Extremely Eclectic Holiday Reading

A Listmania! list by "dougiec99"
 
To Kill A Mockingbird
1.  To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee
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  "Quite simply a classic"
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The Flame Trees Of Thika: Memories of an African Childhood
2.  The Flame Trees Of Thika: Memories of an African Childhood by Elspeth Huxley
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  "Pre war African settlement through the eyes of a child"
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The Bonfire of the Vanities (Picador Books)
3.  The Bonfire of the Vanities (Picador Books) by Tom Wolfe
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  "Characterisation and analysis that perfectly encapsulates the time and the place"
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The Africa House: The True Story of an English Gentleman and His African Dream
4.  The Africa House: The True Story of an English Gentleman and His African Dream by Christina Lamb
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  "Colonial eccentrcity and dogma at it's best"
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In Cold Blood: A True Account of a Multiple Murder and its Consequences (Essential Penguin)
5.  In Cold Blood: A True Account of a Multiple Murder and its Consequences (Essential Penguin) by Truman Capote
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  "A fantastic crime novel with the added spice that it is a true story"
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Our Man in Havana (Vintage Classics)
6.  Our Man in Havana (Vintage Classics) by Graham Greene
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  "Quintessentially British humour describes a man out of his depth in exotic circumstances"
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Season of Blood: A Rwandan Journey
7.  Season of Blood: A Rwandan Journey by Fergal Keane
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  "The blood runs cold on every page as the author relieves our ignorance of the Rwandan genocide"
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Heaven and Earth: When Heaven and Earth Changed Places
8.  Heaven and Earth: When Heaven and Earth Changed Places by Le Ly Hayslip
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  "Real-life tragedy of the Vietnam conflict"
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Scotland: The Story of a Nation
9.  Scotland: The Story of a Nation by Magnus Magnusson
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  "Scotland's long and brutal history in one book"
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Vernon God Little
10.  Vernon God Little by DBC Pierre
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  "An unpleasant slice of Americana"
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The Autobiography of Malcolm X
11.  The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm X
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  "You probably have your own view on this guy, you are probably misguided if you haven't read this book"
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First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers
12.  First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers by Loung Ung
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  "Not easy reading but it will help you understand what the Cambodians survived"
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Dark Star Safari: Overland from Cairo to Cape Town
13.  Dark Star Safari: Overland from Cairo to Cape Town by Paul Theroux
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  "A grumpy old man humphs, moans and mutters through the most obscure corners of Africa"
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Oswald's Tale: An American Mystery
14.  Oswald's Tale: An American Mystery by Norman Mailer
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  "Gives conspiracy theorists enough analysis to make their heads burst"
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Trainspotting
15.  Trainspotting by Irvine Welsh
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  "I have just re-read this on holiday for the first time in 10 years.  I still think this is a future classic"
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A Confederacy of Dunces (Penguin Modern Classics)
16.  A Confederacy of Dunces (Penguin Modern Classics) by John Kennedy Toole
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  "Very humourous and evocative of New Orleans"
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Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
17.  Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt
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  "As you read this you live the Deep South.  You may even break into a sweat"
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Rubicon: The Triumph and Tragedy of the Roman Republic
18.  Rubicon: The Triumph and Tragedy of the Roman Republic by Tom Holland
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  "Just read it before you go to Rome"
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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time
19.  The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon
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  "Beautifully written and incredibly touching story of a boy with Aspergers Syndrome"
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Tender is the Night (Penguin Popular Classics)
20.  Tender is the Night (Penguin Popular Classics) by F Scott Fitzgerald
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  "This probably gives a sense of time and place like no other book"
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