Some favourite modern books: by a woman that hates chicklit

A Listmania! list by N. Fox (UK)
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Netherland
1.  Netherland by Joseph O'Neill
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  "doenst quite meet the hype but very good in parts"
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Self Help
2.  Self Help by Edward Docx
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  "hard to get going but ultimately became totally absorbing - with tougher editing could have been really great book"
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Seven Lies
3.  Seven Lies by James Lasdun
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  "best book i read in 2007 - please write another"
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Seven Types of Ambiguity
4.  Seven Types of Ambiguity by Elliot Perlman
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  "a few years old now, but still lingers in my memory I hope the author is working on another."
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The Road Home
5.  The Road Home by Rose Tremain
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  "Not as downbeat as the cover indicated - should have trusted Rose Tremain for her lightness of touch"
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Out Stealing Horses
6.  Out Stealing Horses by Per Petterson
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  "loved the spare style and language.  Some translated novels dont seem to flow but this is beautifully done.  Sadly i found the follow up novel was unreadable!"
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The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher
7.  The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher by Kate Summerscale
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The Northern Clemency
8.  The Northern Clemency by Philip Hensher
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Girl in a Blue Dress
9.  Girl in a Blue Dress by Gaynor Arnold
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Mudbound
10.  Mudbound by Hillary Jordan
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The Big Oyster: A Molluscular History of New York
11.  The Big Oyster: A Molluscular History of New York by Mark Kurlansky
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