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SoftSoft by Rupert Thomson
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Everything Rupert Thomson writes is worth reading. He creates strange and disturbing new worlds and makes them fascinating and believable.
SiddharthaSiddhartha by Hermann Hesse
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Hesse's simple biblical prose can be deceptive as he explores the human condition
The Razor's Edge (Vintage classics)The Razor's Edge (Vintage classics) by W. Somerset Maugham
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A book to make you think about who you are, what you want to be and what in life really matters
DuneDune by Frank Herbert
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science fiction that is worth reading!
Treasure Island (Penguin Popular Classics)Treasure Island (Penguin Popular Classics) by Robert Louis Stevenson
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tales of adventure and derring do don't get any better than this
Penguin Readers Level 2: Mysterious Island (Penguin Longman Penguin Readers)Penguin Readers Level 2: Mysterious Island (Penguin Longman Penguin Readers) by Jules Verne
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It would be hard to find a better island to be ship wrecked on (it has everything!), but it is fab read
The Complete Stories (Penguin Classics)The Complete Stories (Penguin Classics) by Truman Capote
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If you ever get annoyed with authors who over-write then you will find Capote's short stories to be a fantastic experience
Any Human HeartAny Human Heart by William Boyd
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a wonderful melding of fact and fiction
Jonathan Strange and Mr. NorrellJonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke
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Jane Austen AND magic - fabulous! It reminds me of a wonderful spoof computer game in "The Face" where you could play a Jane Austen book with control keys to arch eyebrows
Norwegian Wood (Vintage East)Norwegian Wood (Vintage East) by Haruki Murakami
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Get drawn into the world of 20 somethings in Japan. His prose is simple, but the characters are wonderfully complex and intriguing