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Works that changed my Life!
Flow My Tears, The Policeman Said (S.F. Masterworks)Flow My Tears, The Policeman Said (S.F. Masterworks) by Philip K. Dick
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The best novel ever written, in my opinion. A superb, mind-bending, examination of love in all its forms.....
A Scanner Darkly (S.F. Masterworks)A Scanner Darkly (S.F. Masterworks) by Philip K. Dick
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Great depiction of the 60s drug-scene, with typical Dickian conceits and plot twists.
London FieldsLondon Fields by Martin Amis
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Good story, but my God, the prose! Cutting, beautiful - verbal fireworks on a page! Just fantastic...
Ubik (S.F. Masterworks)Ubik (S.F. Masterworks) by Philip K. Dick
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Mind-bending multiple reality Dick at his best. Written before he lost his marbles...
Tough, Tough Toys for Tough, Tough BoysTough, Tough Toys for Tough, Tough Boys by Will Self
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Self finally controls his need to be seen as hip and writes a great collection of stories!
The Metamorphosis (Norton Critical Editions)The Metamorphosis (Norton Critical Editions) by F Kafka
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The first and the best in strange 20th Century fiction....
EndgameEndgame by Samuel Beckett
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My favourite Beckett - who can forget "The bastard! He doesn't exist!" when their prayers are unanswered?
Naked Lunch (Harperperennial Classics)Naked Lunch (Harperperennial Classics) by William S. Burroughs
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More like brief, dark sketches than stories - the best Burroughs by far. And funniest, too.
Books of Blood Omnibus: v. 1Books of Blood Omnibus: v. 1 by Clive Barker
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Barker almost made me think I liked horror with this collection - the best horror collections bar none!
Books of Blood: Volumes 4-6Books of Blood: Volumes 4-6 by Clive Barker
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Barker at the peak of his powers - then he started writing about goblins...ho hum.
A Doll's House (Dover Thrift)A Doll's House (Dover Thrift) by Henrik Ibsen
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Disintegrating relationship? Feeling trapped? Watch this play....
The Three Stigmata of Palmer EldritchThe Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch by Philip K. Dick
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More classic Dick - more SF than I usually like, but still so, SO good!
Bloom's Reviews: Awakening, the (Bloom's Notes)Bloom's Reviews: Awakening, the (Bloom's Notes) by Kate Chopin
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