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Fiction I couldn't put down
VinelandVineland by Thomas Pynchon
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The most madly inventive and accessible of all his books
White Noise (Picador Books)White Noise (Picador Books) by Don DeLillo
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Various characters' drakly comic preoccupations with death
Slaughterhouse 5 (Vintage Crucial Classics)Slaughterhouse 5 (Vintage Crucial Classics) by Kurt Vonnegut
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Often mentioned in the same breath as Catch22 and with good reason
Inferno, TheInferno, The by Alighieri Dante
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The classic tale of man's fall from grace
Brighton Rock (Vintage classics)Brighton Rock (Vintage classics) by Graham Greene
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A story of small time criminals that's every bit as chilling today as when it was written
FactotumFactotum by Charles Bukowski
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An illustration of how just about every job is a pointless waste of time
Animal Farm: A Fairy StoryAnimal Farm: A Fairy Story by George Orwell
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Modern social issues brilliantly told by fable
Concrete IslandConcrete Island by J.G. Ballard
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Reworking of the classic Robinson Crusoe tale
Metamorphosis and others storiesMetamorphosis and others stories by Franz Kafka
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An exploration of the horror of modern life
The Wasp FactoryThe Wasp Factory by Iain Banks
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A true original in the genre of gothic thrillers
High FidelityHigh Fidelity by Nick Hornby
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A book that makes you nod your head in recognition as much as it makes you laugh out loud
Love in the Time of CholeraLove in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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A perfect romantic fairy story
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Penguin Classics)One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Penguin Classics) by Ken Kesey
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Moving tale of humanity within the walls of an institution
Lost SoulsLost Souls by Poppy Brite
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Gothic horror story of the beautiful undead
Are You Experienced?Are You Experienced? by William Sutcliffe
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Cautionary tales for the would be world traveller that will have you laughing in public places
Satan Wants MeSatan Wants Me by Robert Irwin
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Drugs, adolescence and satan worship during the summer of love
The Naked and the Dead (Flamingo Modern Classics)The Naked and the Dead (Flamingo Modern Classics) by Norman Mailer
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One of the most gripping war stories ever told
Memnoch The Devil (Volume 5 of The Vampire Chronicles)Memnoch The Devil (Volume 5 of The Vampire Chronicles) by Anne Rice
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Hallucinatory journey for the Vampire Lestat thru the realms of heaven and hell
On the RoadOn the Road by Jack Kerouac
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The classic travelogue
Billy Budd (English Library)Billy Budd (English Library) by Herman Melville
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Collection of Melville's finest works
Last Exit to BrooklynLast Exit to Brooklyn by Hubert Selby Jr.
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Horrifying stories of everyday life on the streets of 1950s Brooklyn
Pudd'nhead Wilson (Signet Classics)Pudd'nhead Wilson (Signet Classics) by Mark Twain
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Examination of the hypocritical social values of 19th century america
The Rum DiaryThe Rum Diary by Hunter S. Thompson
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How anyone could misplace a novel of this quality for almost 40 years is incredible
Anna Karenina (Penguin Classics)Anna Karenina (Penguin Classics) by Leo Tolstoy
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Often cited as the greatest novel ever written and understandably so
The Hound of the BaskervillesThe Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
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Sherlock Holmes returns for his greatest adventure