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Work in Progress (My Favourite Books)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Penguin Classics)One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Penguin Classics) by Ken Kesey
Buy used from: £6.01
An amazing novel. MacMurphy should be an influence to us all.
PapillonPapillon by Henri Charriere
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This tale took me to the depths and the highs, but I never stopped laughing at this extrordinary man's humour throughout.
Earth Abides (S.F. Masterworks)Earth Abides (S.F. Masterworks) by George.R. Stewart
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Loved this. An end of the world story.
The RatsThe Rats by James Herbert
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First book I ever read. Owe it to my dad for getting into reading.
Five Years to FreedomFive Years to Freedom by James N. Rowe
Buy new: £4.76 / Used from: £2.14
Another book about struggle against adversity. Very American and very powerful. I would love to see this turned into a movie.
The Player of Games (The Culture)The Player of Games (The Culture) by Iain M. Banks
Buy new: £5.29 / Used from: £0.35
Awesome book.
The Crow RoadThe Crow Road by Iain Banks
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Never wanted it to end.
MiseryMisery by Stephen King
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Gripping Horror.
Night ShiftNight Shift by Stephen King
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His best work.
The Consolations of PhilosophyThe Consolations of Philosophy by Alain de Botton
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This got me into Philosophy.
Fight ClubFight Club by Chuck Palahniuk
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An Intense, problematic, violent, sick, work of genius.
FactotumFactotum by Charles Bukowski
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Read this solidly one evening - blown away! A different view of America. Probably read this during a dark period in my life -
The Dice ManThe Dice Man by Luke Rhinehart
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I tried using the dice a couple of times but only to decided if I should have tea or coffee.
The Great Shark Hunt: Strange Tales from a Strange Time (Picador Books)The Great Shark Hunt: Strange Tales from a Strange Time (Picador Books) by Hunter S. Thompson
Buy new: £6.96 / Used from: £3.46
Got into some counter culture stuff through 'Cookoo's Nest' and came across this very funny and deeply cynical book. Brilliant.
Dracula (Penguin Popular Classics)Dracula (Penguin Popular Classics) by Bram Stoker
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Gripping. The movies were pants compaired to this masterpiece.
Batman: Dark Knight ReturnsBatman: Dark Knight Returns by Frank Miller
Buy new: £6.93 / Used from: £5.67
Frank Miller is the Shakespeare of Comics.
Sin CitySin City by Frank Miller
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Frank Miller is the Shakespeare of Comics.
The Complete MausThe Complete Maus by Art Spiegelman
Buy new: £10.16 / Used from: £6.70
Another great graphic novel.
Ghost WorldGhost World by Daniel Clowes
Buy new: £5.77 / Used from: £3.72
Wow.
The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists (Penguin Modern Classics)The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists (Penguin Modern Classics) by Robert Tressell
Buy new: £6.56 / Used from: £1.99
My Political bilble
ChokeChoke by Chuck Palahniuk
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Perverted and Hilarious
WiltWilt by Tom Sharpe
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Touch therapy anyone?
Sophie's World: A Novel About the History of PhilosophySophie's World: A Novel About the History of Philosophy by Jostein Gaarder
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Prepare for a mental workout
Germinal (Oxford World's Classics)Germinal (Oxford World's Classics) by Émile Zola
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Couldn't do this book justice