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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

What’s everyone’s favorite book mines The call of the wild

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Ian Banks - The Wasp Factory

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By *naswingdressWoman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)

Err. Roget's Thesaurus.

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By *icecouple561Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex

I don't have a favourite, it's difficult to choose just one.

Books I read when I was younger and thought were excellent don't seem so good second or third time round and vice versa.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

It depends.

One that sticks with me is Under the Frog by Tibor Fische

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By *imon_hydeMan
over a year ago

Stockport

I like Jennie's answer, Ian Banks was a great author and that book was shocking in the 80s. But the question is difficult it's like asking a parent which is their favourite child. So my answer, today, is Lyonesse by Jack Vance. It is everything I love in the fantasy genre and Vance is a true stylist.

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By *ex HolesMan
over a year ago

Up North

Readers Wives Dec 1987

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By *naswingdressWoman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)

"I don't have a favourite, it's difficult to choose just one.

Books I read when I was younger and thought were excellent don't seem so good second or third time round and vice versa."

I wonder about this. The one that springs to mind is a coming of age novel that I read on the cusp of adolescence, and several times again throughout it. I could probably still quote from it if I thought about it. It stayed with me.

But at 37, I'm probably going to be a bit less impressed by the trials and tribulations of a girl who's seventeen.

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By *issBlackedCouple
over a year ago

Glasgow

To kill a mockingbird

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By *inky Biscuit DunkerMan
over a year ago

Gloucestershire

Stig of the dump

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By *edeWoman
over a year ago

the abyss

I can't choose one!! I read so many different genres I could never pick!!

Although I do have a sneaking suspicion I may get a new favourite soon

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By *iasubTV/TS
over a year ago

Ilkeston

Probably Priest by Sierra Simone or the Twisted series by Ana Huang

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By *issmorganWoman
over a year ago

Calderdale innit

I absolutely love books and it's so hard to pick a Fav .

It would probably be a Marian Keyes one like Last chance saloon or sushi for beginners.

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By *a LunaWoman
over a year ago

South Wales

Jemima J by Jane Green

When I was a kid it was the Mallory Towers series by Enid Blyton.

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By *icecouple561Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex

"Jemima J by Jane Green

When I was a kid it was the Mallory Towers series by Enid Blyton."

I loved Mallory Towers.

'Darrell was a forthright girl '

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By *olourmeplayfulWoman
over a year ago

Manchester

"Jemima J by Jane Green

When I was a kid it was the Mallory Towers series by Enid Blyton."

Love both of these! Still got all the MT books on my shelves.

Difficult to say what my favourite is though, there’s too many. Favourite authors though are; Michelle paver, kiran millwood-hargrave, Sarah j maas, Naomi novik, robin hobb and David eddings. Will buy any of their books without question.

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By *naswingdressWoman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)

"Jemima J by Jane Green

When I was a kid it was the Mallory Towers series by Enid Blyton.

I loved Mallory Towers.

'Darrell was a forthright girl '

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By *hilloutMan
over a year ago

All over the place! Northwesr, , Southwest

Dune - Frank Herbert

Absolute masterpiece.

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By *icecouple561Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex

"Jemima J by Jane Green

When I was a kid it was the Mallory Towers series by Enid Blyton.

I loved Mallory Towers.

'Darrell was a forthright girl '

I remember one story where the nice but shy girl sharpened all the arty ones pencils thinking she was doing her a favour. The arty girl then drew a picture of nice girl with a halo made of pencil shavings. That stuck in my mind as being exceptionally unkind

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By *lynJMan
over a year ago

Morden

"Err. Roget's Thesaurus."

Or Roger's Tree House as it was affectionately known in our house.

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By *naswingdressWoman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)

"Jemima J by Jane Green

When I was a kid it was the Mallory Towers series by Enid Blyton.

I loved Mallory Towers.

'Darrell was a forthright girl '

I don't remember many of the specific stories - they were an escape for me when I read them.

At that age I read everything not nailed down and probably most things that were

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By *ezebel100Woman
over a year ago

Birmingham

"Jemima J by Jane Green

When I was a kid it was the Mallory Towers series by Enid Blyton."

