2008 - My year in reading

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The Gum Thief
1.  The Gum Thief by Douglas Coupland
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  "Started the year with this . One of my favourite authors but not one of his strongest works."
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Slash: The Autobiography
2.  Slash: The Autobiography by Slash
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  "Rock n Roll debauchery on a level with the Motley crue book ."
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Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life
3.  Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life by Steve Martin
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  "Entertaining memoir of Steve's early days."
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Moab Is My Washpot
4.  Moab Is My Washpot by Stephen Fry
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  "Fry is a national treasure and this is a well written and amusing book . Shame it only covers the first 18 years of his life."
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Candy Girl: A Year in the Life of an Unlikely Stripper
5.  Candy Girl: A Year in the Life of an Unlikely Stripper by Diablo Cody
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  "Very funny book about the life of the Oscar winning former stripper."
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Into The Wild
6.  Into The Wild by Jon Krakauer
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  "The film was moving and inspirational and this book gave alot of depth to the story."
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The Diving-Bell and the Butterfly
7.  The Diving-Bell and the Butterfly by Jean-Dominique Bauby
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  "Tragic but very well written especially given the manor in which it was written."
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The Road
8.  The Road by Cormac McCarthy
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  "Pretty bleak stuff .Hard to enjoy but easy to admire."
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Yes Man
9.  Yes Man by Danny Wallace
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  "My first and certainly not the last Wallace book. Strangely inspirational..looking forward to seeing the movie."
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Things the Grandchildren Should Know
10.  Things the Grandchildren Should Know by Mark Oliver Everett
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  "Really loved this book . Devoured it in a couple of days."
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Outer Dark
11.  Outer Dark by Cormac McCarthy
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  "See comments RE - The Road"
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American Psycho
12.  American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis
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  "Been meaning to read this for ages , found it in the charity shop for a quid . A darkly satirical gem."
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Are You Dave Gorman?
13.  Are You Dave Gorman? by Danny Wallace
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  "A delightfully silly book . makes me want to go on a quest like that."
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Blindness
14.  Blindness by Jose Saramago
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  "One of my favoutites of the year . Thoroughly reccomend it ."
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The Beach (Penguin Celebrations)
15.  The Beach (Penguin Celebrations) by Alex Garland
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  "Wasn't sure i'd like this , but I got it free with The Times and gave it a go. Really glad I did as it was excellent. Film was atrocious and Hollywoodised."
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Join Me: The True Story of a Man Who Started a Cult by Accident
16.  Join Me: The True Story of a Man Who Started a Cult by Accident by Danny Wallace
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  "Another crazy quest from Wallace . Just as good as Yes Man."
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The Tesseract
17.  The Tesseract by Alex Garland
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  "Another charity shop find . Not quite as good as The Beach but still well worth a go."
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Snuff
18.  Snuff by Chuck Palahniuk
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  "Poorly reviewed but I liked . A typically dark and twisted book about the filming of the worlds biggest gang bang."
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Black Like ME
19.  Black Like ME by John Howard Griffin
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  "Pretty controversial for its time . A white man undergoing a medical procedure to darken his skin and keeping a diary of his experiences of racial prejudice in the 1950's deep south."
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Barack Obama: Dreams from My Father (A Story of Race and Inheritance)
20.  Barack Obama: Dreams from My Father (A Story of Race and Inheritance) by President Barack Obama
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  "Like a lot of people swept up on his election win I gave this a go. I suppose I should have expected it from a politicians memoirs ..worthy but a bit dull . The only one of the year I gave up on."
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Haunted
21.  Haunted by Chuck Palahniuk
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  "Pretty disgusting in places but I thought this was an excellent book from another of my favourite authors . Uniquelly written and structured."
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Why Do I Say These Things?
22.  Why Do I Say These Things? by Jonathan Ross
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  "Got this for christmas and it seemed like a bit of light hearted fun to end the year on ...especially following Haunted , haven't got that far yet."
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