 | The Wasp Factory by Iain Banks
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £0.01 Without my degree course, i would not have been introduced to half of these wierd an wonderful books and writers! This one definitely grows on you as you read.
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 | The Rachel Papers by Martin Amis
Buy new: £4.99 / Used from: £2.56 Charles Highway is a little arrogant, a little wierd but pretty funny, worth a read... love the quirky cover!
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 | One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest: a Novel (Penguin Modern Classics) by Ken Kesey
Buy new: £5.76 / Used from: £2.22 Disappointing, found it slow until the last few pages. Glad i read it but not one i'll be coming back to.
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 | Fear of Flying (Vintage Blue) by Erica Jong
Buy used from: £0.01 Liked this, still a bit shocking!
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 | Birthday Letters by Ted Hughes
Buy new: £6.49 / Used from: £0.42 As a huge Plath fan i found this collection really interesting and insightful, 'Dreamers' probably my favourite.
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 | The Buddha of Suburbia by Hanif Kureishi
Buy new: £4.78 / Used from: £0.01 This was a surprise, really didn't expect to like it but its hilarious, great characters.
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 | Paradise by Toni Morrison
Buy new: £5.78 / Used from: £0.01 Another surprise, confusing to follow at first but worth the time and effort. Beautifully written... poetic.
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 | Rebecca (Virago modern classics) by Daphne Du Maurier
Buy new: £5.57 / Used from: £0.79 Loved it, timeless story doesn't feel as old as it is. Really gripping.
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 | Mao II by Don DeLillo
Buy new: £5.80 / Used from: £0.86 Wierd... confusing but felt compelled to keep reading.
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 | The Long Goodbye by Raymond Chandler
Buy new: £5.99 / Used from: £3.27 American detective fiction, another first for me but really enjoyable, great story with some exciting twists.
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 | The Collector (Vintage Classics) by John Fowles
Buy new: £5.09 / Used from: £0.83 Creepy, frightening will haunt you long after you finish the last page... loved it!
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 | Diary of a Madman: And Other Stories (Dover Thrift Editions) by Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol
Buy new: £2.11 / Used from: £1.09 A little wordy, hard to get your head around at first but surprisingly a really good read... unique.
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 | "The Yellow Wallpaper (Dover Thrift) by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Buy new: £1.97 / Used from: £0.01 Loved this one too... brilliant story but you can get a lot out of it, really interesting portrayal of supposed female 'madness'.
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 | The Mad Pride: A Celebration of Mad Culture by Robert Dellar
Buy new: £10.00 / Used from: £0.20 Think a theme is starting to emerge! Tales of 'real madness' really insightful, moving and frightening. Raising the profile of the experience of mental illness.
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 | The Child in Time by Ian McEwan
Buy new: £4.99 / Used from: £0.32 Excellent, one of the best contemporary writers ive read. Chilling story, very moving, really interesting but unexpected ending.
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 | Woman on the Edge of Time (A Women's Press classic) by Marge Piercy
Buy new: £5.97 / Used from: £1.83 Feminism/ science fiction/ madness... makes an interesting combination but liked it, a good read.
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