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

Dee Brown- I buried my heart on Wounded Knee

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By *B9 QueenWoman
over a year ago

Over the rainbow, under the bridge

I don't really have a single favourite. But some of these are essentials:

Brave New World

1984

A Clockwork Orange

The Handmaid's Tale

Riddley Walker

Any Discworld novel

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

To Kill A Mockingbird, Harper Lee...

That book changed my life and how I _iew the world

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

Chitty On Contract.....both volumes and the supplement.....gripping stuff

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

Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep

Angela's Ashes

Tis

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By *atisfy janeWoman
over a year ago

Torquay

To kill a mockingbird

One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich

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By *nfieldishCouple
over a year ago

Enfield

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

"To Kill A Mockingbird, Harper Lee...

That book changed my life and how I _iew the world "

I love this book,I also encouraged my older 4 kids to read it, cant wait for the youngest 2 to read it..

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

Animal Farm is also a fav, closely backed by Of Mice x Men..... xxx

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By *ngel n tedCouple
over a year ago

maidstone

When theres no more room in hell....Luke Duffy, book 2 is on order.

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

Anything by Will Self. You WILL need a dictionary though.

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By *r and mrs willingCouple
over a year ago

SOUTH WEST & WALES

A Prayer For Owen Meany

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

All books by colin forbes.

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

Sam's sandwich

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

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By *lleyCat1969Man
over a year ago

Folkestone

"Chitty On Contract.....both volumes and the supplement.....gripping stuff

Not as gripping as Gatley on Libel & Slander

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

“Real courage is when you know you're licked before you begin, but you begin anyway"

To Kill a Mockingbird" should be compulsory reading for everyone.

Aso like Catch 22 and Wuthering Heights.

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By *B9 QueenWoman
over a year ago

Over the rainbow, under the bridge

"“Real courage is when you know you're licked before you begin, but you begin anyway"

To Kill a Mockingbird" should be compulsory reading for everyone.

Aso like Catch 22 and Wuthering Heights."

Shirley by Charlotte Bronte is a very good and underrated novel.

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By *xpresMan
over a year ago

Elland

Fluke

Slash's autobiogrophy

Bravo 2 zero

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

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By *orset manMan
over a year ago

Bournemouth

Try Hakan Nesser a great Swedish crime novelist

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

I cant decide on just one sorry:

Stephen King's The Stand

Catch 22

One flew over the cuckoo's nest

James Herbert's Domain

Fear and Loathing in las Vegas

Punisher: Garth Ennis volumes

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By *xpresMan
over a year ago

Elland

"Fluke

Slash's autobiogrophy

Bravo 2 zero

Sombodys husband sombodys son

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

Papillon , Henri charriere or mr nice

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

"“Real courage is when you know you're licked before you begin, but you begin anyway"

To Kill a Mockingbird" should be compulsory reading for everyone.

Aso like Catch 22 and Wuthering Heights.

Shirley by Charlotte Bronte is a very good and underrated novel."

Not read that but will do now seen as we are from Bronte Country...

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

Great expectations!!!

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By *B9 QueenWoman
over a year ago

Over the rainbow, under the bridge

"“Real courage is when you know you're licked before you begin, but you begin anyway"

To Kill a Mockingbird" should be compulsory reading for everyone.

Aso like Catch 22 and Wuthering Heights.

Shirley by Charlotte Bronte is a very good and underrated novel.

Not read that but will do now seen as we are from Bronte Country..."

I think it is way better than Jane Eyre - and it is the reason why Shirley became a woman's name rather than a man's name! Almost an early feminist tome!

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

Quite a few know im addicted to my vamp novels so would have to say anything by J R WARD.

But have liked many. catch 22 , although it took me ages to read.

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

I have never read Catch22. Will put it on the Kindle list!

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

Angela's Ashes

great book

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

"I have never read Catch22. Will put it on the Kindle list!"

It drove me up the wall when i first try to read it....

had to keep going back and re reading it....eventually i got the hang of it and it was suprisingly good..with funny moments.

