Listmania!
my (mainly) fiction list
Catch-22Catch-22 by Joseph Heller
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Each chapter stands on its own. Very entertaining read
My Affair With StalinMy Affair With Stalin by Simon Sebag Montefiore
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Couldn't put the book down. well crafted book. It brings back the memory of 'crazes' that one had at school.
Frankenstein: or, the Modern Prometheus (Penguin Popular Classics)Frankenstein: or, the Modern Prometheus (Penguin Popular Classics) by Mary Shelley
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Who was the real monster in this Book? Was it Frankenstein? the monster? perhaps GOD? or the Devil?, or even somebody else? This is not a horror story, in my view, it's a tale of a great tragedy.
Candide and Other Stories (Oxford World's Classics)Candide and Other Stories (Oxford World's Classics) by Voltaire
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A story of extraordinary hardships endured by Candide, and Dr. Pangloss too, yet things seem, amazingly, to always work out despite these seemingly incredible tragedies.
CastawayCastaway by Lucy Irvine
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The Author is a woman & it fascinated me to see how a woman responded to this challenge. As a man I viewed things differently.
Interview with the VampireInterview with the Vampire by Anne Rice
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F.Murray Abraham gives a mesmerising narration of this very unique vampire horror story
The Earthsea Quartet (Roc)The Earthsea Quartet (Roc) by Ursula Le Guin
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Entertaining wizardy books. Easy to read and follow.
The Lord of the Rings trilogy - one volume paperback (movie cover)The Lord of the Rings trilogy - one volume paperback (movie cover) by J.R.R. Tolkien
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The wizady book. If one remembers that later on in the book it divides into two contemporaneous stories it is then an easy book to follow.
Suffolk Church Walks (Walking Guide)Suffolk Church Walks (Walking Guide) by Roy Tricker
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I live in suffolk and I have put a few of the chapters into practice. I did (and will) enjoy these delightful walks.
The Name of the Rose (Vintage Classics)The Name of the Rose (Vintage Classics) by Umberto Eco
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Having seen the film before reading the book the effect was that every time that Brother William of Baskerville spoke I heard Sean Connery's voice in my head.
The Holcroft CovenantThe Holcroft Covenant by Robert Ludlum
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Brilliant twists and turns of the plot as Nazi Germany haunts the 1970's
Animal Farm: A Fairy Story (Penguin Modern Classics)Animal Farm: A Fairy Story (Penguin Modern Classics) by George Orwell
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This truly shows that some are 'more equal than others'. Food for thought for those who believe in an equal society
1984 Nineteen Eighty-Four1984 Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell
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Amazing demonstration as to how the truth can be manipulated.
The Thirty-nine Steps (Penguin Popular Classics)The Thirty-nine Steps (Penguin Popular Classics) by John Buchan
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It sweeps you up onto a heart-thumping journey. An innocent man forced to find the 39 steps!