Books that I enjoyed this year 2003

A Listmania! list by "rosycheeks245"
 
The Fuck-up
1.  The Fuck-up by Arthur Nersesian
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  "a man's life brought down by unfortunate events, or maybe a case of bad karma?Is it wrong to laugh at th misery of others?"
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3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)

To Kill A Mockingbird
2.  To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee
The list author says:
  "materly crafted, the deep south and all of its excentricites on show in a tale of youth"
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4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (372 customer reviews) | 1 customer discussion

We are Still Married
3.  We are Still Married by Garrison Keillor
The list author says:
  "quaint selection of short stories and poetry, mild mannered but satisfying"
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3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

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The Master and Margarita
4.  The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov
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  "The devil makes an appearance in Moscow. fierce political satire with dazzling surreal humour. brillant slapstick"
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4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews) | 1 customer discussion

Grey Area and Other Stories
5.  Grey Area and Other Stories by Will Self
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  "macabre set pieces written with comic finesse."
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4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

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Babel Tower
6.  Babel Tower by A S Byatt
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4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)

Prozac Nation: Young and Depressed in America - A Memoir
7.  Prozac Nation: Young and Depressed in America - A Memoir by Elizabeth Wurtzel
The list author says:
  "a huge slice of the depression of a american teenager, be careful you don't fall in your self when reading. On the other hand you may find yourself overjoyed that you can get out of bed in the morning"
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3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (77 customer reviews) | 2 customer discussions

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Love in the Time of Cholera
8.  Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
The list author says:
  "beautifully written, charting one man's unrequited love over 60's years in the Carribean, although he still manages to consume that time with many others."
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3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (90 customer reviews)

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The Count of Monte Cristo (Wordsworth Classics)
9.  The Count of Monte Cristo (Wordsworth Classics) by Alexandre Dumas
The list author says:
  "Door stop of a book. so many different aspects of this  fantastical character are shown it becomes totally enveloping"
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4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (149 customer reviews) | 1 customer discussion

The God of Small Things
10.  The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy
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4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (212 customer reviews)

Aberystwyth Mon Amour
11.  Aberystwyth Mon Amour by Malcolm Pryce
The list author says:
  "Not to be a taken as a travel guide for Wales. Gloriously funny and scabrous satire."
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3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (43 customer reviews)

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White Teeth
12.  White Teeth by Zadie Smith
The list author says:
  "The tv series totally destroyed the essential humour of this take on multicultural london throughout the decades. Everybody has a story to tell, or so they say, but if they all are evidently linked..."
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3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (226 customer reviews)

Lucky Jim
13.  Lucky Jim by Kingsley Amis
The list author says:
  "hard not to be absorbed into the life of the pitiful main character, with nice backdrop of Oxford life"
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4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

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Under Milk Wood: Dylan Thomas & the Original Cast
14.  Under Milk Wood: Dylan Thomas & the Original Cast by Dylan Thomas
The list author says:
  "more Wales sorry, but the side of the surreal and the ridiculous. so beautifully rhymical, should be made into an opera"
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4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

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Girl With a Pearl Earring
15.  Girl With a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier
The list author says:
  "a chance to view inside the canvas, and the mindset of the painter Vermeer."
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4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (128 customer reviews) | 1 customer discussion

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The Cold Six Thousand
16.  The Cold Six Thousand by James Ellroy
The list author says:
  "Not as celebrated as LA Confidential, but more sleeze, corruption and murder. Bizarrely tied in with major historical events of mid 20th century"
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4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (31 customer reviews)

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Angela's Ashes
17.  Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt
The list author says:
  "dark, gloomy, with mildew soaked sheets. a story revolving around the childhood of the writer in a very wet Ireland. heart-breaking hardship"
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4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (190 customer reviews)

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