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All time favourite books
American PsychoAmerican Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis
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Funny, very explicit, superbly written. Simply the best book I've ever read.
A Scanner Darkly (S.F. Masterworks)A Scanner Darkly (S.F. Masterworks) by Philip K. Dick
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Trippy, paranoid, involving, melancholic. The best PKD I've come across yet.
The GodfatherThe Godfather by Mario Puzo
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Supremely intelligent and rivetingly plotted; a masterpiece.
Catch-22Catch-22 by Joseph Heller
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Hilarious, chaotic, very affecting. Brilliant satire depicting the absurd horror of war.
The Dice ManThe Dice Man by Luke Rhinehart
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Ridiculously funny, mind-broadening, life-changing. Unfortunately runs out of ideas a little later on, but well worth it.
ItIt by Stephen King
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King's best work. Nostalgic and totally absorbing. The characterisation is fantastic.
QQ by Luther Blissett
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Sprawling historical tale full of action, intrigue and drama. Chaotic, but very well written and translated.
Stone JunctionStone Junction by Jim Dodge
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A fabulous story about one man's mythical, fantastical life. Wonderful entertainment, superb writing..
Under the SkinUnder the Skin by Michel Faber
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Brilliantly written modern sci-fi. If anything is gonna convert you to vegetarianism, this will.
Girlfriend in a ComaGirlfriend in a Coma by Douglas Coupland
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Enchanting, refreshing, very well written.
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (Modern Library)Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (Modern Library) by Hunter S. Thompson
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Hallucinatory, crazed, terrifying. One for those with a thirst for rebellion.
The New York Trilogy: "City of Glass", "Ghosts" and "Locked Room"The New York Trilogy: "City of Glass", "Ghosts" and "Locked Room" by Paul Auster
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Dazzling, intruiging... infuriating, but definately worth a look for Auster's captivating writing style, which is simply brilliant.
Red DragonRed Dragon by Thomas Harris
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The best crime/thriller writer I've come across (tho I haven't read many). Read this and Silence of the Lambs and you won't be disappointed.
Less Than ZeroLess Than Zero by Bret Easton Ellis
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Unremittingly bleak, starkly haunting and casually shocking. Perhaps an acquired taste...
Red Dwarf Omnibus: Infinity Welcomes Careful Drivers AND Better Than LifeRed Dwarf Omnibus: Infinity Welcomes Careful Drivers AND Better Than Life by Grant Naylor
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Silly, ridiculous, very, very funny.