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

"I have never read Catch22. Will put it on the Kindle list!"

Catch 22 you will really appreciate on so many levels

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

"“Real courage is when you know you're licked before you begin, but you begin anyway"

To Kill a Mockingbird" should be compulsory reading for everyone.

Aso like Catch 22 and Wuthering Heights."

To Kill a Mockingbird was and still is compulsory in schools. I read it, and I know my eldest will, because it was in the English class when we toured the school prior to sending him there.

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

Grapes of Wrath (surprised it's not been mentioned yet)

The Road

The Cold Six Thousand

One Hundred Years of Solitude

Catcher in the Rye

....and I'm sure more will come to me as soon as I hit 'post message'

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By *artinibiancosCouple
over a year ago

london

Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand

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By *iewMan
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over a year ago

Angus & Findhorn

Nancy Drew

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

"“Real courage is when you know you're licked before you begin, but you begin anyway"

To Kill a Mockingbird" should be compulsory reading for everyone.

Aso like Catch 22 and Wuthering Heights.

To Kill a Mockingbird was and still is compulsory in schools. I read it, and I know my eldest will, because it was in the English class when we toured the school prior to sending him there."

Its not compulsory. Its one of the choices of 20th Century text at GCSE. Some choose Mockingbird some Of Mice and Men some Animal Farm.

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By *B9 QueenWoman
over a year ago

Over the rainbow, under the bridge

"“Real courage is when you know you're licked before you begin, but you begin anyway"

To Kill a Mockingbird" should be compulsory reading for everyone.

Aso like Catch 22 and Wuthering Heights.

To Kill a Mockingbird was and still is compulsory in schools. I read it, and I know my eldest will, because it was in the English class when we toured the school prior to sending him there."

It's not compulsory. There are classic texts to choose from which includes To Kill a Mockingbird.

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

I forgot also to mention Dante's Inferno as my favourite poem. For dark ages text written by a monk, it translates surprisingly easily. A lot of fun to read

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By *B9 QueenWoman
over a year ago

Over the rainbow, under the bridge

"I forgot also to mention Dante's Inferno as my favourite poem. For dark ages text written by a monk, it translates surprisingly easily. A lot of fun to read"

I love Paradise Lost and Heaneys translation of Beowulf.

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By *oodmessMan
over a year ago

yumsville

The Historian: Elizabeth Kostova

So well written I couldnt finish it - was far too life like.. an awesome text

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By *oodmessMan
over a year ago

yumsville

"The Historian: Elizabeth Kostova

So well written I couldnt finish it - was far too life like.. an awesome text"

A short extract..

My great hope in making this story public is that it may find at least one reader who will understand it for what it actually is: a cri de coeur. To you, perceptive reader, I bequeath my history"

mmm

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

The Bear Nobody Wanted is obviously for kids but makes you feel like even though you might not fit it, you'll find your propose in life.

The Red Tree is just brilliant. Only about. 20 pages long but it's so deep and just says exactly what you feel in certain situations.

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime is also pretty good and for some reason I love Disco Biscuits which is a collection of short stories based around the late '80s, early '90s dance scene. I found it in the library at school and it really shouldn't have been there in my opinion!

I've never actually read any classics which is what I planned to do on my new phone but I just can't read without holding and smelling a book!

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

Have you read Simon Armitage's Beowulf?

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

Mohab is my washpot

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By *B9 QueenWoman
over a year ago

Over the rainbow, under the bridge

"Have you read Simon Armitage's Beowulf?"

Didn't know he'd done one. I only know Seamus Heaney's.

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

"Have you read Simon Armitage's Beowulf?

Didn't know he'd done one. I only know Seamus Heaney's."

Err, oops, he didn't (sorry) Sir Gawain and the Green Knight I meant. Me and my mixed up legends....

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By *roquoisMan
over a year ago

Portsmouth

You should also check out Voices of Wounded Knee by William S.E. Coleman...very harrowing stories as is Buried My Heart At Wounded Knee...real tragic tales of mans evil side

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

The Lorax

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By *awty nannaWoman
over a year ago

sheffield

"Dee Brown- I buried my heart on Wounded Knee"

Read that years ago !!

