books to throw at the world when you need to escape

A Listmania! list by "audrey1477"
 
Gone with the Wind
1.  Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
The list author says:
  "everyone wants to be Scarlett. admit it. Also works well as a door stop or weapon."
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Fear of Flying (Vintage Blue)
2.  Fear of Flying (Vintage Blue) by Erica Jong
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  "even butterflies are scared of this sometimes...my favourite book."
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A Clockwork Orange (Essential Penguin)
3.  A Clockwork Orange (Essential Penguin) by Anthony Burgess
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  "don't know what the fuss is about...most of the first years are like this at school......ok, my brothers?"
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Prozac Nation: Young and Depressed in America - A Memoir
4.  Prozac Nation: Young and Depressed in America - A Memoir by Elizabeth Wurtzel
The list author says:
  "good when feeling depressed. A modern Plath with attitude and a likeness for razor blades."
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The Journals of Sylvia Plath
5.  The Journals of Sylvia Plath by Sylvia Plath
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  "she writes amazing prose. For all the die hard diarists out there who feel lost in a world that's not their own..."
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Rebecca (Virago Modern Classics)
6.  Rebecca (Virago Modern Classics) by Daphne Du Maurier
The list author says:
  "thank god my housekeeper (if I had one) isn't like Danvers. You'll never put it down. It will haunt you forever."
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These Happy Golden Years (Little House (Original Series Paperback))
7.  These Happy Golden Years (Little House (Original Series Paperback)) by Laura Ingalls Wilder
The list author says:
  "chilhood favourite. Almanzo's proposal is possibly the most romantic thing ever...and all girls want to be LIW."
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Charlotte's Web
8.  Charlotte's Web by E. B. White
The list author says:
  "read it as a kid because my name is charlotte, but nothing has made me cry quite as hard since. seriously. read it, nad you will never kill a spider again."
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The Madolescents
9.  The Madolescents by Chrissie Glazebrook
The list author says:
  "will out a smile on even the most stoic of faces. The star is Scarlett O'Hara in a short skirt and tangerine eyeshadow. Don't read it where people will think you strange for laughing at nothing."
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Wuthering Heights (Collector's Library)
10.  Wuthering Heights (Collector's Library) by David Pinching
The list author says:
  "the ultimate love story for romantics who don't mind what could be termed incest. And Heathcliff is undeniably fit (despite being complete bastard)."
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The Bell Jar
11.  The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
The list author says:
  "As said before, Plath writes unbelievable prose. I have never been so scared of EST before. Good when you feel you're the most depressed person alive - you clearly aren't."
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Down and Out in Paris and London (Penguin Modern Classics)
12.  Down and Out in Paris and London (Penguin Modern Classics) by George Orwell
The list author says:
  "a lighthearted last book. You will never look at a tramp in the same way, and you might even want to be one."
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