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Unforgettable Stories
Against Nature (Penguin Classics)Against Nature (Penguin Classics) by J-.K. Huysmans
Buy new: £3.73 / Used from: £4.26
I'am Des Esseintes!!! (or I wish I was)
Alma Cogan: A NovelAlma Cogan: A Novel by Gordon Burn
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Grim, Grimy, Funny
The Bloody Chamber and Other StoriesThe Bloody Chamber and Other Stories by Angela Carter
Buy new: £2.96 / Used from: £3.23
Bawdy, Opulent, Entertaining
Cities of the Red NightCities of the Red Night by William S. Burroughs
Buy used from: £6.62
Almost readable! (only joking: a truly visionary novel from the aristocrat of pornography)
Classics of the MacabreClassics of the Macabre by Daphne Du Maurier
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Brilliant stories, vividly illustrated.Venice in watercolour: Perfect.
The Collector (Vintage Classics)The Collector (Vintage Classics) by John Fowles
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Devastating and gripping, pins you down.
Dead BabiesDead Babies by Martin Amis
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Hideous, horrible characters! You'll love them all.
Dying, in Other WordsDying, in Other Words by Maggie Gee
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A mystery story, a puzzle in words and deeds
Elidor (Collins modern classics)Elidor (Collins modern classics) by Alan Garner
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Spooky & dreamy, try and get a copy with the Charles Keeping illustrations!
FlickerFlicker by Theodore Roszak
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A warning for the world. Movies will destroy us all. HA! HA! HA!
Geek Love (Abacus Books)Geek Love (Abacus Books) by Katherine Dunn
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My favourite love story
The Glamour (Gollancz S.F.)The Glamour (Gollancz S.F.) by Christopher Priest
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I LOVED this. I want to be "Glamourous"!
House of LeavesHouse of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski
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Fall into it. A book of nothingness.
In the Eyes of Mr Fury (Penguin Originals)In the Eyes of Mr Fury (Penguin Originals) by Philip Ridley
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The beauty is hidden waiting to be told. Wonderful writer.
The Magus (Vintage Classics)The Magus (Vintage Classics) by John Fowles
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Powerful, demanding, theatrical.
The Nightmare FactoryThe Nightmare Factory
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Elegant, surrealistic...THE best horror writer of the 21st century
Other Voices, Other Rooms (Penguin Modern Classics)Other Voices, Other Rooms (Penguin Modern Classics) by Truman Capote
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Brooding, gloomy, full of phantoms.
Out of the Silent PlanetOut of the Silent Planet by C. S. Lewis
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The most incredible descriptions of an alien world I've ever read. Very moving.
Riddley WalkerRiddley Walker by Russell Hoban
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One of the best books ever written.
The Sea, the SeaThe Sea, the Sea by Iris Murdoch
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So good she named it twice! (sorry, this is a beautiful, brilliantly told story ).
Therese Raquin (Penguin Classics)Therese Raquin (Penguin Classics) by Emile Zola
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Deliciously gruesome and morbid
Une Semaine De Bonté: A Surrealistic Novel in CollageUne Semaine De Bonté: A Surrealistic Novel in Collage by Max Ernst
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No words needed. Remember it in your dreams.
The Wasp FactoryThe Wasp Factory by Iain Banks
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Look into the face of the Wasp Factory.