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James and the Giant Peach

James and the Giant Peach

Roald Dahl

4.0 (12)

Until he was four years old, James Henry Trotter had a happy life.

#87
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The Bottle Factory Outing

The Bottle Factory Outing

Beryl Bainbridge

4.0 (2)

The hearse stood outside the block of flats, waiting for the old lady.

#552
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444
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Cloud Atlas

Cloud Atlas

David Mitchell

4.75 (4)

Beyond the Indian hamlet, upon a forlorn strand, I happened on a trail of recent footprints.

#252
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2,522
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The Tunnel

The Tunnel

William H. Gass

5.0 (1)

#586
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334
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The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood

The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood

Howard Pyle

3.67 (6)

In merry England in the time of old, when good King Henry the Second ruled the land, there lived within the green glades of Sherwood Forest, near Nottingham Town, a famous outlaw whose name was Robin Hood.

#243
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2,728
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The Twits

The Twits

Roald Dahl

3.5 (9)

What a lot of hairy-faced men there are around nowadays.

#146
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5,110
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The General of the Dead Army

The General of the Dead Army

Ismail Kadare

5.0 (1)

#609
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282
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Omensetter's Luck

Omensetter's Luck

William H. Gass

3.0 (1)

#606
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286
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The Razor's Edge

The Razor's Edge

W. Somerset Maugham

4.5 (2)

I have never begun a novel with more misgiving. If I call it a novel it is only because I don't know what else to call it.

#381
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1,324
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I Capture the Castle

I Capture the Castle

Dodie Smith

5.0 (3)

I write this sitting in the kitchen sink.

#332
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1,694
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