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What I've read this year: 2004 April-June
Sickened :Sickened : by Julie Gregory
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Fascinating and horrifying. A great examination of a terrible condition.
Oracle NightOracle Night by Paul Auster
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Dark and stange as ever.
Knowledge of AngelsKnowledge of Angels by Jill Paton Walsh
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A wonderful book and an interesting look at religious belief.
True BritsTrue Brits by J.R. Daeschner
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A look at some of Britians great eccentric but also some of our most worrying traditions.
Venus as a BoyVenus as a Boy by Luke Sutherland
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What the hell????
I'm a Teacher, Get Me Out of Here!I'm a Teacher, Get Me Out of Here! by Francis Gilbert
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Still glad I'm not a teacher.
My Life in OrangeMy Life in Orange by Tim Guest
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An interesting look at life growing up in a cult
Drinking Coffee ElsewhereDrinking Coffee Elsewhere by ZZ Packer
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Short stories that fail to lodge in the mind
LighthousekeepingLighthousekeeping by Jeanette Winterson
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A good read but not a great book.
Still She Haunts MeStill She Haunts Me by Katie Roiphe
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Examines the relationship between Charles Dodgson and Alice Liddell..
His 'n' HersHis 'n' Hers by Mike Gayle
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A comic and sad look at the life of a relationship.
This Boy's Life (Bloomsbury Paperbacks)This Boy's Life (Bloomsbury Paperbacks) by Tobias Wolff
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A child being dragged from pillar to post through a rather sad childhood
Sorting Out BillySorting Out Billy by Jo Brand
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A very good book until the end when it resorts to the Agatha Christie ploy of getting them all in a room and it isn't even a whodunnit
Brave New WorldBrave New World by Aldous Huxley
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One of the greatest dystopias and drawing ever closer
Something Beginning withSomething Beginning with by Sarah Salway
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Very clever but chick lit none the less
Out of the DarkOut of the Dark by Linda Caine
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A brilliant insight into depression
The Long Weekend: A Surprised American Mother in EnglandThe Long Weekend: A Surprised American Mother in England by Ann Leary
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An irritating look into having a baby in Britain by an American. Patronising.
Burned AliveBurned Alive by Souad
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A shocking look at the honour killing traditions by a rare survivor
Earth Abides (S.F. Masterworks)Earth Abides (S.F. Masterworks) by George.R. Stewart
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A well thought out book looking at the world after a plague has wiped out most of humanity.
BodiesBodies by Jed Mercurio
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Does not fill you with confidence about the health service!