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The House of SleepThe House of Sleep by Jonathan Coe
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A beautiful, poetic, funny book about love and loss
The Picture of Dorian Gray (Oxford World's Classics)The Picture of Dorian Gray (Oxford World's Classics) by Oscar Wilde
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Wilde's masterpiece. His statement on aesthetics versus athletics
The CorrectionsThe Corrections by Jonathan Franzen
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Bursting with humanity and understanding, this book brings shivers to my spine. Probably one of the strongest candidates for the title "modern classic"!
Gravity and Grace (Routledge Classics)Gravity and Grace (Routledge Classics) by Simone Weil
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MiddlesexMiddlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides
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Herzog (Penguin Classics)Herzog (Penguin Classics) by Saul Bellow
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Jude the Obscure (Penguin Popular Classics)Jude the Obscure (Penguin Popular Classics) by Thomas Hardy
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The Secret HistoryThe Secret History by Donna Tartt
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An Equal MusicAn Equal Music by Vikram Seth
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The Virgin SuicidesThe Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides
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"Blackadder": The Whole Damn Dynasty"Blackadder": The Whole Damn Dynasty by John Lloyd
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Hilarious companion to the best comedy series ever
The IdiotThe Idiot by F.M. Dostoyevsky
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The greatest novelist of all time - this book is full of excellent psychological insights
Saint MorrisseySaint Morrissey by Mark Simpson
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A fan writes for fans. Thank you, Mark!
The French Lieutenant's WomanThe French Lieutenant's Woman by John Fowles
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Fowles's most entertaining and hard-hitting book
The Catcher in the RyeThe Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger
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A very strong, disturbing, statement of intent
The Wind-up Bird ChronicleThe Wind-up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami
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Murakami is one of my favourite modern authors - and this is his most complex, most fulfilling novel
Oscar WildeOscar Wilde by Richard Ellmann
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The most comprehensive, if at times confused, biography of the wittiest man to have ever lived
A Taste of Honey: A PlayA Taste of Honey: A Play by Shelagh Delaney
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A beautiful play from a long-lost era, by Morrissey's favourite playwright
Leviathan (Faber Fiction Classics)Leviathan (Faber Fiction Classics) by Paul Auster
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A great American voice - and this is a great book
Enduring LoveEnduring Love by Ian McEwan
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I'm not quite sure what to make of McEwan but this is a fantastic book
Vernon God LittleVernon God Little by DBC Pierre
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Worthy of the Man Booker prize 2003, this is a captivating tale of alienation in small-town Texas