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Laugh, Cry... I don't care so long as dem Books Move Me!
Of Mice and Men (Steinbeck "Essentials")Of Mice and Men (Steinbeck "Essentials") by John Steinbeck
Buy new: £5.00 / Used from: £0.25
The saddest, most moving book anyone could ever read without even trying!! You'll understand what unforgetable means when you read it.
Tortilla Flat (Penguin Modern Classics)Tortilla Flat (Penguin Modern Classics) by John Steinbeck
Buy new: £4.76 / Used from: £3.26
Another, slightly odd, Steinbeck novella.
White TeethWhite Teeth by Zadie Smith
Buy new: £4.79 / Used from: £0.01
Ignore the hype, it's really very funny!
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
Buy used from: £25.26
It's worth getting 'em all together... it's the sense of time passing that make the books so special for me.
Steppenwolf at 25: A Photographic Celebration of an Actor's TheaterSteppenwolf at 25: A Photographic Celebration of an Actor's Theater by Don DeLillo
Buy used from: £14.95
Haven't bourght it 'cos of the price, but OMG how can anyone fail to be inspired by the stpry of Steppenwolf Theatre Co.?!!!
The Tulip TouchThe Tulip Touch by Anne Fine
Buy new: £4.46 / Used from: £0.01
One of my faves as a kid, introduced my to all the stuff I love in adult literature.
Flowers in the Attic (Dollanganger Family 1)Flowers in the Attic (Dollanganger Family 1) by Virginia Andrews
Buy new: £5.49 / Used from: £0.01
Never been Virginia Andrews biggest fan, but this is her definitive novel, and DEFINATLY GRIPPING!
The Top 500 Poems (Columbia Anthologies)The Top 500 Poems (Columbia Anthologies) by W Harmon
Buy new: £19.38 / Used from: £4.68
My favourite is undebatably Robert Frost
The Jungle Books (Penguin Popular Classics)The Jungle Books (Penguin Popular Classics) by Rudyard Kipling
Buy new: £2.00 / Used from: £0.01
nothing. like. the. disney. one. This is a book all adults can enjoy, they're quite adult stories. Kipling is a genius.
Elidor (Collins Modern Classics)Elidor (Collins Modern Classics) by Alan Garner
Buy used from: £0.01
Another childhood favourite. Magic.
Bridget Jones's Diary: A NovelBridget Jones's Diary: A Novel by Helen Fielding
Buy new: £4.79 / Used from: £0.01
OK, so it's about a posh stupid b*tch: It's bloody funny though!
All Points NorthAll Points North by Simon Armitage
Buy used from: £0.01
Anybody who's from the N.of England: Read it!
True WestTrue West by Sam Shepard
Buy new: £5.50 / Used from: £22.57
If you've ever had problems with you're family, read it. It's about two brothers and their struggle with themselves and eachother. Now! I only wish I could have seen the Steppenwolf version.
Heaven (Casteel Family 1)Heaven (Casteel Family 1) by Virginia Andrews
Buy new: £5.46 / Used from: £0.01
Ashamed to say I loved it!
Cannery Row (Penguin Modern Classics)Cannery Row (Penguin Modern Classics) by John Steinbeck
Buy new: £5.20 / Used from: £1.32
Beautifully crafted! And there's a sequal!
The Red Pony (Steinbeck "Essentials")The Red Pony (Steinbeck "Essentials") by John Steinbeck
Buy new: £8.09 / Used from: £1.99
A tale of growing up, it should make you sob.
Chinese Cinderella: The Secret Story of an Unwanted Daughter (Puffin Teenage Books)Chinese Cinderella: The Secret Story of an Unwanted Daughter (Puffin Teenage Books) by Adeline Jen Mah
Buy new: £4.19 / Used from: £0.01
Adeline Yen Mah is so strong, this has inspired me.
The Penguin Book of Women's HumourThe Penguin Book of Women's Humour by Regina Barreca
Buy used from: £0.01
He he he Girl Power
The Complete Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe (Penguin Classics)The Complete Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe (Penguin Classics) by Edgar Allan Poe
Buy new: £11.39 / Used from: £9.17
Bit of a contrast, but it's CHILLING!