Abingdon Book Club Choices

A Listmania! list by Annabel Gaskell "gaskella2" (Nr Oxford, UK)
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The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy
1.  The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy by Douglas Adams
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  "Our Jan 2004 book - a comic treasure!"
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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time
2.  The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon
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  "Fascinating view of aspergers characteristics"
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Maximum Bob
3.  Maximum Bob by Elmore Leonard
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  "Very black comedy"
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The Death of Vishnu
4.  The Death of Vishnu by Manil Suri
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  "Like a Bollywood Eastenders"
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Morvern Callar
5.  Morvern Callar by Alan Warner
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  "A love it or hate it book ..."
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"Hamlet" (Arden Shakespeare: Second Series)
6.  "Hamlet" (Arden Shakespeare: Second Series) by William Shakespeare
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  "Shakespeare's finest?"
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Disgrace
7.  Disgrace by J M Coetzee
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  "Great book club choice - provoked lots of discussion"
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Tender is the Night (Penguin Popular Classics)
8.  Tender is the Night (Penguin Popular Classics) by F Scott Fitzgerald
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  "Dysfunctional relationships and doomed romance in the 20s - I adored it.  The guys in our group thought otherwise."
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Middlesex
9.  Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides
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  "A long (but engrossing) read for our group."
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Major Barbara (Penguin Classics)
10.  Major Barbara (Penguin Classics) by George Bernard Shaw
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  "Social comedy on how the rich can help the poor"
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A Christmas Carol and Other Christmas Writings (Penguin Classics
11.  A Christmas Carol and Other Christmas Writings (Penguin Classics by Charles Dickens
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  "Our Club's first Dickens to close off the year."
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Kitchen Confidential
12.  Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain
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  "The antidote to Christmas' overeating!"
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Lake Wobegon Days
13.  Lake Wobegon Days by Garrison Keillor
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  "A modern classic of small-town America"
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Changing Places: A Tale of Two Campuses
14.  Changing Places: A Tale of Two Campuses by David Lodge
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  "Classic 70s campus novel - immensely chucklesome"
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Casino Royale (Penguin Modern Classics)
15.  Casino Royale (Penguin Modern Classics) by Ian Fleming
The list author says:
  "Introducing 007 - Suffers from the villain being underdeveloped and is a great advert for product placement. Superb first and last lines!"
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Cocaine Nights
16.  Cocaine Nights by J. G. Ballard
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  "Interesting premise to this book ... provoked a lot of discussion"
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Northern Lights (His Dark Materials)
17.  Northern Lights (His Dark Materials) by Philip Pullman
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  "Superb - we all went on to read the other two."
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Cheri and the Last of Cheri
18.  Cheri and the Last of Cheri by Colette
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  "C'est vachement chouette (a French phrase equivalent to bee's knees)"
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Harry Potter and the Half-blood Prince: Adult Edition (Harry Potter 6)
19.  Harry Potter and the Half-blood Prince: Adult Edition (Harry Potter 6) by J. K. Rowling
The list author says:
  "Great fun - we love reading kids books - although I admit I did get the adult cover"
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The Portrait
20.  The Portrait by Iain Pears
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  "Once you got into the monologue style - it was excellent."
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The Comedians
21.  The Comedians by Graham Greene
The list author says:
  "No-one is quite who they seem in this world-weary novel of decadence and decay and"
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The Crow Road
22.  The Crow Road by Iain Banks
The list author says:
  "One of Iain Bank's best combining a lovable main character and a skeleton in the family closet."
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The Bookseller Of Kabul
23.  The Bookseller Of Kabul by Åsne Seierstad
The list author says:
  "Another great discussion provoker. We all felt for the women."
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Acqua Alta
24.  Acqua Alta by Donna Leon
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  "Our read for March 2006."
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Religous controvesy 		4 20 days ago
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Autism/ASD/Aspergers 		9 24 days ago
Middlesex forum
What is the best way for a book club to decide on a book? 		0 15 Dec 2010
Harry Potter and the Half-blood Prince: Children's Edition (Harry Potter 6) forum
Books please for 7 year old girl, not really a 'fantasy' fan 		1 9 Apr 2010
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young adult reading list suggestions 		0 19 Feb 2010
Northern Lights (His Dark Materials) forum
steampunk/gaslight novels-recommendations 		0 9 Dec 2009
Harry Potter and the Half-blood Prince: Children's Edition (Harry Potter 6) forum
Help! looking for childrens fiction 		1 7 Nov 2009
Harry Potter and the Half-blood Prince: Children's Edition (Harry Potter 6) forum
May-day! Need childrens books! 		1 22 Oct 2009
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So...Ginny. Hate her? 		6 3 Aug 2009
Northern Lights (His Dark Materials) forum
Age range 		2 30 Nov 2007
Harry Potter and the Half-blood Prince: Children's Edition (Harry Potter 6) forum
Price of book 		2 7 Oct 2007
Harry Potter and the Half-blood Prince: Children's Edition (Harry Potter 6) forum
Children's v. Adult Edition 		1 26 Jul 2007
 
   

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