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The most amazing writing ever?
The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner: Written by Himself (Oxford World's Classics)The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner: Written by Himself (Oxford World's Classics) by James Hogg
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Probably the most amazing book I've ever read - seriously. Was literally trembling by the end of it.
Sunset Song (Penguin Classics)Sunset Song (Penguin Classics) by Lewis Grassic Gibbon
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Also wonderful. Great for Higher English, beautiful language and remarkable symbolism.
Wuthering Heights (Penguin Classics)Wuthering Heights (Penguin Classics) by Emily Bronte
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I read this when I was thirteen and it's still one of my favourites.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland: AND Through the Looking Glass (Vintage Classics)Alice's Adventures in Wonderland: AND Through the Looking Glass (Vintage Classics) by Lewis Carroll
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I know it's a kids book. It's still fabulous and it's still hilarious!
The Bell JarThe Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
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An incredible study of a troubled female psyche.
Girlfriend in a ComaGirlfriend in a Coma by Douglas Coupland
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Apocalyptic fiction is always difficult - Coupland masters it easily in this hilarious novel.
The Colour of Magic: The First Discworld Novel (A Discworld Novel)The Colour of Magic: The First Discworld Novel (A Discworld Novel) by Terry Pratchett
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I defy you to read this book - or any Pratchett - and NOT look like a fool laughing on the train.