Loved Jemima J

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By *icecouple561Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex

"Jemima J by Jane Green

When I was a kid it was the Mallory Towers series by Enid Blyton.

I loved Mallory Towers.

'Darrell was a forthright girl '

I don't remember many of the specific stories - they were an escape for me when I read them.

At that age I read everything not nailed down and probably most things that were

Same including some stuff that I really didn't understand

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By *ezebel100Woman
over a year ago

Birmingham

Daughter of Smoke & Bone Trilogy by Laini Taylor

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By *nkyCplCouple
over a year ago

Northampton

Probably LOTR or Gangs of New York.

Got given Jordan Peterson’s - 12 Rules for Life which I’m enjoying currently.

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By *naswingdressWoman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)

"Jemima J by Jane Green

When I was a kid it was the Mallory Towers series by Enid Blyton.

I loved Mallory Towers.

'Darrell was a forthright girl '

I don't remember many of the specific stories - they were an escape for me when I read them.

At that age I read everything not nailed down and probably most things that were

Same including some stuff that I really didn't understand "

I was a little older when I discovered My Uncle Oswald by Roald Dahl. Roald Dahl is a kid's author, right?

Umm. That book is about discovering a substance that caused uncontrollable arousal and using it to harvest the sperm of famous men.

Not so much

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By *icecouple561Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex

"Jemima J by Jane Green

When I was a kid it was the Mallory Towers series by Enid Blyton.

I loved Mallory Towers.

'Darrell was a forthright girl '

I don't remember many of the specific stories - they were an escape for me when I read them.

At that age I read everything not nailed down and probably most things that were

Same including some stuff that I really didn't understand

I was a little older when I discovered My Uncle Oswald by Roald Dahl. Roald Dahl is a kid's author, right?

Umm. That book is about discovering a substance that caused uncontrollable arousal and using it to harvest the sperm of famous men.

Not so much

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Find memories of Treasure Island.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The count of monte cristo.

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By *olly_chromaticTV/TS
over a year ago

Stockport

"I like Jennie's answer, Ian Banks was a great author and that book was shocking in the 80s. But the question is difficult it's like asking a parent which is their favourite child. So my answer, today, is Lyonesse by Jack Vance. It is everything I love in the fantasy genre and Vance is a true stylist."

Oo, good shout out to Vance. Now to pull a couple of Vance off my shelves and stack them with the Banks that I've just started re-reading.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Dune - Frank Herbert

Absolute masterpiece."

My favorite was the god emperor of dune

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Probably LOTR or Gangs of New York.

Got given Jordan Peterson’s - 12 Rules for Life which I’m enjoying currently."

I preferred the silmarillion

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By *eliWoman
over a year ago

It changes frequently - my favourite will have changed in fifteen minutes.

I'll always have a deep love for Dorian Gray, Dracula, Shantaram and Wuthering Heights though.

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By *oubleswing2019Man
over a year ago

Colchester

I'm really struggling to pick one from amongst these top 4 for me :

1984 - Orwell

Lord of the Flies - Golding

Fahrenheit 451 - Bradbury

Animal Farm - Orwell

I think I was 12 when I read 1984 and thus began my love affair with dytopian-themed books. My cousin had her own library and she had a very eclectic collection which I pilfered from time to time (Including The Diary of Anaïs Nin but 12 year old me found that very boring and I preferred the dystopian novels)

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I absolutely love books and it's so hard to pick a Fav .

It would probably be a Marian Keyes one like Last chance saloon or sushi for beginners."

Love all of Marian Keyes books

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By *os_GoddessofdawnWoman
over a year ago

In the clouds

The Five people you meet in heaven -Mitch Albom

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By *erence IIMan
over a year ago

Irrelevant

If you made me pick one it's probably A short history of nearly everything by Bill Bryson

Or The big picture by Sean Carroll

Or .....

Look, just don't make me choose ok?

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By *ataleMan
over a year ago

Durham

Bret Hart - Autobiography - a phenomenal read!

