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Money: A Suicide Note

"Money: A Suicide Note" is a 1984 satirical novel by British author Martin Amis. The narrative follows John Self, a hedo...

Satire 20TH Century Rogue British

9.0 Excellent

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Earthly Powers

"Earthly Powers" is a panoramic novel by British author Anthony Burgess, published in 1980. Narrated by the aging homose...

Satire 20TH Century Historical British

9.0 Excellent

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Moll Flanders

Daniel Defoe’s *Moll Flanders* chronicles the life of Moll, a woman born in Newgate Prison who navigates poverty and cri...

18TH Century Classic Crime British

8.7 Great

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Nights at the Circus

Angela Carter’s *Nights at the Circus* (1984) presents a darkly fantastical narrative centered on Sophie Fevvers, a cele...

20TH Century British Postmodern Circus

8.7 Great

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The Family of Pascual Duarte

The Family of Pascual Duarte is a 1942 novel by Spanish writer Camilo José Cela, framed largely as the prison memoir of...

Spanish Satire 20TH Century Crime

8.6 Great

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Roxana: The Fortunate Mistress

Roxana: The Fortunate Mistress is a 1724 novel by the English author Daniel Defoe. Written as a first-person confession,...

18TH Century Classic Satire British

8.2 Great

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The Truth on the Savolta Case

The Truth on the Savolta Case is a historical novel by Spanish author Eduardo Mendoza, published in 1975. Set in Barcelo...

Spanish Satire 20TH Century Crime

8.2 Great

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Hasta no verte Jesús mío

Hasta no verte Jesús mío is a 1969 novel by Mexican writer Elena Poniatowska, constructed from extensive interviews with...

Satire 20TH Century Mexican Testimonial

8.1 Great

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Two Serious Ladies

Published in 1943, Two Serious Ladies is a modernist novel by American writer Jane Bowles, and it remains her only compl...

American Satire 20TH Century Surreal

8.0 Great

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Tipping the Velvet

Tipping the Velvet is a historical picaresque novel written by Sarah Waters and published in 1998. As her debut work, th...

20TH Century Historical British Queer

8.0 Great

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The Infernal Desire Machines of Doctor Hoffman

The Infernal Desire Machines of Doctor Hoffman is a 1972 novel by British writer Angela Carter. Set in an unnamed city u...

Adventure Satire 20TH Century British

8.0 Great

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London Fields

"London Fields" is a 1989 novel by British author Martin Amis that blends elements of a murder mystery with dark social...

Satire 20TH Century British Dark Comedy

8.0 Great

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Inside Mr. Enderby

"Inside Mr. Enderby" is a picaresque comic novel written by British author Anthony Burgess and published in 1963. It int...

Comic Satire 20TH Century British

7.9 Good

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Rubyfruit Jungle

Rubyfruit Jungle is a novel by Rita Mae Brown published in 1973 that follows the life of Molly Bolt from her childhood i...

American Satire 20TH Century Queer

7.8 Good

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The Hippopotamus

The Hippopotamus is a 1994 comic novel by British author Stephen Fry. The protagonist is Ted Wallace, a washed-up, alcoh...

Comic Satire 20TH Century British

7.6 Good

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Fanny Hill

Fanny Hill, formally titled Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure, is an erotic novel by the English writer John Cleland, first...

18TH Century Satire British Erotic

7.4 Good

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Maiden Voyage

Maiden Voyage is the first published book by English writer and artist Denton Welch, issued in 1943. Drawing on Welch's...

Youth Satire 20TH Century Rogue

7.4 Good

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Colonel Jack

Colonel Jack is a 1722 English novel by Daniel Defoe, presented as the life story of an orphan who enters criminal activ...

18TH Century Satire Crime Rogue

7.2 Good

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Dirty Weekend

Dirty Weekend is a 1991 revenge novel by the British writer Helen Zahavi. Set in Brighton, it follows Bella, a woman who...

20TH Century Crime British Revenge

6.6 Fair

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Ten Men

Ten Men is a 2005 British novel by Alexandra Gray. It is structured as an episodic first-person account in which an Engl...

Comic Satire 20TH Century British

5.9 Mediocre