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Ten Books to read before you die
Wuthering Heights (Wordsworth Classics)Wuthering Heights (Wordsworth Classics) by Emily Bronte
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Beautiful, I've read this over and over again and it still chills me
On the Road (Penguin Modern Classics)On the Road (Penguin Modern Classics) by Jack Kerouac
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Fantastic - makes you want to quit your job and go travelling
The Catcher in the RyeThe Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger
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The epitome of American teenage angst. Donna Tartt's The Secret History is worth a look too.
Great Expectations (Penguin Popular Classics)Great Expectations (Penguin Popular Classics) by Charles Dickens
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A good old-fashioned story, gripping and unputdownable. If you only ever read one Dickens novel, make it this one.
Flowers in the Attic (Dollanganger Family 1)Flowers in the Attic (Dollanganger Family 1) by Virginia Andrews
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Slightly trashy but a great story, also worth reading the sequel Petals on the Wind
Jane Eyre (Penguin Classics)Jane Eyre (Penguin Classics) by Charlotte Bronte
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A classic! A vital addition to anyone's bookshelf.
Nineteen Eighty-FourNineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell
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Outstanding. As relevant today as ever
The Lord of the Rings: AND The Hobbit (Collins Modern Classics)The Lord of the Rings: AND The Hobbit (Collins Modern Classics) by J.R.R. Tolkien
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A masterpiece.
Charlie and the Chocolate FactoryCharlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
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A favourite from my childhood
Lord of the FliesLord of the Flies by William Golding
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A favourite from my school days
Lolita (Penguin Classics)Lolita (Penguin Classics) by Vladimir Nabokov
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Beautiful, a disturbing yet entrancing story of infatuation