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Insightful Classics
The Brothers Karamazov (Penguin Classics)The Brothers Karamazov (Penguin Classics) by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Buy new: £6.46 / Used from: £5.27
A very involving read.
On the RoadOn the Road by Jack Kerouac
Buy new: £5.70 / Used from: £0.73
The prose moves along at a pace.
The Name of the Rose (Vintage Classics)The Name of the Rose (Vintage Classics) by Umberto Eco
Buy new: £5.96 / Used from: £2.00
Wonderful imagery and atmosphere.
Ubik (S.F. Masterworks)Ubik (S.F. Masterworks) by Philip K. Dick
Buy new: £4.48 / Used from: £1.79
A master at work.
The New York Trilogy: "City of Glass", "Ghosts" and "Locked Room"The New York Trilogy: "City of Glass", "Ghosts" and "Locked Room" by Paul Auster
Buy new: £4.96 / Used from: £0.01
Classic introduction to the world of Auster.
NeuromancerNeuromancer by William Gibson
Buy new: £5.89 / Used from: £0.63
A great read. Mind blowing at times.
The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch (S.F. Masterworks)The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch (S.F. Masterworks) by Philip K. Dick
Buy new: £4.67 / Used from: £1.95
Top class sci-fi.
The Castle (Vintage Classics)The Castle (Vintage Classics) by Franz Kafka
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £2.90
Sharp, intense and mysterious.
Foucault's PendulumFoucault's Pendulum by Umberto Eco
Buy new: £6.73 / Used from: £1.88
Good insight into the weird and wonderful land of medieval occultism.
Moon PalaceMoon Palace by Paul Auster
Buy new: £4.76 / Used from: £1.38
One of my favourite modern writers.
The StrangerThe Stranger by Albert Camus
Buy used from: £1.43
Beautifully written and evocative.
Number9dreamNumber9dream by David Mitchell
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Another good modern writer worth seeking out.
A Wizard of Earthsea (Puffin Books)A Wizard of Earthsea (Puffin Books) by Ursula Le Guin
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True classic.
Valis (S.F. Masterworks)Valis (S.F. Masterworks) by Philip K. Dick
Buy new: £4.43 / Used from: £1.31
Totally original.
The Gambler: WITH Bobok (Classics)The Gambler: WITH Bobok (Classics) by F.M. Dostoyevsky
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Penetrating insight into the nature of gambling.
The Complete Sherlock Holmes (Collector's Library Editions)The Complete Sherlock Holmes (Collector's Library Editions) by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Buy new: £17.96 / Used from: £16.39
Very enjoyable.
The Idiot (Wordsworth Classics)The Idiot (Wordsworth Classics) by F.M. Dostoevsky
Buy new: £1.99 / Used from: £0.01
Storytelling at its best.
Samskara: A Rite for a Dead Man (Oxford India Paperbacks)Samskara: A Rite for a Dead Man (Oxford India Paperbacks) by U. R. Anantha Murthy
Buy new: £7.19 / Used from: £1.92
Little known but worth finding.