by Penny The Wise on November 15th, 2007

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Can you recommend a book that you absolutely loved, and think everyone should read? I'm looking for fiction, or at least very entertaining books. Please don't suggest the bible- I've already read that.

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  • by Ms Bag on November 20th, 2009

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    "The Holiday" by Stevie Smith- witty with an underbelly of sadness.
    "The Bell Jar" Sylvia Plath- beautifully written and emotionally challenging
    anything by Edna O'Brien- All examples of lyrical writing
    "the Third Policeman" Flann O'Brien- whimsical and bizarre humour
    "Midnight's Children" Salman Rushdie- magical and intriguing twist on Indian history
    "The Newspaper of Claremont Street" Elizabeth Jolley- clever, well written, funny
    "Time and Tide" Amitav Ghosh- a fascinating story set in the Delta region bordering Bangladesh
    "Year of Wonders" Geraldine Brooks- set in England during the plague - one woman's fascinating account.

    All different but interesting, funny, moving and so on. Tristram Shandy is wonderful, but not if you don't like meandering through Laurence Sterne's extraordinary thought processes.

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