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By *ld StrumpetWoman
over a year ago

Telford

I love the hard back old fashioned Enid Blyton books. I love the old Jackie Collins books but love my kindle for the Martina Cole or Kimberly Chambers. Anything out of my comfort zone to try.

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By *erence IIMan
over a year ago

Irrelevant

"Jemima J by Jane Green

When I was a kid it was the Mallory Towers series by Enid Blyton.

I loved Mallory Towers.

'Darrell was a forthright girl '

I don't remember many of the specific stories - they were an escape for me when I read them.

At that age I read everything not nailed down and probably most things that were

I used to be like that, having gone through all the usual kids stuff I ended up reading quite a lot of age inappropriate stuff. Still vividly remember being introduced to the details of sex from Jean Auel's Earths Children series at 13

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By *otdayMan
over a year ago

Reading

The grapes of wrath by John Steinbeck

Not a barrel of laughs though

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By *ormalfornorfolkMan
over a year ago

Norwich

Papillon is the first one to come to mind…

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By *avinaTVTV/TS
over a year ago

Transsexual Transylvania

The Lord of the Rings, by JRR Tolkien. I read it at 11, and it has influenced my tastes and interests ever since. I kept my favourite copy next to my bed. My mum called it my bible. My wife and I connected over a shared love of it. We used an illustration from it on our wedding invitation.

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

Jane Eyre

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By *avinaTVTV/TS
over a year ago

Transsexual Transylvania

I quited from it at her memorial service.

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By *avinaTVTV/TS
over a year ago

Transsexual Transylvania

*quoted

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By *aretobstupidCouple
over a year ago

Moray

Can't pick one but love the books by Cixin Liu, highly recommend of you like sci-fi.

Mrs x

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By *erence IIMan
over a year ago

Irrelevant

"Papillon is the first one to come to mind…"

This was a book that I picked up in a holiday cottage when I was 15 and read avidly.

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By *eacupsbearCouple
over a year ago

York

Either HMS Ulysses by Alistair MacClean

War of the Worlds by H G Wells

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By *naswingdressWoman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)

I love the hard back old fashioned Enid Blyton books. I love the old Jackie Collins books but love my kindle for the Martina Cole or Kimberly Chambers. Anything out of my comfort zone to try."

When I was little the supermarket sold Enid Blyton for $2 in cheaply made hardback. If I was good while the shopping was done I might get one. Occasionally

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By *ezebel100Woman
over a year ago

Birmingham

"I absolutely love books and it's so hard to pick a Fav .

It would probably be a Marian Keyes one like Last chance saloon or sushi for beginners.

Love all of Marian Keyes books

My favourite Marian Keyes is Rachel's Holiday, read it loads of times

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By *ansoffateMan
over a year ago

Sagittarius A

Call of the wild is definitely one of mine. I used to get sent out of class in primary as they put you in the library... Like that's punishment

Probably Dharma Bums or One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest.

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By *ilsaGeorgeCouple
over a year ago

kent

"Jemima J by Jane Green

When I was a kid it was the Mallory Towers series by Enid Blyton.

I loved Mallory Towers.

'Darrell was a forthright girl '

I don't remember many of the specific stories - they were an escape for me when I read them.

At that age I read everything not nailed down and probably most things that were

Same. I was into Clive Barker, James Herbert and Stephen King by the time I was 12. Barker’s Weaveworld, The Great And Secret Show and Imajica absolutely blew my mind, and turned me onto some very adult thoughts. I still adore most of his books, and still read everything Stephen King publishes.

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By *ilsaGeorgeCouple
over a year ago

kent

Favourite novel at the moment is probably Mason & Dixon by Thomas Pynchon. All of his books are wonderful, but M&D has such a tender and heartfelt friendship that grounds all of the madcap mayhem. It’s an exquisite, beautiful book.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Gormenghast... Catch 22.. And The looney

Forgotten how many times I've read them.. Still cry with laughter when I read the looney

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By *astpoetMan
over a year ago

where the world takes me

It changes a lot but the one i come back to the most is The Trial by Kafka

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I'm really struggling to pick one from amongst these top 4 for me :

1984 - Orwell

Lord of the Flies - Golding

Fahrenheit 451 - Bradbury

Animal Farm - Orwell

Oh 1984 is remarkable!

