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
The list author says:
  "Our Jan 2004 book - a comic treasure!"
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4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (156 customer reviews)

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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
The list author says:
  "Fascinating view of aspergers characteristics"
£5.59   Used & New from: £0.01
4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (745 customer reviews) | 2 customer discussions

Maximum Bob
3.  Maximum Bob by Elmore Leonard
The list author says:
  "Very black comedy"
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4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)

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The Death of Vishnu
4.  The Death of Vishnu by Manil Suri
The list author says:
  "Like a Bollywood Eastenders"
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3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)

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Morvern Callar
5.  Morvern Callar by Alan Warner
The list author says:
  "A love it or hate it book ..."
£5.79   Used & New from: £0.01
3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)

"Hamlet" (Arden Shakespeare: Second Series)
6.  "Hamlet" (Arden Shakespeare: Second Series) by William Shakespeare
The list author says:
  "Shakespeare's finest?"
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4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)

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Disgrace
7.  Disgrace by J M Coetzee
The list author says:
  "Great book club choice - provoked lots of discussion"
£5.59   Used & New from: £0.01
4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (104 customer reviews)

Tender is the Night (Penguin Popular Classics)
8.  Tender is the Night (Penguin Popular Classics) by F Scott Fitzgerald
The list author says:
  "Dysfunctional relationships and doomed romance in the 20s - I adored it.  The guys in our group thought otherwise."
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4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (45 customer reviews)

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Middlesex
9.  Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides
The list author says:
  "A long (but engrossing) read for our group."
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4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (86 customer reviews) | 1 customer discussion

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Major Barbara (Penguin Classics)
10.  Major Barbara (Penguin Classics) by George Bernard Shaw
The list author says:
  "Social comedy on how the rich can help the poor"
£5.99   Used & New from: £0.01
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

A Christmas Carol and Other Christmas Writings (Penguin Classics
11.  A Christmas Carol and Other Christmas Writings (Penguin Classics by Charles Dickens
The list author says:
  "Our Club's first Dickens to close off the year."
£5.59   Used & New from: £0.01
5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)

Kitchen Confidential
12.  Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain
The list author says:
  "The antidote to Christmas' overeating!"
£6.39   Used & New from: £0.01
4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (57 customer reviews)

Lake Wobegon Days
13.  Lake Wobegon Days by Garrison Keillor
The list author says:
  "A modern classic of small-town America"
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5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

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Changing Places: A Tale of Two Campuses
14.  Changing Places: A Tale of Two Campuses by David Lodge
The list author says:
  "Classic 70s campus novel - immensely chucklesome"
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4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)

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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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4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (68 customer reviews)

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Cocaine Nights
16.  Cocaine Nights by J. G. Ballard
The list author says:
  "Interesting premise to this book ... provoked a lot of discussion"
£6.74   Used & New from: £0.01
3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (49 customer reviews)

Northern Lights (His Dark Materials)
17.  Northern Lights (His Dark Materials) by Philip Pullman
The list author says:
  "Superb - we all went on to read the other two."
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4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (780 customer reviews) | 3 customer discussions

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Cheri and the Last of Cheri
18.  Cheri and the Last of Cheri by Colette
The list author says:
  "C'est vachement chouette (a French phrase equivalent to bee's knees)"
Used & New from: £0.28
3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

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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"
£11.04   Used & New from: £0.01
4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1,117 customer reviews) | 6 customer discussions

The Portrait
20.  The Portrait by Iain Pears
The list author says:
  "Once you got into the monologue style - it was excellent."
£8.09   Used & New from: £0.01
3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)

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"
£6.74   Used & New from: £2.66
4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)

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."
£6.29   Used & New from: £0.01
4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (64 customer reviews)

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."
£4.47   Used & New from: £0.01
4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (80 customer reviews)

Acqua Alta
24.  Acqua Alta by Donna Leon
The list author says:
  "Our read for March 2006."
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4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)

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Religous controvesy 4 20 days ago
Autism/ASD/Aspergers 9 24 days ago
What is the best way for a book club to decide on a book? 0 15 Dec 2010
Books please for 7 year old girl, not really a 'fantasy' fan 1 9 Apr 2010
young adult reading list suggestions 0 19 Feb 2010
steampunk/gaslight novels-recommendations 0 9 Dec 2009
Help! looking for childrens fiction 1 7 Nov 2009
May-day! Need childrens books! 1 22 Oct 2009
So...Ginny. Hate her? 6 3 Aug 2009
Age range 2 30 Nov 2007
Price of book 2 7 Oct 2007
Children's v. Adult Edition 1 26 Jul 2007
 
   

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Last updated: 10/02/2006
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