Books from My Life, that Have Made Me Who I Am

A Listmania! list by Mrs. J. D. Wansborough "jdaniellep" (manchester, uk)
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Goodnight Moon
1.  Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown
The list author says:
  "One of the first books I remember"
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Winnie-the-Pooh
2.  Winnie-the-Pooh by A. A. Milne
The list author says:
  "What can I say?  Winnie was from Winnepeg"
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Watership Down (Puffin Books)
3.  Watership Down (Puffin Books) by Richard Adams
The list author says:
  "Mine had really scary dark pictures"
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The  Magical Story of the Disney Movie - Walt Disney's - Bambi
4.  The Magical Story of the Disney Movie - Walt Disney's - Bambi by Disney
The list author says:
  "I had Bambi paintings on my nursery walls that my mom did - wonderful"
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The Perfect Girl (Sweet Valley High)
5.  The Perfect Girl (Sweet Valley High) by Kate William
The list author says:
  "I used to collect all the SVH's - my mom used to say "oh well, at least you're reading!"  Not exactly literary praise, but..."
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James and the Giant Peach
6.  James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl
The list author says:
  "My brother was supposedly the Roald Dahl fan but I think I read as many or more of these than him"
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Le Petit Prince (French)
7.  Le Petit Prince (French) by Antoine de Saint-Exupery
The list author says:
  "I actually read this when I was a kid - thank you French Immersion!"
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Nancy Drew Boxed Set 1-6
8.  Nancy Drew Boxed Set 1-6 by Carolyn Keene
The list author says:
  "I had a whole collection of these too - think I got rid of them at a garage sale!  Such a shame..."
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Flowers in the Attic (Dollanganger Family 1)
9.  Flowers in the Attic (Dollanganger Family 1) by Virginia Andrews
The list author says:
  "My first steamy novel"
£4.89   Used & New from: £0.01
4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (85 customer reviews)

Lord of the Flies
10.  Lord of the Flies by William Golding
The list author says:
  "The first school novel I read that I really enjoyed"
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The Stone Angel (New Canadian Library)
11.  The Stone Angel (New Canadian Library) by Margaret Laurence
The list author says:
  "My first bit of Canadiana - devoured the entire series"
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A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
12.  A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers
The list author says:
  "I wish I had written this"
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White Teeth
13.  White Teeth by Zadie Smith
The list author says:
  "Heartwrenchingly beautiful"
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3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (226 customer reviews)

The Book Against God
14.  The Book Against God by James Wood
The list author says:
  "Awesome - perfect depiction of the struggling grad student/philosopher"
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4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)

Life After God
15.  Life After God by Douglas Coupland
The list author says:
  "The title caught me first, then I became a Coupland collector"
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3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (33 customer reviews)

A Is for Alibi
16.  A Is for Alibi by Sue Grafton
The list author says:
  "Started my addiction to detective novels early - my mom and I have read every one of these "religiously" as they came out"
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Surfacing
17.  Surfacing by Margaret Atwood
The list author says:
  "Another school book which fired a lifelong love of Canadian literature"
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3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)

Cloud Atlas
18.  Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell
The list author says:
  "Incredible - not sure I understood it all, but wow!"
£4.63   Used & New from: £0.01
3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (239 customer reviews)

The Time Traveler's Wife
19.  The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
The list author says:
  "A wonderful surprise in so many ways"
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4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1,211 customer reviews) | 6 customer discussions

Cider House Rules - The Novel
20.  Cider House Rules - The Novel by John Irving
The list author says:
  "John Irving - another literary phase"
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4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (32 customer reviews)

The Poisonwood Bible (Oprah's Book Club)
21.  The Poisonwood Bible (Oprah's Book Club) by Barbara Kingsolver
The list author says:
  "Made me want to live in Africa"
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Mayada, Daughter of Iraq: One Woman's Survival Under Saddam Hussein
22.  Mayada, Daughter of Iraq: One Woman's Survival Under Saddam Hussein by Jean Sasson
The list author says:
  "Very interesting - but the arab world is so much more than Sadam Hussein, of course"
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The Bell Jar (Modern Classics)
23.  The Bell Jar (Modern Classics) by Sylvia Plath
The list author says:
  "I read this way late in life but still felt such a connection with Plath (even though it's not supposed to be autobiographical!)"
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House of Sand and Fog
24.  House of Sand and Fog by Andre Dubus III
The list author says:
  "Picked it up having no idea what it was about and absolutely fell in love - the movie, in this case, was almost as good..."
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The Da Vinci Code
25.  The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
The list author says:
  "Read it before all the fanfare, but loved how it put organized religion in its place and as a setting for a crime novel"
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