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

The earths children series by jean m auel. First one is clan of the cave bear - excellent books

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

anything by Terry Pratchet or Clive Cussler and on the modern classics side a tase of honey or Kes

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By *roquoisMan
over a year ago

Portsmouth

Wild Swans by Jung Chang....a true story of 3 Chinese women, a grandmother, mother and daughter and their story of growing up from the Warlord period of China right through Communist rule...another tale to bring shivers down the spine of the cruelty of mankind. Yet still gives hope and shows that even in the most extreme conditions there are still people who display real courage and humanity. Incredibly touching and in parts shocking at an entirely different world and culture in such a beautiful country.

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

"anything by Terry Pratchet or Clive Cussler and on the modern classics side a tase of honey or Kes"

Kes, definitely! Having lived in Barnsley.

This thread has made my summer reading list for me, great work!

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By *bbandflowCouple
over a year ago

South Devon

Perfume..Patrik Suskind.

The Magus..John Fowles.

In Cold Blood..Truman Capote.

The Card..Arnold Bennett.

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

Catch 22 unbelievably funny and clever

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By *roquoisMan
over a year ago

Portsmouth

Short History of Nearly Everything - Bill Bryson...everything you need to know about everything (well, nealry...lol) to do with the beginning of the Universe and the sciences in a simplified and humourous format...Infact Bill Bryson is such a funny writer I would recommend any of his books...other than the Shakespear one....He is very dry and you will often find yourself laughing out load in the most inappropriate of places if you are engrossed in his stories.

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

Many great classics mentioned above but shocked nobody has said

Lord of the rings.

Another couple of modern classics are

Dean Koontz's

Watchers & Life expectancy.

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By *adgeeMan
over a year ago

Sw Scotland

"mr nice "

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By *riendly foeWoman
over a year ago

In a crisp poke on the A814

Gap Series.....

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

"It"

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By *ondonpride69Couple
over a year ago

Blackpool

Gates of Fire, by Steven Pressfield

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

"The earths children series by jean m auel. First one is clan of the cave bear - excellent books

I love these books nice to see it on here made me excited to see someone else who has read them.

MissD

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

"Short History of Nearly Everything - Bill Bryson...everything you need to know about everything (well, nealry...lol) to do with the beginning of the Universe and the sciences in a simplified and humourous format...Infact Bill Bryson is such a funny writer I would recommend any of his books...other than the Shakespear one....He is very dry and you will often find yourself laughing out load in the most inappropriate of places if you are engrossed in his stories."

one of my fab books to

MissD

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

My favourite book ever is Beloved by Toni Morrison

MissD

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

All of Gerald Durrells books and the same for Douglas Adams .

When I was at school I work research avidly (before Internet) for any book written by them that I may have missed .

School also introduced me to the Hobbit , way before the film, and it blew me away.

I had never read anything like it .

But I suppose the book , or series that started it all for me has to be Peter and Jane and the Ladybird series at primary school.

This is really where most of us started .

I can remember the pride of going up from 2a to 2b etc .

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By *tressfreeMan
over a year ago

Northampton

Life of Pi

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By *B9 QueenWoman
over a year ago

Over the rainbow, under the bridge

"My favourite book ever is Beloved by Toni Morrison

MissD "

Very good. Her next one was a disappointment - Paradise.

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

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By *nfieldishCouple
over a year ago

Enfield

Angela's Ashes

great book

My father grew up in the place (exactly) where the book was set.......he is adamant it wasn't nearly as bad as this......

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By *nfieldishCouple
over a year ago

Enfield

Angela's Ashes

great book

My father grew up in the place (exactly) where the book was set.......he is adamant it wasn't nearly as bad as this......"

Shoulda said...exactly the same time too......went to leamy's school same time as frank mc court...

