  Eureka Street by Robert McLiam Wilson
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  "The only writer to make people laugh and cry in the same sentence."
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A Long Way Down
3.  A Long Way Down by Nick Hornby
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  "An irresistible cure for suicide."
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White Noise (Picador Books)
4.  White Noise (Picador Books) by Don DeLillo
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  "An overwhelming and hilarious book about death, no kidding !"
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Alias Grace
5.  Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood
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  "A fascinating and haunting tale."
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We Were the Mulvaneys
6.  We Were the Mulvaneys by Joyce Carol Oates
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  "THE greatest American female writer at her best, need to say more?"
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White Teeth
7.  White Teeth by Zadie Smith
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  "A stunning book, an amazing style, you've never read that before..."
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American Pastoral
8.  American Pastoral by Philip Roth
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  "An American masterpiece..."
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Thank You for Smoking
9.  Thank You for Smoking by Christopher Buckley
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  "The world championship of cynicism has begun, enter the competition !"
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Blue Diary
10.  Blue Diary by Alice Hoffman
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  "Alice Hoffman is indeed talented, maybe her best ?"
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The Book of Illusions
11.  The Book of Illusions by Paul Auster
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  "If you're going to read your first Paul Auster, let it be this one."
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Bridget Jones's Diary: A Novel
12.  Bridget Jones's Diary: A Novel by Helen Fielding
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  "I AM Bridget, from head to toe !!!"
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Divine Secrets of the Ya-ya Sisterhood
13.  Divine Secrets of the Ya-ya Sisterhood by Rebecca Wells
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  "Heavenly, unputdownable, extraordinary..."
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Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
14.  Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt
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  "The atmosphere of Savannah won't leave you for a long time..."
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Rachel's Holiday
15.  Rachel's Holiday by Marian Keyes
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  "Not as grim as the subject might make people think it is, please don't be afraid, read it !!"
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The Devil Wears Prada
16.  The Devil Wears Prada by Lauren Weisberger
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  "You think you're being bullied by your boss ?  You're wrong..."
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Small Island
17.  Small Island by Andrea Levy
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  "A beautiful lesson of tolerance and heroism, not to be missed."
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The Bonfire of the Vanities (Picador Books)
18.  The Bonfire of the Vanities (Picador Books) by Tom Wolfe
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  "Take a plunge into the merciless Wall Street universe."
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Lord of the Barnyard
19.  Lord of the Barnyard by Tristan Egolf
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  "The narrative tour de force of the decade, and he was only 30..."
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What a Carve Up! (Essential Penguin)
20.  What a Carve Up! (Essential Penguin) by Jonathan Coe
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  "You hate your relatives' guts ? This book is for you..."
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Chocolat
21.  Chocolat by Joanne Harris
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  "Delightful, delicious, appetizing, maybe because I'm French !"
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Captain Corelli's Mandolin
22.  Captain Corelli's Mandolin by Louis de Bernieres
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  "Succumb to the charm of Pelagia, fall under the spell of Antonio !"
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Beloved
23.  Beloved by Toni Morrison
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  "Here's the proof that motherly love knows no bound."
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Life of Pi
24.  Life of Pi by Yann Martel
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  "There is a certain animality to this book..."
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Any Human Heart
25.  Any Human Heart by William Boyd
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  "Who wants to know what really happens in a man's head ?"
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