Great contemporary novels

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Snow
1.  Snow by Orhan Pamuk
The list author says:
  "It doesn't get better than this. If a man gets sent to court for writing a novel, it's got to be worth reading."
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Birds Without Wings
2.  Birds Without Wings by Louis de Bernieres
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  "Preferably read after reading Snow to get another view of Turkey"
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4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (76 customer reviews)

Unless
3.  Unless by Carol Shields
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  "I reckon it's her greatest work"
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The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
4.  The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami
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  "'Malta Kano' Great name for a character. You'll not read anything quite like it"
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Atonement
5.  Atonement by Ian McEwan
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  "All is forgiven for writing 'Amsterdam'"
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Carter Beats the Devil
6.  Carter Beats the Devil by Glen David Gold
The list author says:
  "A real page turner. I couldn't put it down."
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The Blind Assassin
7.  The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood
The list author says:
  "Difficult to choose a favourite Madge book. But she raised the bar with this one"
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4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (78 customer reviews) | 1 customer discussion

Waterland (Picador thirty)
8.  Waterland (Picador thirty) by Graham Swift
The list author says:
  "Great writer. Underated. Have read all his works after reading this"
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Ghostwritten
9.  Ghostwritten by David Mitchell
The list author says:
  "I preferred his first novel to the other two."
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4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (63 customer reviews)

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