'Wise Children' by Angela Carter. It's the best book in the world ever, and I've got one and a half degrees in Literature, so I'm qualified to say that. :op

If you like classic stuff, Bram Stoker's 'Dracula' was my favourite thing I read at uni throughout my whole undergrad degree. 'The Ruby in the Smoke' by Philip Pullman is a kids book, but I adore it, and the sequels. I like them better than his more famous 'His Dark Materials' trilogy. For funny books, you can't beat P. G. Wodehouse. I'm trying to think what modern fiction I've read recently ... I quite liked 'Desirable Daughters' by Bharati Mukherjee.