What I've read this year: 2004 July-September

A Listmania! list by frogclock (UK)
 
Notes on a Scandal
1.  Notes on a Scandal by Zoë Heller
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  "A great book if slightly disturbing"
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Watching the English: the Hidden Rules of English Behaviour
2.  Watching the English: the Hidden Rules of English Behaviour by Kate Fox
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  "Fascinating book, especially if you are English and can see all the things you do yourself"
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What's My Motivation?
3.  What's My Motivation? by Michael Simkins
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  "Fun to hear about life as an actor who doesn't make it big in Hollywood"
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The Apologist
4.  The Apologist by Jay Rayner
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  "Interesting and well written but don't read if you aren't in the mood for food"
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Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now: My Difficult Student 80s
5.  Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now: My Difficult Student 80s by Andrew Collins
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  "Sequel to "Where did it all go right" about his happy childhood in the 70sabout his student days in the 80s.  Suitably reverent to The Smiths for my liking and highly amusing"
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Bad Influence
6.  Bad Influence by William Sutcliffe
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  "Fascinating and chilling told in the voice of a 10 year old boy"
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Maximum Diner
7.  Maximum Diner by Christopher Nye
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  "This is the amusing story of Christopher Nye setting up an American style diner in Uckfield.  Makes you hate McD's even more than before."
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The Drowning Tree
8.  The Drowning Tree by Carol Goodman
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  "Another story about water and a female college setting in the USA. It was great as ever though you could see some things coming more than in her  previous two."
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Transmission
9.  Transmission by Hari Kunzru
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  "A superb book about a computer virus, bollywood and exploitation of immigrant workers in the US (not as worthy as that sounds).  Excellent & read it in one night."
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In a Good Light
10.  In a Good Light by Clare Chambers
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  "A great book though has a really ignorant statement about librarians."
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Dress Your Family In Corduroy And Denim
11.  Dress Your Family In Corduroy And Denim by David Sedaris
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  "Very interesting and well written, read most everything else by him now."
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Mutants: On the Form, Varieties and Errors of the Human Body
12.  Mutants: On the Form, Varieties and Errors of the Human Body by Armand Marie Leroi
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  "A wonderfully interesting book about how the human body is formed and can therefore be deformed. Fascinating."
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The Lovely Bones
13.  The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
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  "A reading group read.  Interesting though a bit annoying  in places.  Too many abused children etc books now, all I seem to read."
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Me Talk Pretty One Day
14.  Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris
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  "Another great David Sedaris book"
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The Coma
15.  The Coma by Alex Garland
The list author says:
  "Interesting and had great woodcuts by his dad, not sure why I read this when I still haven't got round to the rest of his"
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The Santaland Diaries
16.  The Santaland Diaries by David Sedaris
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  "I love the way he writes and I enjoyed reading about his work as an elf."
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Eleanor Rigby
17.  Eleanor Rigby by Douglas Coupland
The list author says:
  "Superb, he is back on form definitely & i think I may have loved this even more that Hey Nostrdamus."
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A Girl Could Stand Up
18.  A Girl Could Stand Up by Leslie Marshall
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  "Wonderful.  Another childhood book but amusing and sad.  A girl brought up by her 2 uncles."
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The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 3/4
19.  The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 3/4 by Sue Townsend
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  "Came to these late but find them highly amusing, especially how dense Adrian can be."
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The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole
20.  The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole by Sue Townsend
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Going Postal (Discworld Novels)
21.  Going Postal (Discworld Novels) by Terry Pratchett
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  "Brilliant as ever.  Love the new characters."
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Barrel Fever
22.  Barrel Fever by David Sedaris
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  "Another great David Sedaris book"
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The Fit
23.  The Fit by Philip Hensher
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  "Loved it.  Read it too fast to remember much about it.  About a man with hiccups"
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True Confessions of Adrian Albert Mole, Margaret Hilda Roberts and Susan Lilian Townsend
24.  True Confessions of Adrian Albert Mole, Margaret Hilda Roberts and Susan Lilian Townsend by Sue Townsend
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  "More Adrian Mole"
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Adrian Mole: The Wilderness Years
25.  Adrian Mole: The Wilderness Years by Sue Townsend
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