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A Listmania! list by Reader in exile (Laos)
 
The Light of Day
1.  The Light of Day by Graham Swift
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  "Makes you nostalgic for even a suburban high street"
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Beyond Black
2.  Beyond Black by Hilary Mantel
The list author says:
  "An English epic"
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3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (90 customer reviews)

London Fields
3.  London Fields by Martin Amis
The list author says:
  "So good you almost forget how insufferably smug the author is"
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3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (51 customer reviews)

The Unconsoled
4.  The Unconsoled by Kazuo Ishiguro
The list author says:
  "Undeniably difficult but worth it if you can get into it - I read it after an appendectomy when it was the only book I could reach"
£4.76   Used & New from: £0.01
3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (64 customer reviews)

Atonement
5.  Atonement by Ian McEwan
The list author says:
  "Head and shoulders above anything else he's written"
£5.68   Used & New from: £0.01
3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (286 customer reviews) | 1 customer discussion

Mr Phillips
6.  Mr Phillips by John Lanchester
The list author says:
  "Simple but works away at you quietly"
£5.59   Used & New from: £0.01
3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (34 customer reviews)

Flashman (The Flashman Papers)
7.  Flashman (The Flashman Papers) by George MacDonald Fraser
The list author says:
  "He should be the first port of call for anyone interested in 19th century history"
£5.59   Used & New from: £0.01
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (68 customer reviews)

The Line of Beauty
8.  The Line of Beauty by Alan Hollinghurst
The list author says:
  "Gets away with a bit too much romantic mush but otherwise an education"
£4.76   Used & New from: £0.01
3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (115 customer reviews)

Great Apes
9.  Great Apes by Will Self
The list author says:
  "Bursting at the seams"
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3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (34 customer reviews)

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High Fidelity
10.  High Fidelity by Nick Hornby
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  "Good as the film is, it's the film of a different book"
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4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (73 customer reviews) | 1 customer discussion

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