Unlike The Lovely Bones, Lucky is disturbing but superbly written. Sebold tells her traumatic story with a shocking and admirable candour.

I fell into Wurtzel's profound darkness in every chapter, like a wave of depression. Bleak, heartbreaking and like reading old diary entries. Wurtzel is inspirational and an honour to meet in person.

My dreams become attainable reading this.

Compelling.

Along with Charlotte's Web, read at age nine, this is the book that made me want to write. Could be classed as chick-lit at it's earliest and finest, but the language is too good.

Arguably not Dickens' best but, in my opinion, a masterpiece.

A fairy tale for adults and hopeless romantics. Shortly after reading this, I found my own man with dancing eyes, and realised that fairy tales really do come true.

I was once compared to Miss Emma Woodhouse - I'm unsure whether it was a compliment... The original comedy of manners.

I read this for Uni because I had to and loathed it. I read it again and came to appreciate it. I re-read it for pleasure along with Michael Cunnigham's The Hours and loved it.

I admit I turned my nose up at fantasy but after some nagging I gave it a go and began with The Belgariad quintet and followed the story to it's conclusion in The Mallorean. I fell in love.

Allende's novels are all intoxicating, especially the House of the Spirits. The influence of Gabriel Garcia Marquez is evident and this is reminiscent of 100 years of Solitude.

Enchanting.