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.The Lovely Bones
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by: Alice Sebold

June 06, 2003
This was an easy read and held my attention long enough that it became a very fast one, too. I read, more or less, everything and anything, but The Lovely Bones wasn't one I was itching to read and probably wouldn't have been read at all if it hadn't been for all the hype and a bargain carboot buy. (Incidentally, you can tell which books are the result of media hype because of what you find at our local carboot. In my town, there is no book shop, but almost every box of books had a book by Dan Brown, Jody Picoult or Alice Sebold in.)

The story itself was OK, in a shrug, pull-a-face sort of way. I recommended it to my Mum, who loves these sorts of grim-reality books, and said she could keep it. So make what you will of that. At least, ... Read More:
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.The Beach House
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by: Jane Green

June 12, 2008
I want Nan as a friend! I wish she would adopt me. I thought she was the best female charactor I have read about in a long time. All the charactors were believable and I cared what happened to them all.

This is Jane Green's best book in a while, The Beach House is definately somewhere I would want to visit!

Get this book I guarantee you won't be disappointed.
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.Gilead
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by: Marilynne Robinson

February 02, 2006
I've never submitted a book review to Amazon before, but I found this book to be so dull and disappointing that I felt I should. I read about three quarters of the book and, realising I was still none the wiser as to what it was meant to be about, I gave up - something I haven't done with any book for years. I constantly found myself having to re-read several pages at a time, as a result of my mind wandering onto any subject other than the book's content. How this won any sort of prize, I don't know.
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.The Siege of Krishnapur
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by: J.G. Farrell

July 01, 1996
My interest in this book was piqued when it was nominated for the 'Booker of Bookers'. On reading it, I was not at all disappointed. It ticked every box I could hope for - excellent characterisation, well plotted storyline, free indirect discourse that Jane Austen would be proud of,and an enormous amount of wit. At times I was laughing out loud at the antics of the characters under pressure of the siege. A truly excellent novel that I thoroughly recommend.
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.Echo Burning (A Jack Reacher Novel)
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by: Lee Child

April 01, 2002
Great plot, great action and suspense as Lee Child delivers again, fantastic read you will not be let down with this one.
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.An Inspector Calls (Heinemann Plays)
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by: J.B. Priestley

January 12, 1993
Didn't read this copy, but I have read the play and it's great. Although fairly old-fashioned, it's very easy to keep up with for young readers. Also came in perfect condition.

Recommended buy.
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.The Color Purple
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by: Alice Walker

August 05, 2004
This was actually the first 'adult' book I read as a child - much to the shock of my grandparents!! I loved it and reading it again as an adult (understanding it that much more)has assured it as a favourite. I would recommend anyone to read this. It covers issues of race, sexuality, family, friendships and gender fantastically. The film version is very good and the book is a must to read.
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.A Place of Execution
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by: Val McDermid

February 06, 2006
This is one of the very best books I have ever read. Unlike some of her other books this one is not gruesome, so will appeal to the more squeamish reader like myself. It is absolutely brilliant and the twist to the story is totally unexpected. Fascinating and unputdownable!
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.Thanks for the Memories
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by: Cecelia Ahern

September 15, 2008
This is one of the very best books I have ever read. Unlike some of her other books this one is not gruesome, so will appeal to the more squeamish reader like myself. It is absolutely brilliant and the twist to the story is totally unexpected. Fascinating and unputdownable!
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.The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Penguin Popular Classics)
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by: Mark Twain

April 28, 1994
I do not understand the status of this novel. Firstly, it's racist, but we know that already. What really gets me is the weird language that one is expected to 'learn' in order to get the story. And lets be honest, it is a story for children with little subtle comment and no depth of character...everyone is 'Twain'! Do not waste your money....buy a Graham Greene novel instead.
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