My Own Summer, 2005

A Listmania! list by Ms. V. Hoyle (York, UK)
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Hard-Boiled Wonderland And The End Of The World
1.  Hard-Boiled Wonderland And The End Of The World by Haruki Murakami
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  "My first Murakami and a wonderful novel.  Part science fiction, part fantasy, wholly unique."
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A Telling of Stars
2.  A Telling of Stars by Caitlin Sweet
The list author says:
  "Lyrical, moving and deeply personal fantasy from a new Canadian talent.  One to watch."
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Swordspoint: A Melodrama of Manners
3.  Swordspoint: A Melodrama of Manners by Ellen Kushner
The list author says:
  "A great melodrama of manners; fantasy without magic and with a lot of character."
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The Wood Beyond the World (Wildside Fantasy)
4.  The Wood Beyond the World (Wildside Fantasy) by William Morris
The list author says:
  "One of the forefathers of modern fantasy?  I think so.  A mediavalesque faery-tale that lulls you into another time."
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The Book Of The New Sun: Volume 1: Shadow and Claw (Fantasy Masterworks): Shadow and Claw Vol 1
5.  The Book Of The New Sun: Volume 1: Shadow and Claw (Fantasy Masterworks): Shadow and Claw Vol 1 by Gene Wolfe
The list author says:
  "A true mythical odyssey. One of the most exciting fantasy creations I've ever come across. Can't wait to read volume 2. :-)"
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Daughters Of The House
6.  Daughters Of The House by Michele Roberts
The list author says:
  "A thought-provoking creative piece about the relation between place, character and the past. My first non-genre read of the summer"
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Quicksilver: The Baroque Cycle (Baroque Cycle 1)
7.  Quicksilver: The Baroque Cycle (Baroque Cycle 1) by Neal Stephenson
The list author says:
  "A mind bending acheivement bringing together history, science and unforgettable personalities.  A tour de force of writing of any kind."
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Perdido Street Station
8.  Perdido Street Station by China Mieville
The list author says:
  "It seems to have been a summer of science fiction/fantasy treats and this was top amongst them.  Mieville's writing is stylish and encyclopaedic."
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The Mammoth Cheese
9.  The Mammoth Cheese by Sheri Holman
The list author says:
  "Looks a little incongruous here, but a thoroughly enjoyable insight into the conflicts of personal/public politics, adolescence, the American news media...and cheese..."
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The Second Sex (Vintage classics)
10.  The Second Sex (Vintage classics) by Simone De Beauvoir
The list author says:
  "The first of the feminist books I meant to read this summer...in the end I only read one other. Dense, sometimes difficult, often tedious but undeniable seminal."
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The Feminine Mystique (Penguin Women's Studies)
11.  The Feminine Mystique (Penguin Women's Studies) by Betty Friedan
The list author says:
  "A fascinating and damning expose on the impact of advertising, peer pressure and social expectation on women's lives.  Still very relevant IMO."
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Sailing to Sarantium (The Sarantium mosaic)
12.  Sailing to Sarantium (The Sarantium mosaic) by Guy Gavriel Kay
The list author says:
  "First in the Sarantine Duology and read with relish. GGK is one of the great masters of alternate history.  Also read the sequel Lord of Emperors."
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The Miniaturist
13.  The Miniaturist by Kunal Basu
The list author says:
  "A serious departure from the themes and genres of the summer, so took me a while to adjust.  Very languid and poetic tale of art and obsession at the Moghul Court."
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Stranger Things Happen: Stories
14.  Stranger Things Happen: Stories by Kelly Link
The list author says:
  "Love, love, love Kelly Link! Her short fiction is wicked and hilarious, macarbre and sensual, weird and wonderful. Yum."
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The Anvil of the World
15.  The Anvil of the World by Kage Baker
The list author says:
  "Generally disappointing environmental fantasy polemic; some interesting trope subversion/characterisation but too little too late."
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The Lepers Companion
16.  The Lepers Companion by Julia Blackburn
The list author says:
  "A ghostly-dream narrative steeped in loss and lepers. I picked it up for the lepers and didn't get enough of them. Still pleasantly mournful."
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Trash Sex Magic
17.  Trash Sex Magic by Jennifer Stevenson
The list author says:
  "Sex with anthropomorphic trees anyone? Stevenson is a wonderful domestic fantasist/magical realist. Shocking, sexy and oh so arboreally subversive ;-)"
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The Confusion: The Baroque Cycle 2
18.  The Confusion: The Baroque Cycle 2 by Neal Stephenson
The list author says:
  "The second in Stephenson's gargantuan Baroque Cycle.  As good as the first (see above) except with more pirates (yay!) and less Daniel Waterhouse (boo!). Can't wait for Book 3."
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Tolkien and the Great War: The Threshold of Middle-earth
19.  Tolkien and the Great War: The Threshold of Middle-earth by John Garth
The list author says:
  "A compelling but flawed focused-biography of the Great Man. Much insight into the TCBS four and Tolkien's war, not enough on its impact on his fictional work."
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Middlemarch (Penguin Classics)
20.  Middlemarch (Penguin Classics) by George Eliot
The list author says:
  "My first Eliot experience, but certainly not the last. I loved the microcosm/macrocosm of Eliot's social drama and the loving detail and drama."
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Another World is Possible If
21.  Another World is Possible If by Susan George
The list author says:
  "Insightful introduction to the anti-capitalism movement and its aims, though with some controversial conclusions regarding ethical shopping etc. Not sure."
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