 | High Fidelity by Nick Hornby
Buy new: £4.94 / Used from: £0.01 Unconventional romantic comedy from a man's perspective. Very perceptive, darkly funny, easy to relate to, especially if you share Rob's obsession with music. The film's also one of my favourites.
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 | About a Boy by Nick Hornby
Buy new: £2.83 / Used from: £0.01 Another of Hornby's greats (with another good film adaptation!) Again, the narrative sparkles. Touching, convincing and human.
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 | A Long Way Down by Nick Hornby
Buy new: £2.83 / Used from: £0.01 Why yes, I do love Nick Hornby rather a lot. I'm not listing all his books here but they are ALL great. This one is great if you love very bleak comedy.
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 | Inconceivable by Ben Elton
Buy new: £2.85 / Used from: £0.01 I also have all of Ben Elton's novels and this one's my favourite. Great observations of men and women. Liked the diary format.
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 | Adrian Mole and the Weapons of Mass Destruction by Sue Townsend
Buy new: £5.99 / Used from: £0.01 Incredibly, the latest is the funniest Adrian Mole book yet. Wonderful. Deserves repeated readings.
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 | The Timewaster Letters by Robin Cooper
Buy new: £3.99 / Used from: £0.01 Hysterically funny and bizarre. Makes me cry with laughter. Read his second Timewaster Letters book too.
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 | The Timewaster Diaries: A Year in the Life of Robin Cooper by Robin Cooper
Buy new: £5.99 / Used from: £2.15 .. and the diary is just as good. Robin Cooper has become such a great comic character.. eccentric, loveable and very, very funny.
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 | The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
Buy new: £2.97 / Used from: £1.45 Timeless. Heart-wrenching, honest and tragic.
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 | The Lord of the Rings: AND The Hobbit (Collins Modern Classics) by J.R.R. Tolkien
Buy used from: £14.99 Obviously.
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 | His Dark Materials Boxed set (His Dark Materials) by Philip Pullman
Buy new: £11.00 / Used from: £13.67 Possibly the best books I've ever read. So vivid, imaginative and original with very well drawn characters.. completely unique.
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 | Alice's Adventures in Wonderland: AND Through the Looking Glass (Penguin Classics) by Lewis Carroll
Buy new: £3.99 / Used from: £1.85 My favourite children's books. Iconic, surreal and twisted.
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 | The Chronicles of Narnia by C. S. Lewis
Buy new: £25.42 / Used from: £17.99 And as a fantasy fan, of course I have to include these. Every Chronicle is a masterpiece in its own right.
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 | The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
Buy new: £4.19 / Used from: £2.60 Emotastic.
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 | Stardust by Neil Gaiman
Buy new: £4.94 / Used from: £1.92 Beautifully written.. the description is fantastic. The film was fun but lacked the magic and intensity of the novel.
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 | A Dark Dividing by Sarah Rayne
Buy new: £2.04 / Used from: £1.48 I don't usually like thrillers but Sarah Rayne's books are completely addictive. I picked up one randomly in the library one day and then bought the whole lot.
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 | Bridget Jones's Diary: A Novel by Helen Fielding
Buy new: £0.02 / Used from: £0.01 The only "chick lit" worth reading. I hate that phrase. Sequel is superb too.
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 | Pet Sematary by Stephen King
Buy new: £5.59 / Used from: £1.60 I've read tons of SK books.. Pet Sematary is one of my favourites, it's terribly cheesy but hugely enjoyable. A great starter point if you want to get into King.
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 | The Shining by Stephen King
Buy new: £5.99 / Used from: £7.60 The film is fun but misses the point of the book, in that Jack's rampage is due to his alcoholism. The book is a lot scarier too- read it.
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 | "Eragon" and "Eldest" (Inheritance Cycle) by Christopher Paolini
Buy new: £16.24 / Used from: £18.69 Enjoy the books. Avoid the film like the plague.
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 | The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide: Five Complete Novels and One Story (Literary Classics - Gramercy Books) by Douglas Adams
Buy new: £9.85 / Used from: £12.89 Adams's quirky, unique wit will never be equalled.
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 | Growing Pains by Billie Piper
Buy new: £1.54 / Used from: £0.01 I love Billie. I found her autobiography very honest and moving.
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 | Moab Is My Washpot by Stephen Fry
Buy new: £6.74 / Used from: £2.55 Stephen is a British treasure and I love him dearly. His autobiography is probably the best thing he's ever written.
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 | The Best a Man Can Get by John O'Farrell
Buy new: £2.20 / Used from: £0.01 Read this on holiday. Ridiculously funny.
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 | Starter for Ten by David Nicholls
Buy used from: £0.01 Painfully well observed and an endearing, likeable main character. If you've been to uni you can totally relate to this.
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 | Enduring Love by Ian McEwan
Buy new: £4.99 / Used from: £1.24 Beautifully written. Atonement is great too.
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