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Reading List 2006
The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman (Penguin Classics)The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman (Penguin Classics) by Laurence Sterne
Buy new: £6.26 / Used from: £2.22
Brilliant and hilarious
Rabbit, RunRabbit, Run by John Updike
Stories (Penguin Modern Classics)Stories (Penguin Modern Classics) by Paul Bowles
Buy used from: £3.00
Don Quixote (Penguin Classics)Don Quixote (Penguin Classics) by Miguel Cervantes
Buy new: £6.62 / Used from: £3.93
Funny, sweet and ultimately rather sad
VillagesVillages by John Updike
Buy new: £4.99 / Used from: £0.01
Norwegian WoodNorwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami
Buy new: £5.00 / Used from: £2.73
The Vesuvius Club: A Lucifer Box NovelThe Vesuvius Club: A Lucifer Box Novel by Mark Gatiss
Buy new: £4.72 / Used from: £0.01
Good to read on a plane
The Vote: How it Was Won, and How it Was UnderminedThe Vote: How it Was Won, and How it Was Undermined by Paul Foot
Buy used from: £19.99
Black Swan Green :Black Swan Green : by David Mitchell
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Cloud AtlasCloud Atlas by David Mitchell
Buy new: £5.46 / Used from: £0.01
I enjoyed this but it didn't feel like the classic that people describe it as.
West of RomeWest of Rome by John Fante
Buy new: £11.99 / Used from: £6.06
The relationships were very believable.
The Four Wise MenThe Four Wise Men by Michel Tournier
Buy used from: £2.68
Now this is a classic
The Helmet of Horror: The Myth of Theseus and the Minotaur (Myth Series)The Helmet of Horror: The Myth of Theseus and the Minotaur (Myth Series) by Victor Pelevin
Buy used from: £4.88
He's a clever boy, but infuriating.
The Legend of the Holy DrinkerThe Legend of the Holy Drinker by Joseph Roth
Buy new: £4.97 / Used from: £11.97
This is sad, moving and uplifting. Fascinating too. And very short.
The Shadow Of The WindThe Shadow Of The Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
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This was a recommendation and I have to say it was disappointing. All of the plot twists were sign-posted and a lot of the characters felt like cartoons.
The LeopardThe Leopard by Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa
Buy used from: £4.20
Elegant and witty
In Search of Lost Time: v. 1: The Way by Swann's: The Way by Swann's Vol 1 (In Search of Lost Time 1)In Search of Lost Time: v. 1: The Way by Swann's: The Way by Swann's Vol 1 (In Search of Lost Time 1) by Marcel Proust
Buy new: £6.46 / Used from: £4.32
I've been meaning to start on this for a long time, and felt a little intimidated. It's wonderful. Very witty, thought-provoking, beautifully written...
The New York Trilogy: "City of Glass", "Ghosts" and "Locked Room"The New York Trilogy: "City of Glass", "Ghosts" and "Locked Room" by Paul Auster
Buy new: £4.96 / Used from: £0.01
I devoured this, and felt rather empty at the end.
Mr. PhillipsMr. Phillips by John Lanchester
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I really should learn that I don't have to finish every book I start.
In the Shadow of Young Girls in Flower (In Search of Lost Time Vol. 2): In the Shadow of Young Girls in Flower Vol 2In the Shadow of Young Girls in Flower (In Search of Lost Time Vol. 2): In the Shadow of Young Girls in Flower Vol 2 by Marcel Proust
Buy new: £7.11 / Used from: £3.78
Dare I say, even better than the first one!