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By *ycanNightsMan
over a year ago

Workington

Vurt by Jeff Noon

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By *oofy321Man
over a year ago

moon base zero

The rats trilogy

No one here gets out alive

Kitchen confidential

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By *orphia2003Woman
over a year ago

Tonypandy.

Misery. Stephen King, sticks out in my mind right now.

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By *amescoupleCouple
over a year ago

north walsham

Anything by Dan abnett. But especially the eisenhorn series

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By *ickshawedCouple
over a year ago

Wolverhampton

Night Watch by Terry Pratchett

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Anything by Dan abnett. But especially the eisenhorn series"

I’ve not read those in a very long time

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Call of the wild is definitely one of mine. I used to get sent out of class in primary as they put you in the library... Like that's punishment

Probably Dharma Bums or One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest."

I was introduced to the call of the wild after school

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By *aizyWoman
over a year ago

west midlands

I have so many favourite books, but if I had to pick one I couldn't live without it would probably be, East Of Eden by John Steinbeck.

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By *akingMemoriesMan
over a year ago

Toronto

If I was forced to pick one it would probably be the Ragged Trousered Philanthropists

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By *naswingdressWoman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)

"Call of the wild is definitely one of mine. I used to get sent out of class in primary as they put you in the library... Like that's punishment

Probably Dharma Bums or One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest."

My parents used to confiscate my books if I was bad

It didn't take me long to have a book hidden in every room of the house

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By *he AmbassadorMan
over a year ago

IRLANDA. / Prague. / Cil Dara

"What’s everyone’s favorite book mines The call of the wild"

Anything by John Connollys Bird(Charlie Parker) series. Rereading them as we speak, Dark Hollow is very good.

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By *aizyWoman
over a year ago

west midlands

"What’s everyone’s favorite book mines The call of the wild

Anything by John Connollys Bird(Charlie Parker) series. Rereading them as we speak, Dark Hollow is very good. "

I love that series, I reread them every couple of years, my fav is The Wrath of Angels.

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By *omersetsmithyMan
over a year ago

Horfield

Peter and Jayne

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By *spookie666Man
over a year ago

newmarket

Charlie Parker series by John Connolly

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By *orksRockerMan
over a year ago

Bradford

God is not great - Christopher Hitchens

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By *oofy321Man
over a year ago

moon base zero

Secret diary of Adrian mole aged 13 and 3/4

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By *riel13Woman
over a year ago

Northampton

Watership Down

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By *ildbillkidMan
over a year ago

where the road goes on forever

"the wheel of time" series by Robert Jordan, I read them frequently

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Ready Player One by Earnest Cline

Its brilliant, read it many times. The movie is terrible compared to the book, nothing like it.

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By *riel13Woman
over a year ago

Northampton

"Ready Player One by Earnest Cline

Its brilliant, read it many times. The movie is terrible compared to the book, nothing like it."

The films are never as good as the book... It's why I watch them first lol

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By *psidedown99Man
over a year ago

derby

Either the devils alterntive by Frederick Forsyth , or diary if a rock and roll nobody by Mark Radcliffe .

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By *9 kisses.Man
over a year ago

clacton on sea

Lotr,

And any Richard Laymon books,

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By *eacupsbearCouple
over a year ago

York

"Ready Player One by Earnest Cline

Its brilliant, read it many times. The movie is terrible compared to the book, nothing like it."

Ready Player Two on the other hand is not a patch on the first one.. very disappointed with it.

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By *utcock61Man
over a year ago

glasgow

Ian Hunter....Diary Of A RocknRoll Star.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Halo The Fall of Reach.

I could gush about that book all day every day. And anything else from the Halo franchise come to think of it.

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By *ndtheswingersMan
over a year ago

colchester

Early ish Stephen King-the dead zone, pet semetary, Christine.

Trainspotting and the Acid House by Irving Welsh

The Rats, the survivor and the lair by James Herbert

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