Listmania!
reads in 2009
Shame On YouShame On You by Clara Salaman
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Brilliant first novel, one of the best debuts I have read
House Music: The Oona King DiariesHouse Music: The Oona King Diaries by Oona King
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very good. pleasure to read diaries of an mp who deals with people with real problems
Death at the Priory: Love, Sex and Murder in Victorian EnglandDeath at the Priory: Love, Sex and Murder in Victorian England by James Ruddick
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Gripping account of one the Victorian era's most famous murders
On Chesil BeachOn Chesil Beach by Ian McEwan
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Perhaps the finest living writer in English
SaturdaySaturday by Ian McEwan
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Another gem
The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher: or the Murder at Road Hill HouseThe Suspicions of Mr. Whicher: or the Murder at Road Hill House by Kate Summerscale
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Magnificent tale told like a novel
Blenheim: Battle for EuropeBlenheim: Battle for Europe by Charles Spencer
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excellent history of a much neglected battle.. the period detail is perfect, try to avoid the story of Louis XIV and his dentists!
Revolution Day: The Real Story of the Battle for IraqRevolution Day: The Real Story of the Battle for Iraq by Rageh Omaar
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very good.. how iraq was never in a position to pose a threat and how we all have let it become the mess it now is
Friends and Rivals: Crosland, Jenkins and HealeyFriends and Rivals: Crosland, Jenkins and Healey by Giles Radice
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tripartite biography at its best, disappointing that the three of them could not some how work together
Make Room! Make Room! (Penguin Modern Classics)Make Room! Make Room! (Penguin Modern Classics) by Harry Harrison
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overpopulation, a warning from the past! Fresh and exciting it is hard to believe itis from 1966
The Cellist of SarajevoThe Cellist of Sarajevo by Steven Galloway
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very good but needs patience
The Oxford MurdersThe Oxford Murders by Guillermo Martinez
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Good but nowhere near as good as some seem to think
House of Sand and FogHouse of Sand and Fog by Andre Dubus III
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A good read but falls away badly toward the end
Dangerous Muse: A Life of Caroline BlackwoodDangerous Muse: A Life of Caroline Blackwood by Nancy Schoenberger
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Very good biography of a particularly nasty and objectionable person, worth reading but it is hard when the subject is so awful..
Behold The Man (S.F. Masterworks)Behold The Man (S.F. Masterworks) by Michael Moorcock
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interesting idea . A good read
Doors OpenDoors Open by Ian Rankin
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Excellent thriller