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Reading List 2006
The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman: Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy (Penguin Classics)The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman: Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy (Penguin Classics) by Laurence Sterne
Buy new: £5.99 / Used from: £1.57
Brilliant and hilarious
Rabbit, RunRabbit, Run by John Updike
Buy new: £11.22 / Used from: £5.47
Stories (Penguin Modern Classics)Stories (Penguin Modern Classics) by Paul Bowles
Buy new: £7.14 / Used from: £4.23
Don Quixote (Penguin Classics)Don Quixote (Penguin Classics) by Miguel De Cervantes Saavedra
Buy new: £6.49 / Used from: £2.69
Funny, sweet and ultimately rather sad
VillagesVillages by John Updike
Buy new: £2.97 / Used from: £0.74
Norwegian WoodNorwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami
Buy new: £5.99 / Used from: £2.75
The Vesuvius Club: A Lucifer Box NovelThe Vesuvius Club: A Lucifer Box Novel by Mark Gatiss
Buy new: £1.20 / Used from: £0.01
Good to read on a plane
The Vote: How It Was Won, and How It Was UnderminedThe Vote: How It Was Won, and How It Was Undermined by Paul Foot
Black Swan GreenBlack Swan Green by David Mitchell
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Cloud AtlasCloud Atlas by David Mitchell
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I enjoyed this but it didn't feel like the classic that people describe it as.
West of RomeWest of Rome by John Fante
Buy new: £3.34 / Used from: £5.35
The relationships were very believable.
The Four Wise MenThe Four Wise Men by Tournier
Buy new: £10.11 / Used from: £1.73
Now this is a classic
The Helmet of Horror: The Myth of Theseus and the Minotaur (Myth Series)The Helmet of Horror: The Myth of Theseus and the Minotaur (Myth Series) by Victor Pelevin
Buy used from: £6.95
He's a clever boy, but infuriating.
The Legend of the Holy DrinkerThe Legend of the Holy Drinker by Joseph Roth
Buy new: £4.89 / Used from: £2.60
This is sad, moving and uplifting. Fascinating too. And very short.
The Shadow Of The WindThe Shadow Of The Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Buy new: £6.99 / Used from: £0.01
This was a recommendation and I have to say it was disappointing. All of the plot twists were sign-posted and a lot of the characters felt like cartoons.
The Leopard (Harvill Panther)The Leopard (Harvill Panther) by Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa
Buy used from: £3.05
Elegant and witty
In Search of Lost Time: The Way by Swann's Vol 1 (In Search of Lost Time 1)In Search of Lost Time: The Way by Swann's Vol 1 (In Search of Lost Time 1) by Marcel Proust
Buy new: £5.99 / Used from: £3.69
I've been meaning to start on this for a long time, and felt a little intimidated. It's wonderful. Very witty, thought-provoking, beautifully written...
The New York Trilogy: "City of Glass", "Ghosts" and "Locked Room"The New York Trilogy: "City of Glass", "Ghosts" and "Locked Room" by Paul Auster
Buy new: £4.99 / Used from: £0.22
I devoured this, and felt rather empty at the end.
Mr. PhillipsMr. Phillips by John Lanchester
Buy new: £2.46 / Used from: £0.01
I really should learn that I don't have to finish every book I start.
In Search of Lost Time: In the Shadow of Young Girls in Flower Vol 2 (In Search of Lost Time 2)In Search of Lost Time: In the Shadow of Young Girls in Flower Vol 2 (In Search of Lost Time 2) by Marcel Proust
Buy new: £6.49 / Used from: £5.27
Dare I say, even better than the first one!