Books I've read this year

A Listmania! list by "mjperry2002"
 
Dark Star Safari: Overland from Cairo to Cape Town
1.  Dark Star Safari: Overland from Cairo to Cape Town by Paul Theroux
The list author says:
  "Great start to year. A stunning travel book, the author roughs it and gets the real view of a continent that is on the edge.  Aid agencies receive a slating"
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McCarthy's Bar: A Journey of Discovery in Ireland
2.  McCarthy's Bar: A Journey of Discovery in Ireland by Pete McCarthy
The list author says:
  "Good follow up, about my home  country.  Certainly recognise a lot of the characters, Irish and non Irish"
£4.76   Used & New from: £0.01
4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (110 customer reviews)

Dead Air
3.  Dead Air by Iain Banks
The list author says:
  "Disappointing book, dull with foreshawdowing violence that for a change doesn't materialise, from the man who brought out Crow Road, Complicity and Espedair Street,"
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3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (69 customer reviews)

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A Star Called Henry
4.  A Star Called Henry by Roddy Doyle
The list author says:
  "The story of the birth of Ireland, told through the eyes of a paritcpant, carrying a huge socialist slant. Revealing in that the new masters are no different from the old"
£5.99   Used & New from: £0.01
4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (64 customer reviews)

Sahara
5.  Sahara by Michael Palin
The list author says:
  "Standerd Fair for Palin, the majesty of 80 days and pole to pole is not present.  PErspective of armchair,middle class traveler.  Contrast with Theorus stark"
£20.00   Used & New from: £0.01
4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)

Kurt Cobain: The Journals
6.  Kurt Cobain: The Journals by Kurt Cobain
The list author says:
  "Rip off book, never finshed.  wonder if i could sell my notebooks?"
Used & New from: £2.53
4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)

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Stupid White Men: ...and Other Sorry Excuses for the State of the Nation!
7.  Stupid White Men: ...and Other Sorry Excuses for the State of the Nation! by Michael Moore
The list author says:
  "Good, but not as good as the hype.  Perhaps too simplistic. Buy anoither of his books, maybe not."
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3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (140 customer reviews)

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Shakey: Neil Young's Biography
8.  Shakey: Neil Young's Biography by Jimmy McDonough
The list author says:
  "Read it as fan of NY, howver encyclodieas make better reads.  4 hr bus journey helped me throguh it"
£7.69   Used & New from: £0.01
3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)

Man and Boy
9.  Man and Boy by Tony Parsons
£4.52   Used & New from: £0.01
3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (245 customer reviews)

One For My Baby
10.  One For My Baby by Tony Parsons
£6.09   Used & New from: £0.01
3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (56 customer reviews)

Artemis Fowl: The Eternity Code
11.  Artemis Fowl: The Eternity Code by Eoin Colfer
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4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (73 customer reviews)

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Rich Dad, Poor Dad
12.  Rich Dad, Poor Dad by Robert T. Kiyosaki
Used & New from: £1.47
4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (335 customer reviews)

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The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
13.  The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey
£6.99   Used & New from: £1.96
4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (207 customer reviews)

Man and Wife
14.  Man and Wife by Tony Parsons
The list author says:
  "MOTTO stay married"
£5.99   Used & New from: £0.01
2.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (43 customer reviews)

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Book 5)
15.  Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Book 5) by J. K. Rowling
The list author says:
  "First third slow and poor, next two thrids brilliant.  Rowling needs a strnger editor"
£11.04   Used & New from: £0.01
4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (967 customer reviews) | 1 customer discussion

Phineas Finn (Penguin Trollope)
16.  Phineas Finn (Penguin Trollope) by Anthony Trollope
The list author says:
  "stole this from my fathers book shelf.  To me the surprose of the year.  read it while moving to france, great to swithc off with. Loved it"
Used & New from: £2.18
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

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Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn (Wordsworth Classics)
17.  Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn (Wordsworth Classics) by Mark Twain
The list author says:
  "rereading of school boy clasics.  Huck Finn the better"
£1.99   Used & New from: £0.01
3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)

The Catcher in the Rye
18.  The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger
£4.99   Used & New from: £0.01
3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (386 customer reviews)

Catch-22
19.  Catch-22 by Joseph Heller
£5.37   Used & New from: £0.01
4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (332 customer reviews) | 2 customer discussions

Uncommon Sense for Parents with Teenagers
20.  Uncommon Sense for Parents with Teenagers by Michael Riera
The list author says:
  "Some good ideas, my 12 year old is going to be trouble!!"
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4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)

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