swap_horiz Dirty Weekend Alternatives

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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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The Seven Madmen

The Seven Madmen is a 1929 novel by Argentine writer Roberto Arlt that centers on an inventor named Remo Erdosain as he...

20TH Century Crime Urban Argentine

8.9 Great

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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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The Information

"The Information" is a 1995 novel by British author Martin Amis that serves as a dark satire of literary culture and pro...

Comic 20TH Century British Outsider

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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Under the Net

Under the Net, published in 1954, was the debut novel by Irish-British philosopher and writer Iris Murdoch. Set primaril...

Classic Comic 20TH Century British

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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The Liar

The Liar is a comic picaresque novel written by English actor and author Stephen Fry, published in 1991. The narrative f...

Comic 20TH Century British Campus

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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A Start in Life

A Start in Life is an 1842 French novel by Honoré de Balzac and a work in his larger series La Comédie humaine. The nove...

Satire 20TH Century Crime British

7.0 Good

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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