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Great reads in 2008
The AppealThe Appeal by John Grisham
Buy new: £11.23 / Used from: £6.18
Yet another classic from John Grisham. Has he ever written a bad book?
The Book With No NameThe Book With No Name by Anonymous
Buy new: £3.99 / Used from: £3.00
A book that causes the death of it's readers, and Elvis
A Thousand Splendid SunsA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
Buy new: £6.99 / Used from: £4.44
I've yet to meet anyone who didn't think this was brilliant
Jamie at Home: Cook Your Way to the Good LifeJamie at Home: Cook Your Way to the Good Life by Jamie Oliver
Buy new: £12.50 / Used from: £5.42
More great ideas from Oliver
Remember Me?Remember Me? by Sophie Kinsella
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A highly enjoyable page turner
MatterMatter by Iain M. Banks
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Another classic from Banks
The Almost MoonThe Almost Moon by Alice Sebold
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Great opening, and never lets up
The Diving-bell and the ButterflyThe Diving-bell and the Butterfly by Jean-Dominique Bauby
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In a word - brilliant
SepulchreSepulchre by Kate Mosse
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Follow up to Labyrinth
Miracles of LifeMiracles of Life by J. G. Ballard
Buy new: £8.11 / Used from: £7.40
Extremely moving
On Chesil BeachOn Chesil Beach by Ian McEwan
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Gripping, and not too long
Don't Stop Me NowDon't Stop Me Now by Jeremy Clarkson
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More Clarkson fun
AtonementAtonement by Ian McEwan
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So good they made it into a film
Delia's How to Cheat at CookingDelia's How to Cheat at Cooking by Delia Smith
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Cheating can be good sometimes...
The Good Husband of Zebra Drive (No 1 Ladies Detective Agency 8)The Good Husband of Zebra Drive (No 1 Ladies Detective Agency 8) by Alexander McCall Smith
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These are always good fun to read
The Vanishing Act of Esme LennoxThe Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox by Maggie O'Farrell
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What a wonderful imagination O'Farrell has
World Without EndWorld Without End by Ken Follett
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Follet the genius
Mister PipMister Pip by Lloyd Jones
Buy new: £4.86 / Used from: £1.69
An absolute riot
The Islamist: Why I Joined Radical Islam in Britain, What I Saw Inside and Why I LeftThe Islamist: Why I Joined Radical Islam in Britain, What I Saw Inside and Why I Left by Ed Husain
Buy new: £6.19 / Used from: £2.76
A very tough read. But rewarding
Getting Rid of MatthewGetting Rid of Matthew by Jane Fallon
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Completely unpredictable
Book of the DeadBook of the Dead by Patricia Cornwell
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Better than recent efforts
The QuickieThe Quickie by Michael Ledwidge
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Another great effort from Patterson
Spilling the BeansSpilling the Beans by Clarissa Dickson-Wright
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A good countryside yarn
Long Way DownLong Way Down by Ewan McGregor
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Set in Africa
Blood River: A Journey to Africa's Broken HeartBlood River: A Journey to Africa's Broken Heart by Tim Butcher
Buy new: £3.86 / Used from: £1.19
Great adventure novel