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10 books to read before you die
One Hundred Years of Solitude (Essential Penguin)One Hundred Years of Solitude (Essential Penguin) by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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magical realism at its most profound
The Catcher in the RyeThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
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beautiful
Siddhartha (Shambhala Classics)Siddhartha (Shambhala Classics) by Hermann Hesse
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intriguing exploration of eastern philosophy
Sovereignty of Good (Routledge Classics) (Routledge Classics)Sovereignty of Good (Routledge Classics) (Routledge Classics) by Iris Murdoch
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deep stuff
The Merchant's Prologue and Tale (Selected Tales from Chaucer)The Merchant's Prologue and Tale (Selected Tales from Chaucer) by Geoffrey Chaucer
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layer upon layer of meaning
The Trial (Modern Voices)The Trial (Modern Voices) by Franz Kafka
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philosophical ponderings
The Bonfire of the Vanities (Picador Books)The Bonfire of the Vanities (Picador Books) by Tom Wolfe
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the intelligent dan brown of the 80s...
A David Lodge Trilogy: "Changing Places", "Small World", "Nice Work"A David Lodge Trilogy: "Changing Places", "Small World", "Nice Work" by David Lodge
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okay so its a trilogy...but they're all so good
Brave New WorldBrave New World by Aldous Huxley
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better than 1984
Bonjour TristesseBonjour Tristesse by Francoise Sagan
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short, unsettling, and undeniably french