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The Thousand Autumns of Jacob De Zoet
1.  The Thousand Autumns of Jacob De Zoet by David Mitchell
The list author says:
  "Enjoyable quasi-historical romp about a closed society. Reminiscent of Mario Vargas Llosa, a little dumbed-down."
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The Road
2.  The Road by Cormac McCarthy
The list author says:
  "Unusually both book and film are very good, if very bleak. Still they are very different, not least because the book provides a more personal and private experience."
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The Einstein Girl
3.  The Einstein Girl by Philip Sington
The list author says:
  "Ingenious, evocative and deeply mysterious story about a very special patient at the dawn of the Nazi era. Outstanding."
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Room
4.  Room by Emma Donoghue
The list author says:
  "Spooking tale of incarceration, exploiting interest in recent real-life cases to mainly good effect (although truth in this case is stranger and more disturbing than fiction)."
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Her Fearful Symmetry
5.  Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffenegger
The list author says:
  "The supernatural rears its ghostly head in this long-awaited and rather disjointed follow-up."
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Germania: A Personal History of Germans Ancient and Modern
6.  Germania: A Personal History of Germans Ancient and Modern by Simon Winder
The list author says:
  "Pleasant and original tour of German history and culture, with many surprises along the way."
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The Help
7.  The Help by Kathryn Stockett
The list author says:
  "Domestic servants in the American South during the early 1960s. Poignant tale of civil rights and prejudice."
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Wolf Hall
8.  Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel
The list author says:
  "Mantel's somewhat leisurely winner set in a believable Tudor England. Very good once you get into it."
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The Angel's Game
9.  The Angel's Game by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
The list author says:
  "Gothic melodrama brought off (just) by approachable, unassuming style."
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Three Cups of Tea
10.  Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson
The list author says:
  "Charming account of life on one of the world's most troubled borderlands."
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The Slap
11.  The Slap by Christos Tsiolkas
The list author says:
  "Australian attitudes and vices analysed through the prism of a mildly scandalous incident. Patchy but perceptive."
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Alone in Berlin (Penguin Modern Classics)
12.  Alone in Berlin (Penguin Modern Classics) by Geoff Wilkes
The list author says:
  "Bleak but wholly convincing German novel about a couple's doomed rebellion against Nazi rule, penned just after World War II."
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At Home: A short history of private life
13.  At Home: A short history of private life by Bill Bryson
The list author says:
  "Amusing and amble through domestic history: charming if not tremendously profound."
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Lustrum
14.  Lustrum by Robert Harris
The list author says:
  "Where was I? Ah yes, The Prologue... Sadly Lurkio does not feature in this thrillerish romp through Ancient Rome. A must if you enjoyed 'Imperium'."
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The Children's Book
15.  The Children's Book by A S Byatt
The list author says:
  "Assured, if lengthy saga about Edwardian England seen through the prism of children's literature."
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The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest (Millennium Trilogy Book 3)
16.  The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest (Millennium Trilogy Book 3) by Stieg Larsson
The list author says:
  "Enjoyable and grittily convincing thriller from Sweden. As always Larsson packs a serious social message."
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City of Thieves
17.  City of Thieves by David Benioff
The list author says:
  "Epic tale of war and survival in wartime Russia."
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The Host
18.  The Host by Stephenie Meyer
The list author says:
  "Meyer lurches off into sci-fi territory, albeit of the spooky haunted variety. Some fans may be puzzled."
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The Little Stranger
19.  The Little Stranger by Sarah Waters
The list author says:
  "Waters turns to the supernatural in this often painfully slow story set in  the aftermath of the Second World War."
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The Lovely Bones
20.  The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
The list author says:
  "This old chestnut returns to the bestseller lists care of the movie. Quite an interesting angle on a family coping with the loss of a teenage daughter. But maybe a bit too soft-in-the-middle for some."
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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium Trilogy Book 1)
21.  The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium Trilogy Book 1) by Stieg Larsson
The list author says:
  "First in the now famous Millenium trilogy by this sadly deceased Swedish journalist and campaigner."
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Parisians: An Adventure History of Paris
22.  Parisians: An Adventure History of Paris by Graham Robb
The list author says:
  "Engaging historical guidebook to the city on the Seine."
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Daughters of Shame
23.  Daughters of Shame by Jasvinder Sanghera
The list author says:
  "Gripping and angry story about the plight of women in Pakistan."
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One Day
24.  One Day by David Nicholls
The list author says:
  "Hornbyesque tale of growing up and growing apart, told over a series of anniversaries."
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Solar
25.  Solar by Ian McEwan
The list author says:
  "Even McEwan's fans are divided about this somewhat unlikely contrivance, which combines humour, science and murder. For me, a decided curate's egg."
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