Listopia > David Young's votes on the list Best Books of the 20th Century (9 Books)
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Steppenwolf
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"An underrated writer with a cult following. Steppenwolfe is one of those books you never forget."
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The Magus
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"Reading this was a rite of passage for me. A brilliant work of imagination."
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The Unbearable Lightness of Being
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"So different than anything else. Succinct."
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A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
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"A priest using grains of sand on a beach as a metaphor for eternity (in hell). I almost converted!"
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Slaughterhouse-Five
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"Brilliant satire. "
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The Stranger
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"Read it and you'll know what existentialism is. We're all strangers, here."
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Lolita
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"A creepy love-story, that manages to be touching, sad and funny. THose who would be offended will be. Beautifully written."
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The Handmaid's Tale
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"Ever wonder what a Fundamentalist Christian state would feel like? Chilling. And then there's Atwood's brilliant prose."
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Brave New World
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