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I need reading material - any recommendations?

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Lumpy Golightly, 19 October, 2008 at 09:17

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I'm away for a week soon and have no idea what I'm going to take to read. I like all sorts other than chick lit and detective fiction really, but recent faves have been The Kite Runner and The Book Thief. Fave all-timers include Wuthering Heights, anything by Roddy Doyle and Knowledge of Angels....

I'm away for a week soon and have no idea what I'm going to take to read. I like all sorts other than chick lit and detective fiction really, but recent faves have been The Kite Runner and The Book Thief. Fave all-timers include Wuthering Heights, anything by Roddy Doyle and Knowledge of Angels.

What might I have missed?

(Amazon order to be placed in an hour or so. Ta.)

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policefox lyn · 20 October, 2008 at 13:35
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I would recommend The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova. Brilliant read. I tend to like most things on the Richard and Judy book club list. That's where I heard of The Historian, Small Island, The Island, Cloud Atlas- all recommended on here too. I find their list is very readable, can have some more challenging books but isn't in the "worthy but dull" category.

(i did hear that the person who picks the books picked Brick Lane despite not liking it herself, she now regrets this choice. I must say I agree with her, of all the R&J books I've read this is the one I liked the least)
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