20 books to read before you die, in no particular order.

A Listmania! list by "chrisj54"
 
The Cat from Hue: A Vietnam War Story
1.  The Cat from Hue: A Vietnam War Story by John Laurence
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  "Probably the best book ever written about the Vietnam War, not to mention the cat."
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Catch-22
2.  Catch-22 by Joseph Heller
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  "Aside from the Bible,  the world's most deconstructed and written about book. Heller once said 'It's just a novel.'"
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The Catcher in the Rye
3.  The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger
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  "Required reading for the would-be serial killer. Mark David Chapman had a copy in his pocket."
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Last Exit to Brooklyn
4.  Last Exit to Brooklyn by Hubert Selby
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  "Once banned, publishers prosecuted, this is purely and simply a masterpiece"
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Naked Lunch (Harperperennial Classics)
5.  Naked Lunch (Harperperennial Classics) by William Burroughs
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  "Incredible."
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Screw the Roses, Send Me the Thorns: The Romance and Sexual Sorcery of Sadomasochism
6.  Screw the Roses, Send Me the Thorns: The Romance and Sexual Sorcery of Sadomasochism by Philip Miller
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  "Alternative sexuality - factually. Probably not for the onanist, but if you want to be informed..."
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Story Of O
7.  Story Of O by Pauline Réage
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  "Classic, well-written erotic fiction - and the first 'porn' book I ever read."
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Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
8.  Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson
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  "The American Dream or a burger bar on The Strip? Drug fuelled road story and pop culture classic"
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The Quiet American
9.  The Quiet American by Graham Greene
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  "Read it, go to Vietnam, read it again and work out the allegory for yourself. Sheer brilliance from Greene"
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Cocaine Nights
10.  Cocaine Nights by J. G. Ballard
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  "Crime, drugs and naughtiness on the Costas"
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Lord of the Flies
11.  Lord of the Flies by William Golding
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  "Golding's classic take on the breakdown of civilisation."
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Nineteen Eighty-Four
12.  Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell
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  "Political paranoia, or the still-awaited future?"
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For Whom The Bell Tolls
13.  For Whom The Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway
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  "Love, tragedy and the futility of war"
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To Kill A Mockingbird
14.  To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee
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  "If you only ever read one book......."
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Shooting Sean
15.  Shooting Sean by Colin Bateman
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  "Bateman at his very best"
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On the Road (Penguin Classics)
16.  On the Road (Penguin Classics) by Kerouac
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  "Beat generation classic"
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Turn on, Tune in, Drop Out
17.  Turn on, Tune in, Drop Out by Timothy Leary
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  "The book that started it all...."
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Brave New World (New Longman Literature 14-18)
18.  Brave New World (New Longman Literature 14-18) by Aldous Huxley
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  "Future perfect?"
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The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy
19.  The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy by Douglas Adams
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  "First book in a five part trilogy. Yep, it's that crazy. Terry Pratchett, eat your heart out."
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An Ice-cream War
20.  An Ice-cream War by William Boyd
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  "If there is such a thing, the humourous side of the Great War."
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