books that remind me why I love books

A Listmania! list by "sofyap"
 
Sputnik Sweetheart (Vintage International)
1.  Sputnik Sweetheart (Vintage International) by Haruki Murakami
The list author says:
  "it resonates, and you feel like you might be normal after all."
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4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (46 customer reviews)

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The Book of Laughter and Forgetting
2.  The Book of Laughter and Forgetting by Milan Kundera
The list author says:
  "it makes you stop every three paragraphs to re-read a beautifully-written line."
£6.29   Used & New from: £1.03
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)

War and Peace (Wordsworth Classics)
3.  War and Peace (Wordsworth Classics) by Leo Tolstoy
The list author says:
  "read it out loud in a thick russian accent. drink vodka and eat radishes."
£1.99   Used & New from: £0.01
4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (142 customer reviews) | 2 customer discussions

Brideshead Revisited: The Sacred and Profane Memories of Captain Charles Ryder
4.  Brideshead Revisited: The Sacred and Profane Memories of Captain Charles Ryder by Evelyn Waugh
The list author says:
  "it has a teddy bear in it called aloysius."
£5.99   Used & New from: £0.01
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (74 customer reviews)

Revolting Rhymes (Picture Puffins)
5.  Revolting Rhymes (Picture Puffins) by Roald Dahl
The list author says:
  "it is grotesque and quite fabulous and reminds you what you were really like as a child (i.e. sick)"
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4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (45 customer reviews)

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The Last Samurai
6.  The Last Samurai by Helen Dewitt
The list author says:
  "it is funny, sweet, black, and book-loving"
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4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)

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The Iliad (Oxford World's Classics)
7.  The Iliad (Oxford World's Classics) by Homer
The list author says:
  "revel in people calling each other dogface, knicking girlfriends and then hacking each other to pieces."
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4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)

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The War Against Cliche: Essays and Reviews 1971-2000
8.  The War Against Cliche: Essays and Reviews 1971-2000 by Martin Amis
The list author says:
  "he uses the english language with such exactitude and aplomb and enjoyment, it's a rare treat."
£7.69   Used & New from: £2.20
4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)

Pride and Prejudice (Oxford World's Classics)
9.  Pride and Prejudice (Oxford World's Classics) by Jane Austen
The list author says:
  "everyone needs a book that is their literary version of a cuddly toy - comforting, familiar and just as good the five hundredth time"
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4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (230 customer reviews) | 1 customer discussion

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