Books I've read Since the Start of the Year

A Listmania! list by "imalion"
 
Brick Lane
1.  Brick Lane by Monica Ali
The list author says:
  "Read this over the new year. A good view into Asian life in Britain written by a strong woman author. However, I felt it was a tad too long and lost towards the end."
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The Bell Jar
2.  The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
The list author says:
  "An amazing book by such a tragic author. Makes you pine for her to have written more novels in her short lifetime."
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Girlfriend in a Coma
3.  Girlfriend in a Coma by Douglas Coupland
The list author says:
  "First half is pure Coupland, but he gets muddled up in his own philosophies at the end, making it a 'mare to understand."
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Requiem for a Dream
4.  Requiem for a Dream by Hubert Selby
The list author says:
  "I couldn't really get to grips with Selby's writing style, like being assaulted by literature."
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Valley of the Dolls (Virago Modern Classics)
5.  Valley of the Dolls (Virago Modern Classics) by Jacqueline Susann
The list author says:
  "I needed this as a break from my depressing books. Scandolous trashy girl novel, but ever so haut coutore."
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The Rules of Attraction
6.  The Rules of Attraction by Bret Easton Ellis
The list author says:
  "Although I felt I'd read better, this is the book I would pick up again from my reading list. A harsh tale of too much youth and too much money."
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Hey Nostradamus!
7.  Hey Nostradamus! by Douglas Coupland
The list author says:
  "The Coupland novel that spoke to me the most. If you want Coupland wit, don't come here, but if you want his philosophies you couldn't do better."
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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Penguin Popular Classics)
8.  Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Penguin Popular Classics) by Lewis Carroll
The list author says:
  "I don't really know why I read this one. If you want trendy psychadelia, watch the Disney movie instead."
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The Catcher in the Rye
9.  The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger
The list author says:
  "It does earn it's place as a classic, it's extremely well written. However, as a coming-of-age story, 'The Bell Jar' is better."
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The Great Gatsby (Penguin Modern Classics)
10.  The Great Gatsby (Penguin Modern Classics) by F. Scott Fitzgerald
The list author says:
  "A class novel. Fitzgerald's simple writing style makes reading him a joy."
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Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture
11.  Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture by Douglas Coupland
The list author says:
  "Coupland's witty opus. He gets across what he wants to say dillegently, and it's his most humorous book."
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One Hundred Years of Solitude (Penguin Modern Classics)
12.  One Hundred Years of Solitude (Penguin Modern Classics) by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
The list author says:
  "Such a chore to read, took me over a month! However, it's a rich epic, much better than other epics such as 'Lord of the Rings' etc."
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The Collector (Vintage Classics)
13.  The Collector (Vintage Classics) by John Fowles
The list author says:
  "I was pleased to have read this, as Fowles is a rather underground author who I'd 'discovered'. However, the second half gets very muddled up..."
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Miss Wyoming
14.  Miss Wyoming by Douglas Coupland
The list author says:
  "Probably the worst Coupland I'd read. He does it much better when he's talking about everyday lives, not celebrities"
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The Popular Girl (Modern Voices)
15.  The Popular Girl (Modern Voices) by F.Scott Fitzgerald
The list author says:
  "Gorgeous. Sometimes I had to put the book down and just marvel in his descriptions."
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Amrita
16.  Amrita by Banana Yoshimoto
The list author says:
  "Too lengthy. Yoshimoto calls it 'naive' in her epilogue, and gosh is that true!"
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