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Books I have read in 2008, part 1
A Sight for Sore EyesA Sight for Sore Eyes by Ruth Rendell
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Starts great, I saw a lot of the second half coming, though!
The Water's LovelyThe Water's Lovely by Ruth Rendell
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Entertaining if you ignore the glaringly unlikely coincidence...
When We Were Bad: A NovelWhen We Were Bad: A Novel by Charlotte Mendelson
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Good, didn't enjoy it as much as her others, though...
Then We Came to the End: a NovelThen We Came to the End: a Novel by Joshua Ferris
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Boring, overrated, and not even accurate re office life. Suspect the author worked in an office for 6 months maximum.
The Kite RunnerThe Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
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OK I guess...
Gone, Baby, GoneGone, Baby, Gone by Dennis Lehane
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The film was better.
Girl Meets Boy: The Myth of Iphis (Canongate Myths)Girl Meets Boy: The Myth of Iphis (Canongate Myths) by Ali Smith
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Wonderful, life-affirming, amazing.
Beneath the BleedingBeneath the Bleeding by Val McDermid
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Bit ropey, especially re killers' "motives"...
The Smartest Guys in the Room: The Amazing Rise and Scandalous Fall of EnronThe Smartest Guys in the Room: The Amazing Rise and Scandalous Fall of Enron by Peter Elkind
Buy new: £6.96 / Used from: £4.47
Fascinating account of corporate greed and delusion.
Hard Times (Penguin Classics)Hard Times (Penguin Classics) by Charles Dickens
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Where does Sissy go?! She was awesome.
The Long Firm (Sceptre 21's)The Long Firm (Sceptre 21's) by Jake Arnott
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Bit different to what I usually read, I liked it.
A Great Deliverance: An Inspector Lynley Novel (Inspector Lynley Mystery)A Great Deliverance: An Inspector Lynley Novel (Inspector Lynley Mystery) by Elizabeth George
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No great mystery, but nicely written.
Morality TaleMorality Tale by Sylvia Brownrigg
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Not my kind of subject matter, but engagingly written as always from this author.
Trust Me, I'm a (Junior) DoctorTrust Me, I'm a (Junior) Doctor by Max Pemberton
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Likeable, but familiar, account of a junior doctor's first year.
The Suspicions of Mr. WhicherThe Suspicions of Mr. Whicher by Kate Summerscale
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Fascinating stuff, loved it.
Rebecca (Virago modern classics)Rebecca (Virago modern classics) by Daphne Du Maurier
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Finally got around to reading it - melodramatic but compelling.
Stuart: A Life BackwardsStuart: A Life Backwards by Alexander Masters
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Eye-opening, but not as well-written as some reviews suggest.
Into the WildInto the Wild by Jon Krakauer
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Slight story feels a little padded in places, but very interesting account of a true-life event.
Sleep With MeSleep With Me by Joanna Briscoe
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I wanted every character in this book to die horribly!! AARGH!
Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent FaithUnder the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith by Jon Krakauer
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Ostensibly a true-crime story, but really an interesting history of Mormonism.
The Irresistible Inheritance Of WilberforceThe Irresistible Inheritance Of Wilberforce by Paul Torday
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Hugely entertaining account of a man's decline into alcoholism (or as he sees it, an appreciation of wine...) written in a very readable style, with an intriguing, unreliable, unlikeable narrator.
EnglebyEngleby by Sebastian Faulks
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Readable, though a load of old balderdash.
Crooked (Modern Plays)Crooked (Modern Plays) by Catherine Trieschmann
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Likeable play with 3D characters that avoids the pitfall of a diatribe against religious fundamentalism.
Anonymous LawyerAnonymous Lawyer by Jeremy Blachman
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Intermittently extremely insightful and funny, but too lightweight to be compelling reading.
SilenceSilence by Josie Henley-Einion
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Very disappointing.