Great Reads - have you read them all?

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The Kite Runner
1.  The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
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  "Sad, moving, unmissable"
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The Sewing Circles of Herat: My Afghan Years
2.  The Sewing Circles of Herat: My Afghan Years by Christina Lamb
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  "Another Afghan story, non fiction"
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The Remains of the Day
3.  The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro
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  "Masterpiece well worth re-reading"
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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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  "True story of a gentleman soldier's dream post WWI"
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From The Land of Green Ghosts: A Burmese Odyssey
5.  From The Land of Green Ghosts: A Burmese Odyssey by Pascal Khoo Thwe
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  "Another true story - from jungle of Burma to University at Cambridge"
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The Shadow Of The Wind
6.  The Shadow Of The Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
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  "Fantastic Story, difficult to put down!"
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The Glass Palace
7.  The Glass Palace by Amitav Ghosh
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  "Another Burmese epic, wonderfully written"
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The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
8.  The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami
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  "Something a little different - a gentle read, original,"
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Ghostwritten
9.  Ghostwritten by David Mitchell
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  "David Mitchell's intertwined masterpiece, story snippets gradually coming together as the book progresses - remarkable!"
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Life of Pi
10.  Life of Pi by Yann Martel
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  "Enigmatic story - with a twist??"
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Birdsong
11.  Birdsong by Sebastian Faulks
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  "Historical masterpiece - heart wrenching WWI story - but rewarding"
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The Alchemist: A Fable About Following Your Dream
12.  The Alchemist: A Fable About Following Your Dream by Paulo Coelho
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  "A fable - a must read - whilst you still have time to change your life"
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The Tenderness of Wolves
13.  The Tenderness of Wolves by Stef Penney
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  "Great story from a new author - beautifully written and moving"
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Flowers for Mrs Harris
14.  Flowers for Mrs Harris by Paul Gallico
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  "Absolutely wonderful story, well written, so uplifting"
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An Equal Music
15.  An Equal Music by Vikram Seth
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  "Wonderful  sad love story"
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Pandora's Star (Commonwealth Saga)
16.  Pandora's Star (Commonwealth Saga) by Peter F. Hamilton
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  "Something different on the Science Fiction Front - huge book, and second part (Judas Unchained) is equally long, but satisfying and makes one think!"
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The Alchemist: A Fable About Following Your Dream forum
19 year old daughter looking for an inspiring book 		1 10 Apr 2012
Life of Pi forum
Books which match, beat The Life of Pi? 		13 10 Apr 2012
The Shadow Of The Wind forum
e-book contains many errors. 		0 10 Aug 2011
The Wind-up Bird Chronicle forum
"Wind-Up Bird Chronicle" English version that is not abridged? 		0 2 Jul 2011
The Shadow Of The Wind forum
Wanted...another great read like shadow of the wind... 		5 14 Jun 2011
Pandora's Star (Commonwealth Saga) forum
Should I get the second book? 		2 25 Dec 2010
The Kite Runner forum
novel for youngster.. 		0 14 Nov 2010
The Alchemist: A Fable About Following Your Dream forum
Paulo's best? 		1 20 May 2010
The Kite Runner forum
New recommendations 		1 9 Dec 2009
The Remains of the Day forum
the book of the film 		0 23 Nov 2009
 
   

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Last updated: 27/01/2007
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