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Unforgettable Stories
Against Nature (Penguin Classics)Against Nature (Penguin Classics) by Joris-Karl Huysmans
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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: £4.76 / Used from: £2.20
Bawdy, Opulent, Entertaining
Cities of the Red NightCities of the Red Night by William S. Burroughs
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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 by Thomas Ligotti
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 Émile 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.