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Books I've read: 2007
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (International Writers)Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (International Writers) by Patrick Suskind
Buy new: £2.97 / Used from: £0.01
Great book, the film's not bad either
True GritTrue Grit by Charles Portis
Buy new: £3.49 / Used from: £0.01
Can see where Donna Tartt got her inspiration...
The Five People You Meet in HeavenThe Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom
Buy new: £2.99 / Used from: £0.01
Enjoyable, but overrated
Kafka on the ShoreKafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami
Buy new: £5.99 / Used from: £1.90
I'd call it the Donnie Darko of books. ( I loved it, I'm just not 100% sure what happened!)
The Kite RunnerThe Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
Buy new: £3.15 / Used from: £2.24
Started off brillantly, then it all turned a bit too Hollywood
How Proust Can Change Your LifeHow Proust Can Change Your Life by Alain de Botton
Buy new: £5.59 / Used from: £2.23
Extremely Loud and Incredibly CloseExtremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer
Buy new: £4.77 / Used from: £3.54
The critics slated it, but I loved it! Oskar could have come across as a precocious child, but instead I found him charming!
Wuthering Heights (Penguin Classics)Wuthering Heights (Penguin Classics) by Emily Bronte
Buy new: £2.02 / Used from: £0.85
Boy in the Striped PyjamasBoy in the Striped Pyjamas by John Boyne
Buy new: £4.19 / Used from: £3.85
Good book, as long as you don't believe the hype. The ending packs quite a punch, but it's just too far removed from reality.
Half of a Yellow SunHalf of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Buy new: £3.15 / Used from: £1.30
Really enjoyed this - epic, tragic and beautifully written
The Interpretation of MurderThe Interpretation of Murder by Jed Rubenfeld
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £0.01
A little too much like Dan Brown for my liking
The Book ThiefThe Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Buy used from: £6.97
Loved this book, but was so very, very sad.
Arlington ParkArlington Park by Rachel Cusk
Buy new: £0.01 / Used from: £0.01
The women in this book drove me mental...
Rant: The Oral History of Buster CaseyRant: The Oral History of Buster Casey by Chuck Palahniuk
Buy new: £9.09 / Used from: £4.70
Love, love, love this book! Mr Palahniuk is back on form after the disappointment of Haunted. Think it's one of his best!
Special Topics in Calamity PhysicsSpecial Topics in Calamity Physics by Marisha Pessl
Buy new: £5.99 / Used from: £0.01
Don't listen to the Donna Tartt comparisons, this is no Secret History. Still enjoyable nonetheless.
Slaughter House FiveSlaughter House Five by Kurt Vonnegut
Buy used from: £0.03
I love the book and I love the man!
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Book 7) [Children's Edition]Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Book 7) [Children's Edition] by J. K. Rowling
Buy new: £6.79 / Used from: £2.00
A good ending to the Potter books, but the epilogue should have been left well alone!
The Trial (Vintage Classics)The Trial (Vintage Classics) by Franz Kafka
Buy new: £3.06 / Used from: £3.00
I totally understand Josef K's frustrations!! (But isn't that the point...)
FingersmithFingersmith by Sarah Waters
Buy new: £5.99 / Used from: £0.01
Probably my favourite Sarah Waters, loved all the twists!
The Timewaster Diaries: A Year in the Life of Robin CooperThe Timewaster Diaries: A Year in the Life of Robin Cooper by Robin Cooper
Buy new: £6.99 / Used from: £0.49
Like Adrian Mole, with learning difficulties
AtonementAtonement by Ian McEwan
Buy new: £4.90 / Used from: £0.01
In general I really enjoyed it, but it did seem to lose it's way a bit in part 2
My Fat, Mad Teenage DiaryMy Fat, Mad Teenage Diary by Rae Earl
Buy new: £5.99 / Used from: £0.07
I was this teenager!! Very funny, but also really sad...
DC CONFIDENTIAL : The Controversial Memoirs of Britain's Ambassador to the US at the Time of 9/11 and the Run-up to the Iraq WarDC CONFIDENTIAL : The Controversial Memoirs of Britain's Ambassador to the US at the Time of 9/11 and the Run-up to the Iraq War by Christopher Meyer
Buy new: £3.64 / Used from: £0.01
Not quite as controversial as I was expecting (or hoping), but an interesting read nonetheless.
Northern Lights (His Dark Materials)Northern Lights (His Dark Materials) by Philip Pullman
Buy used from: £0.01
Re-reading before seeing the film. These books are so great they make Happy Potter seem like mere kids books!
The Master and Margarita (Vintage Classics)The Master and Margarita (Vintage Classics) by Mikhail Bulgakov
Buy new: £5.94 / Used from: £4.30
Brilliant! Of all the great things people say about this book, no one seems to mention how funny it is.