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SoftSoft by Rupert Thomson
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Everything Rupert Thomson writes is worth reading. He creates strange and disturbing new worlds and makes them fascinating and believable.
SiddharthaSiddhartha by Hermann Hesse
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Hesse's simple biblical prose can be deceptive as he explores the human condition
The Razor's Edge (Vintage classics)The Razor's Edge (Vintage classics) by W.Somerset Maugham
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A book to make you think about who you are, what you want to be and what in life really matters
DuneDune by Frank Herbert
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science fiction that is worth reading!
Treasure Island (Penguin Popular Classics)Treasure Island (Penguin Popular Classics) by Robert Louis Stevenson
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tales of adventure and derring do don't get any better than this
Penguin Readers Level 2: Mysterious Island (Penguin Longman Penguin Readers)Penguin Readers Level 2: Mysterious Island (Penguin Longman Penguin Readers) by Jules Verne
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It would be hard to find a better island to be ship wrecked on (it has everything!), but it is fab read
The Complete Stories (Penguin Classics)The Complete Stories (Penguin Classics) by Truman Capote
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If you ever get annoyed with authors who over-write then you will find Capote's short stories to be a fantastic experience
Any Human HeartAny Human Heart by William Boyd
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a wonderful melding of fact and fiction
Jonathan Strange and Mr. NorrellJonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke
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Jane Austen AND magic - fabulous! It reminds me of a wonderful spoof computer game in "The Face" where you could play a Jane Austen book with control keys to arch eyebrows
Norwegian Wood (Vintage East)Norwegian Wood (Vintage East) by Haruki Murakami
Get drawn into the world of 20 somethings in Japan. His prose is simple, but the characters are wonderfully complex and intriguing