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Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell
1.  Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke
The list author says:
  "Susanna, you could have got 2 or 3 great novels out of this, no sweat!"
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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter 5)
2.  Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter 5) by J.K. Rowling
The list author says:
  "Love JKR, but 768 pages!! I'd have been happy with about half - this is just self-indulgent"
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War and Peace (Penguin Classics)
3.  War and Peace (Penguin Classics) by Leo Tolstoy
The list author says:
  "I lost track of all the Russian names after about page 100 and gave up"
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Don Quixote
4.  Don Quixote by Miguel De Cervantes
The list author says:
  "A great, great classic but anyone would think he wrote it in prison to pass the time =)"
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Bleak House (Penguin Classics)
5.  Bleak House (Penguin Classics) by Charles Dickens
The list author says:
  "You'd never guess he got paid by the word - much!"
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William Shakespeare: The Complete Works
6.  William Shakespeare: The Complete Works by William Shakespeare
The list author says:
  "Hardly Bill's fault as they weren't printed until after his death"
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Vanity Fair (Penguin Classics)
7.  Vanity Fair (Penguin Classics) by William Thackeray
The list author says:
  "I can honestly say that this didn't feel more than about 600 odd pages. Good one WMT."
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The Iliad (Penguin Classics)
8.  The Iliad (Penguin Classics) by Homer
The list author says:
  "This was where the rot started, clearly. Great story though."
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The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire: v. 1 (Penguin Classics)
9.  The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire: v. 1 (Penguin Classics) by Edward Gibbon
The list author says:
  "And this is just Volume 1 - pity he was so anal about the Romaioi"
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Pride and Prejudice (Penguin Classics)
10.  Pride and Prejudice (Penguin Classics) by Jane Austen
The list author says:
  "A positive delight - and only 480 pages."
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The Lord of the Rings (3 Book Box set)
11.  The Lord of the Rings (3 Book Box set) by J. R. R. Tolkien
The list author says:
  "No flies on this - if you can't be bothered to sit through the films"
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Sapphire
12.  Sapphire by Katie Price
The list author says:
  "Top of the "Left in hotel rooms" list"
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Ant and Dec: The Story So Far
13.  Ant and Dec: The Story So Far by Gwen Russell
The list author says:
  "Makes you wish you were illiterate"
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The Lord of the Rings (3 Book Box set) forum
Should I read it, ive seen the films, Is it worth it? 		8 12 Apr 2012
War and Peace (Vintage Classics) forum
Kindle version not available to UK 		3 2 Jan 2012
War and Peace (Vintage Classics) forum
War and Peace (Vol 2) - Kindle edition 		0 24 Oct 2011
Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell forum
What books have a similar flavour to Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell? 		1 11 Mar 2011
Pride and Prejudice (Penguin Classics) forum
Best Pride & Prejudice Character 		3 25 Feb 2011
Vanity Fair (Penguin Classics) forum
first person fiction, female author, male narrator 		0 14 Feb 2011
Don Quixote (Wordsworth Classics) forum
Christmas books 		0 10 Nov 2009
Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell forum
Reading Group ideas for December read? 		0 30 Oct 2009
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter 5) forum
Why was harrys hearing changed?? 		1 10 Nov 2008
 
   

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