Books that I'll never forget reading

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The Lovely Bones
1.  The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
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  "An really great read, I was gripped right from the beginning. It's a story of a girl who is murdered and watches her family continue with their lives after she is gone.  Fantastic"
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The Time Traveler's Wife
2.  The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
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  "Once you get your head around the concept of time travel and allow yourself to be swept away with the idea, you won't be able to put it down!"
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The Hundred Secret Senses
3.  The Hundred Secret Senses by Amy Tan
The list author says:
  "The desciptions of the Chinese countryside was amazing.  Tan's character descriptions were so good I felt like I knew them intimately!"
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The Shadow Of The Wind
4.  The Shadow Of The Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
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  "Ignore the naff title and allow yourself to be taken back to Barcelona.  Mysterious and enchanting is how I'd describe this book."
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I'm Not Scared
5.  I'm Not Scared by Niccolo Ammaniti
The list author says:
  "The descriptions of the Italian countryside were excellent, the plot was gripping.  Couldn't put it down."
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The Kite Runner
6.  The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
The list author says:
  "Probably one of the best books I've read so far."
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Private Peaceful
7.  Private Peaceful by Michael Morpurgo
The list author says:
  "Written for teenagers, but a really good story, great for adults too!"
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The Collector (Vintage Classics)
8.  The Collector (Vintage Classics) by John Fowles
The list author says:
  "A modern classic, spine-tingling, well-written."
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Northern Lights (His Dark Materials)
9.  Northern Lights (His Dark Materials) by Philip Pullman
The list author says:
  "An excellent trilogy, read them one after the other.  Parrallel worlds, daemons,.... complete fantasy!  Brilliant."
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Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China
10.  Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China by Jung Chang
The list author says:
  "It's a great big book and when I was recommended to read by my sister I felt a bit daunted.  However, once I started , I couldn't stop.  It's a gripping read.  Well worth the aching hands!"
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Once in a House on Fire: Children's Edition
11.  Once in a House on Fire: Children's Edition by Andrea Ashworth
The list author says:
  "This took me back to my childhood.  I think the author is the same age as me.  My childhood wasn't as tradgic as hers......"
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Touching Tibet
12.  Touching Tibet by Niema Ash
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  "I learnt such a lot from reading this book about Tibet and the amazing people that live there.  A real page turner."
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Half of a Yellow Sun
13.  Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
The list author says:
  "Brilliant, I learnt a  lot about Nigeria.  The characters were rich and deep, the writing was excellent.  Read it!"
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Northern Lights (His Dark Materials) forum
Religous controvesy 		4 21 days ago
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Depressed anyone? 		25 23 days ago
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The Emperor's new clothes or what ? 		29 8 Jan 2012
The Shadow Of The Wind forum
e-book contains many errors. 		0 10 Aug 2011
The Lovely Bones forum
the lovely bones 		4 25 Jul 2011
The Shadow Of The Wind forum
Wanted...another great read like shadow of the wind... 		5 14 Jun 2011
The Time Traveler's Wife forum
This is called grooming and is scary 		21 7 Apr 2011
The Kite Runner forum
novel for youngster.. 		0 14 Nov 2010
The Lovely Bones forum
the lovely bones 		0 22 Jul 2010
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Have you ever heard about www.goodreads.com? 		4 1 Jul 2010
The Time Traveler's Wife forum
Why did Henry already know one of Clare's friends when they first met? 		1 12 Mar 2010
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Did it deserve to win the Orange prize? 		12 31 Dec 2009
 
   

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