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Unexpectedly Good Books
From HellFrom Hell by Alan Moore
Buy new: £14.91 / Used from: £9.95
Approximately a million times better than the film and most other 'comics'.
Blue Lonesome (Canongate crime)Blue Lonesome (Canongate crime) by Bill Pronzini
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In so many ways just like its Edward Hopper cover.
MisadventuresMisadventures by Sylvia Smith
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Don't know quite why this works but it does: wonderfully unaffected humour.
Madame Bovary (Wonders of the World)Madame Bovary (Wonders of the World) by Gustave Flaubert
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Lovely edition. Great morality tale.
Miss WyomingMiss Wyoming by Douglas Coupland
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Coupland is always funny, always thoughtful. As good as ever.
Naive. SuperNaive. Super by Erlend Loe
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Like '101 Reykjavik' ... but better.
IdentityIdentity by Milan Kundera
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Not one of Kundera's best? Dodgy translation? I thought it was beautifully brief.
AusterlitzAusterlitz by W. G. Sebald
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The pinnacle of Sebald's immense talent.
The Cement GardenThe Cement Garden by Ian McEwan
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Back when McEwan was really good!
Heart of Darkness (Hesperus Classics)Heart of Darkness (Hesperus Classics) by Joseph Conrad
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Gorgeous edition of essential classic.
Hallucinating FoucaultHallucinating Foucault by Patricia Duncker
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Very clever page-turner. Great read.
WaterlandWaterland by Graham Swift
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Only book that has ever made me immediately get up and go visit a place. Superb.
Wise Children (Vintage Classics)Wise Children (Vintage Classics) by Angela Carter
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Joyous Shakespearian (somehow!) romp. Fine stuff.