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

World Without End - Ken Follett for now anyway! I'll probably change my mind by next week :D

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

The power of one

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

"Wild Swans by Jung Chang....a true story of 3 Chinese women, a grandmother, mother and daughter and their story of growing up from the Warlord period of China right through Communist rule...another tale to bring shivers down the spine of the cruelty of mankind. Yet still gives hope and shows that even in the most extreme conditions there are still people who display real courage and humanity. Incredibly touching and in parts shocking at an entirely different world and culture in such a beautiful country."

That's reminded me, The Good Women of China is also an amazing book

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

"Many great classics mentioned above but shocked nobody has said

Lord of the rings.

Another couple of modern classics are

Dean Koontz's

Watchers & Life expectancy."

I love his Odd Thomas books

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

Anyone recommend any Jack Keroac books?

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

Kes or it will be until Minxie publishes her auto biography

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By *stwoCouple
over a year ago

anywhere

So many but one of the funniest I have read recently in the 100 year old man who climbed out the window and disappeared.hilarious

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

"Papillon , Henri charriere or mr nice "

Papillon without a doubt

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By *B9 QueenWoman
over a year ago

Over the rainbow, under the bridge

That's reminded me, The Good Women of China is also an amazing book"

Is that the one by Xinran? Good book. Read it a couple of times.

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

marabou stock nightmares by irvine welsh

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

Moby Dick.

I seem always to be re reading it as its not an easy read. But I still don't totally understand it. I think that's the appeal x

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

Good choice...2 of my favourites there (1984/ Clockwork Orange) & am reading Handmaids Tale now...intriguing.

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By *ulfilthmentMan
over a year ago

Just around the corner

Seven Pillars of Wisdom by T E Lawrence

First Light by Geoffrey Wellum (or Enemy Coast Ahead by Guy Gibson if you prefer your WWII aeroplanes with more than one engine)

The Interrogative Mood by Padget Powell

Persuasion by Jane Austen

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

ground truth and danger close by patrick bishop! all about the paras in afganistan! go on the reg!

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By *B9 QueenWoman
over a year ago

Over the rainbow, under the bridge

"Good choice...2 of my favourites there (1984/ Clockwork Orange) & am reading Handmaids Tale now...intriguing.

I think it is very relevant given the rise of the religious Right in the US and the attack on abortion rights. Not to mention how religion in other cultures is used to oppress women.

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

"Devils Guard" by George Robert Elford.

I`ve must have read it 3 or 4 times over the last 30 years, an absolute must read for the guys.

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

I once sent Stevie Wonder a "cheese grater" for Christmas.................

He said it was "the most violent book he`d ever read".

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

Not such a huge fan of 1984, preferred Homage to Catalonia and Road to Wigan Pier.

Moby Dick though - very good call

The Restraint of Beasts also a personal favourite

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By *rightonsteveMan
over a year ago

Brighton - even Hove!

The Stand by Stephen King

The Caves of Steel by Isaac Asimov

The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon

Mortal Engines by Philip Reeve

Goldfinger by Ian Fleming

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

seven pillars takes chewin througi. Anyone read tressels ragged trousered philanthrapist ? still relevent to today.

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By *ameyrichardsTV/TS
over a year ago

vale royal

"The Gargoyle" by Andrew Davidson

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

Almost forgot - The Quiet American

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

far too many

Z for zachariah (nuclear holocaust)

Men in love / women on top by Nancy Friday. (sexual fantasies)

Go ask alice (diary of 60s head)

H. (diary of 70s heroin addict)

Headhunters by John king (football hooligans)

The bible ( fantasy Sci fi tosh)

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

Where's Wally? I love reading about his travels.

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

"The earths children series by jean m auel. First one is clan of the cave bear - excellent books

I love these books nice to see it on here made me excited to see someone else who has read them.

MissD

I even named my daughter after the female lead lol xx

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

The most loved book I ever read was given to me when I was about 4 and contains about 300 words.

Maurice Sendak's Where the Wild Things Are.

I've still got it

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By *ugbythighs82Man
over a year ago

Gloucester

It's a toss up between the hitchhiker a guide to the galaxy series (I have it in one volume so I counts as one book)

Or the gunslinger by Stephen king.

