Some of the best books I’ve read!

A Listmania! list by Moucho_Blasto "Taintedlover.com" (UK-North East)
 
Pedestrian Wolves
1.  Pedestrian Wolves by James Grant
The list author says:
  "Dark and sexy, a true gem of a first novel; it’s the sort of book you will be compelled to read in a day and then wish you could read it again for the first time as soon as it’s over. Set in New Orlea"
£8.99   Used & New from: £5.16
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

Snakes & Earrings
2.  Snakes & Earrings by Hitomi Kanehara
The list author says:
  "Mind blowing, murders set in Japan, a bit of body modification and a healthy dose of S&M what more do you want in a book?"
£4.49   Used & New from: £0.01
3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)

Twelve
3.  Twelve by Nick McDonnell
The list author says:
  "Sinister and awesome in equal quantities."
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3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (41 customer reviews)

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Invisible Monsters
4.  Invisible Monsters by Chuck Palahniuk
The list author says:
  "An unusual book that made me feel… unusual."
£5.59   Used & New from: £2.21
4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (56 customer reviews)

The Intimate Adventures Of A London Call Girl
5.  The Intimate Adventures Of A London Call Girl by Belle de Jour
The list author says:
  "Fun, sexy and amusing! Sadly the sequel is the worst book I’ve ever forced myself to finish."
£4.71   Used & New from: £0.01
3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (104 customer reviews)

Forget You Had a Daughter: Doing Time in the Bangkok Hilton - Sandra Gregory's Story
6.  Forget You Had a Daughter: Doing Time in the Bangkok Hilton - Sandra Gregory's Story by Sandra Gregory
The list author says:
  "Once you get past the self pitying nature of this book you’ve reached the end. I didn’t enjoy the story I enjoyed the vignettes into Thai society."
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4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (43 customer reviews)

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The Good Women Of China: Hidden Voices
7.  The Good Women Of China: Hidden Voices by Xinran
The list author says:
  "A nice bit of popular ethnography. The long and the short of this is how hard women have had it in china."
£6.29   Used & New from: £0.01
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (51 customer reviews)

The Ash Garden :
8.  The Ash Garden : by Dennis Bock
The list author says:
  "Another book on how hard it is to be Chinese and female. One of those generally sad books where the heroine triumphs eventually, set in and around the communist era."
£6.29   Used & New from: £0.01
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

Goodbye Tsugumi
9.  Goodbye Tsugumi by Banana Yoshimoto
The list author says:
  "Bitchy anti-hero impacts on the lives of everyone around her, this book sticks in my mind for being a bit out of the ordinary."
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4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)

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Falling Leaves Return to Their Roots: The True Story of an Unwanted Chinese Daughter
10.  Falling Leaves Return to Their Roots: The True Story of an Unwanted Chinese Daughter by Adeline Yen Mah
The list author says:
  "Quite a sad book over all, each chapter is preceded by a proverb."
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4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (63 customer reviews)

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Lullaby
11.  Lullaby by Chuck Palahniuk
The list author says:
  "A great idea for a story! Written in a slightly more slick style than the other books by the same author."
£5.59   Used & New from: £0.01
3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (30 customer reviews)

Reproducing Jews: A Cultural Account of Assisted Conception in Israel (Body, Commodity, Text)
12.  Reproducing Jews: A Cultural Account of Assisted Conception in Israel (Body, Commodity, Text) by Susan Martha Kahn
The list author says:
  "An Ethnography on artificial insemination in Israel. The anthropology of bioscience is a truly fascinating field."
£14.24   Used & New from: £6.83

The Testimony of Lives: Narrative and memory in post-Soviet Latvia
13.  The Testimony of Lives: Narrative and memory in post-Soviet Latvia by Vieda Skultans
The list author says:
  "Grim post communist Ethnography set in Latvia."
£30.39   Used & New from: £18.84

Analysing Media Texts (with DVD) (Issues in Cultural/Media Studi)
14.  Analysing Media Texts (with DVD) (Issues in Cultural/Media Studi) by Marie Gillespie
The list author says:
  "You will not find a better book to got you started on the road to pop-culture analysis."
£22.86   Used & New from: £3.99

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