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Your top 10 books of all time

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    #32
    Valmont
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    Charco wrote: »
    The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy - Douglas Adams

    This and The Restaurant at the end of the Universe are definitely in my top ten. Douglas Adams is a genius. Do you remember the Vogon poetry? My favourite part.


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    #33
    Thomas_S_Hunterson
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    A few that stick out:

    Catch 22 - Joseph Heller (acid satire, poigniant and hilarious)
    1984 - George Orwell
    The Beastly Beatitudes of Balthazar B - J.P. Donleavy (loved it from start to finish)
    To Kill A Mocking Bird - Harper Lee
    The Hobbit - Tolkien (much prefered it to LOTR)
    A Clockwork Orange - Burgess
    One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest - Ken Kesey (terrifying read)
    The Real Frank Zappa Book - FZ (interesting takes on a lot of issues)
    Lord of the Flies - Golding (re-read it quite recently it's stunning)

    and i've just recently started Don Quixote which is building up to be a brilliant read.


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    #34
    The Mad Hatter
    Registered Users Posts: 4,718 ✭✭✭The Mad Hatter


    Valmont wrote: »
    This and The Restaurant at the end of the Universe are definitely in my top ten. Douglas Adams is a genius. Do you remember the Vogon poetry? My favourite part.

    Did you see the worst poetry in the universe (ie. a step down from Vogon) in the TV series?


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