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Infinite JestInfinite Jest by David Foster Wallace
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State of the art writing that's funny, clever and profound.
Godel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid (20th anniversary edition with a new preface by the author)Godel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid (20th anniversary edition with a new preface by the author) by Douglas R Hofstadter
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Will change your life.
CryptonomiconCryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson
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Trans-historical geekery.
Ulysses (Penguin Modern Classics)Ulysses (Penguin Modern Classics) by James Joyce
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Skip first three chapters. Funnier than you think.
TrainspottingTrainspotting by Irvine Welsh
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A technical triumph, genuinely moving.
The Classical Language of Architecture (World of Art)The Classical Language of Architecture (World of Art) by John Summerson
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If you really want to know about architecture, this is the best place to start.
American PsychoAmerican Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis
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A vituoso piece of writing and incredible satire.
Foucault's PendulumFoucault's Pendulum by Umberto Eco
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Modernism will make you mad...
Cyrano de BergeracCyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand
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Possibly the best ever translation of *any* work into the English Language. Only book ever to make me cry.
Anna Karenina (Wordsworth Classics)Anna Karenina (Wordsworth Classics) by L.N. Tolstoy
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Purest pleasure. Better than War and Peace.