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

That's reminded me, The Good Women of China is also an amazing book

Is that the one by Xinran? Good book. Read it a couple of times."

Yeah, I've only read it once but that's only because I've got a lot of books to read already. A tutor at college recommended it to us

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

the earth childrens series by jean m auel x

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By *lanwoodMan
over a year ago

Alton

"To Kill A Mockingbird, Harper Lee...

That book changed my life and how I _iew the world "

Interesting! I read it and wondered what all the fuss was about. I think I am missing something.

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By *ayjay218Man
over a year ago

Aberdeen

The Devils Punchbowl by Greg Iles

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

"The earths children series by jean m auel. First one is clan of the cave bear - excellent books

I love these books nice to see it on here made me excited to see someone else who has read them.

MissD

I even named my daughter after the female lead lol xx "

Oh wow what a beautiful name. They are such a good series of books and the last book was the last ever present my nan brought me so it always brings back happy memories for me. x

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

Nemesis file, I had no idea what the brits got up to behind the scenes in northern island.

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

Crime and Punishment probably shades it.

Or maybe Jude the Obscure

or maybe.....Homage to Catalonia ....so many!

Bury my Heart' certainly is a wonderful piece of work

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By * Jay69Man
over a year ago

Bridgwater - Somerset

Ragged Trousered Philanthropists.

Love 'I Claudius' Superb book

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By *B9 QueenWoman
over a year ago

Over the rainbow, under the bridge

The Color Purple is very good - way better than the film which was a watered down version.

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

The Hobbit, Lord of the Rings, anything by James Herbert

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By *roquoisMan
over a year ago

Portsmouth

Yes...her radio show opened the door for women to be able to _xpress themselves in a very surpressed society...albiet often in coded speak to protect themselves....She pushed boudaries even whilst she herself was censored.

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By *B9 QueenWoman
over a year ago

Over the rainbow, under the bridge

"Yes...her radio show opened the door for women to be able to _xpress themselves in a very surpressed society...albiet often in coded speak to protect themselves....She pushed boudaries even whilst she herself was censored."

I assume this is Xinran?

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By *roquoisMan
over a year ago

Portsmouth

I assume this is Xinran?"

Yes

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

The handmaid's tale

Hitchhikers guide to the galaxy

White teeth

The world according to garp

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By *ounggun432Man
over a year ago

east mids

1984 closely followed by many others

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over a year ago

Weaveworld and cold heart canyon by clive barker

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

Biff and Chip books

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By *iss-hornyCouple
over a year ago

derby

"Sam's sandwich

My favourite book also

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By *nJ_NW_cplCouple
over a year ago

wirral

"Weaveworld and cold heart canyon by clive barker"

Weaveworld would be at the very top of my list with a couple of other clive barker books. My favourite set of books would have to be the dark tower series, originally 7 now 8 books by Stephen king.

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

the broons

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our willie

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

Ooh ooh need another one ...trainspotting

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

Filth by Irvine welsh, the best he's written so far and its being relased as a film in September

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

"Weaveworld and cold heart canyon by clive barker

Weaveworld would be at the very top of my list with a couple of other clive barker books. My favourite set of books would have to be the dark tower series, originally 7 now 8 books by Stephen king. "

The two I mentioned are the only books I have re read, I'm also an avid reader of Dean Koontz

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

A Brave New World

1984

Animal Farm

Birdsong

Under Milkwood

Born to Run

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

Papillion for sure

and catch 22

also roots by Arthur Hailey

And Kane and Abel by Jeffrey archer

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By *nJ_NW_cplCouple
over a year ago

wirral

"Weaveworld and cold heart canyon by clive barker

Weaveworld would be at the very top of my list with a couple of other clive barker books. My favourite set of books would have to be the dark tower series, originally 7 now 8 books by Stephen king.

The two I mentioned are the only books I have re read, I'm also an avid reader of Dean Koontz "

Galilee is up there with weaveworld.

