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Sublime American Fiction (in no particular order)
The Handmaid's Tale (Contemporary classics)The Handmaid's Tale (Contemporary classics) by Margaret Atwood
Buy new: £4.97 / Used from: £0.01
Okay, she's Canadian (North American), but it's a masterpiece - had to include it, one of my favourites
The Little FriendThe Little Friend by Donna Tartt
Buy used from: £0.01
Rich, engrossing, chilling, stunning - please write quicker! I love this book
The RoadThe Road by Cormac McCarthy
Buy new: £10.91 / Used from: £8.19
'The Road' is incredible: haunting, beautiful, terrifying...
White Noise (Picador Books)White Noise (Picador Books) by Don DeLillo
Buy new: £4.76 / Used from: £0.14
Ironic, hilarious, stunningly written - a great, different read from a pure stylist
The Virgin SuicidesThe Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides
Buy new: £5.40 / Used from: £0.44
So unbelievably resonant. Dense, sad, funny, intense, mesmeric
The TentThe Tent by Margaret Atwood
Buy new: £4.48 / Used from: £0.01
Very witty, funny... fabulous short pieces that show a true master of contemporary fiction
Will You Please be Quiet, Please?Will You Please be Quiet, Please? by Raymond Carver
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £2.86
The short story master - crammed full of brilliance. 'Neighbors' is a must...claustrophobic with unutterable tension
Invisible MonstersInvisible Monsters by Chuck Palahniuk
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £3.07
Not everyone's cup of tea - but is very funny, great twists, amazing characters and a choppy cinematic style