My favourite books of recent years

A Listmania! list by I. Ahmed "Israr" (London)
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What I Loved
1.  What I Loved by Siri Hustvedt
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  "cultured, mature, thoughtful and intelligent"
£6.29   Used & New from: £0.01
3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (39 customer reviews)

Midnight's Children
2.  Midnight's Children by Salman Rushdie
The list author says:
  "first love"
£6.29   Used & New from: £0.01
3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (80 customer reviews)

The Sparrow
3.  The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell
The list author says:
  "delight"
£6.99   Used & New from: £0.01
4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (79 customer reviews)

The French Lieutenant's Woman (Vintage Classics)
4.  The French Lieutenant's Woman (Vintage Classics) by John Fowles
The list author says:
  "extarordinary"
£5.59   Used & New from: £0.01
4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews) | 1 customer discussion

A Fine Balance
5.  A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry
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  "intimate epic"
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4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (187 customer reviews)

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The Mughal Throne: The Saga of India's Great Emperors
6.  The Mughal Throne: The Saga of India's Great Emperors by Abraham Eraly
The list author says:
  "informative"
£14.44   Used & New from: £1.40
4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

Maximum City: Bombay Lost and Found
7.  Maximum City: Bombay Lost and Found by Suketu Mehta
The list author says:
  "wow"
£6.99   Used & New from: £0.01
3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)

Cloud Atlas
8.  Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell
The list author says:
  "clever"
£4.64   Used & New from: £0.01
3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (239 customer reviews)

Cryptonomicon
9.  Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson
The list author says:
  "way way too clever"
£6.99   Used & New from: £0.01
4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (98 customer reviews)

The God of Small Things
10.  The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy
The list author says:
  "delicate"
£5.89   Used & New from: £0.01
4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (212 customer reviews)

Sofra Cookbook: Modern Turkish and Middle-Eastern Cookery
11.  Sofra Cookbook: Modern Turkish and Middle-Eastern Cookery by Huseyin Ozer
The list author says:
  "Mmmmmmmmmmm"
Used & New from: £3.48
5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

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Middlemarch (Oxford World's Classics)
12.  Middlemarch (Oxford World's Classics) by George Eliot
The list author says:
  "Suprisingly Geat"
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4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)

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A Tale of Two Cities (Penguin Popular Classics)
13.  A Tale of Two Cities (Penguin Popular Classics) by Charles Dickens
The list author says:
  "The Master at work"
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4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (70 customer reviews)

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The Ministry Of Fear: An Entertainment (Vintage Classics)
14.  The Ministry Of Fear: An Entertainment (Vintage Classics) by Graham Greene
The list author says:
  "Cool"
£6.39   Used & New from: £1.79
4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)

The World According To Garp (Black Swan)
15.  The World According To Garp (Black Swan) by John Irving
The list author says:
  "American"
£6.29   Used & New from: £0.01
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (51 customer reviews)

My Secret History
16.  My Secret History by Theroux Paul
The list author says:
  "Raw honesty"
Used & New from: £8.25
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

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A House for Mr Biswas
17.  A House for Mr Biswas by V. S. Naipaul
The list author says:
  "old man"
Used & New from: £3.03
4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)

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Dune
18.  Dune by Frank Herbert
The list author says:
  "wow - where it all began"
£4.76   Used & New from: £0.01
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (130 customer reviews)

Q
19.  Q by Luther Blissett
The list author says:
  "passionately religious"
£6.39   Used & New from: £0.01
4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (28 customer reviews)

The Victorians
20.  The Victorians by A.N. Wilson
The list author says:
  "great history"
£7.69   Used & New from: £0.01
4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)

Genius: Richard Feynman and Modern Physics
21.  Genius: Richard Feynman and Modern Physics by James Gleick
The list author says:
  "Genius ? maybe"
£9.74   Used & New from: £0.01
4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)

The Man Who Knew Infinity: Life of the Genius Ramanujan
22.  The Man Who Knew Infinity: Life of the Genius Ramanujan by Robert Kanigel
The list author says:
  "Also Genius"
£9.79   Used & New from: £3.37
4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)

Satyajit Ray, The Inner Eye: The Biography of a Master Film-Maker
23.  Satyajit Ray, The Inner Eye: The Biography of a Master Film-Maker by Andrew Robinson
The list author says:
  "Excellent"
Used & New from: £11.99

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Euler : The Master of Us All
24.  Euler : The Master of Us All by William Dunham
The list author says:
  "for maths lovers"
£21.99   Used & New from: £15.25
4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

Prime Obsession: Bernhard Riemann and the Greatest Unsolved Problem in Mathematics
25.  Prime Obsession: Bernhard Riemann and the Greatest Unsolved Problem in Mathematics by John Derbyshire
The list author says:
  "pure magic"
Used & New from: £11.99
4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (34 customer reviews)

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