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

A few gave these have new been loaded on my Kindle. Thank you

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By *lanwoodMan
over a year ago

Alton

"1984 closely followed by many others"

Do you mean 1985, 1986 etc???

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By *owboy BebopMan
over a year ago

Glasgow

Tom Wolfe - The Right Stuff , fantastic book, inspirational story of truly great men.

Use of Weapons - Iain M Banks , a science fiction book thats not really about sci fi

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

"Filth by Irvine welsh, the best he's written so far and its being relased as a film in September

Oh I had forgotten this book really good read!! X

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By *eady_eddyMan
over a year ago

Liverpool

David Niven 'The Moon is a balloon'

and 'Bring on the empty horses'

Catch 22

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By *radleyandRavenCouple
over a year ago

Herts

Of Mice And Men (Read it in school).

To Kill A Mockingbird.

The Harry Potter books (Obvious and childish, yes, but I love them).

Nikki French's "Killing Me Softly" - I know a lot of her books follow the same storyline but that one drew me in and took me on an emotional roller coaster!

Annnd got rather addicted to a raunchy BDSM book called Constance but I can't for the life of me remember the author.

- Amy. x

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over a year ago

Slaughterhouse-Five, or The Children's Crusade: by Kurt Vonnegut about World War II experiences and journeys through time of a soldier named Billy Pilgrim.

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By *B9 QueenWoman
over a year ago

Over the rainbow, under the bridge

"Slaughterhouse-Five, or The Children's Crusade: by Kurt Vonnegut about World War II experiences and journeys through time of a soldier named Billy Pilgrim."

OMG forgot about that! And all that weird alien shit! Great book - 'so it goes'!

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over a year ago

"Slaughterhouse-Five, or The Children's Crusade: by Kurt Vonnegut about World War II experiences and journeys through time of a soldier named Billy Pilgrim."

Anything written by Vonnegut is full if awesome.

I'm a sucker for an epic series though, completely in love with The Wheel of Time Series by Robert Jordan. Dying for the last book to come out in paperback.

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over a year ago

How did I forget the Call The Midwife series? They're well worth a read and for a change the tv series DOES do them justice, in my opinion.

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

Don't cry for me Sargent major

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

"David Niven 'The Moon is a balloon'

and 'Bring on the empty horses'

very good books!

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By *ILLY aka SirslagWoman
over a year ago

Land of the Prince Bishops

Wuthering Heights ......

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

Lord of the rings

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By *B9 QueenWoman
over a year ago

Over the rainbow, under the bridge

"Lord of the rings "

I have tried so many times to read just one of them and never succeeded!

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

Fight Club/Rant/Survivor....in fact anything by chuck palahniuk

Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas/Kingdom Of Fear-Hunter S. Thompson

It-Stephen King (Far better than the shite tv movie)

World War Z-Max Brooks

Band Of Brothers-Stephen E. Amberose

A Scanner Darkly/Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep-Philip K. Dick

I, Lucifer-Glen Duncan

Civil War-Marvel Comics.

The Chronicles Of Wormwood graphic novel.

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

Punisher: Garth Ennis volumes"

Loved his work on punisher. I was gutted when I read the last one as it was such a good series.

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

Jane Eyre Bronte

Romeo and juliet Shakespeare

The day of the triffads John whydem

Lord of the rings

Harry potter

Plain truth Jodi picolt

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By *izzy RascallMan
over a year ago

Cardiff

How to give us smoking - Dr Allan Carr (r.i.p)

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

"Lord of the rings "

Excellent books, although the second one was a trudge

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By *ulfilthmentMan
over a year ago

Just around the corner

"Don't cry for me Sargent major "

A brilliant book. Gave me some of my favourite modern military quotes.

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

Classic Lensman series-E.E.Doc Smith.

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By *ss2011Man
over a year ago

Leeds/Bradford

The Trial/everything by Franz Kafka

Oliver Twist, David Copperfield by Charles Dickens

To The Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf

Heart of Darkness, Secret Agent by Joseph Conrad

We could be here a while...

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

The Bible (he dies at the end) saves you having go through it all.

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