2011 Reading List
In Alphabetical Order
LIKE : *
RECOMMEND : **
FAVOURITE : ***
THE ADVANCEMENT OF SPENCER BUTTON ~ BRIAN JAMES **
AMERICAN GODS ~ NEIL GAIMAN
THE ART OF RACING IN THE RAIN ~ GARTH STEIN
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BEREFT ~ CHRIS WOMERSLEY **
BETWEEN ASSASSINATIONS ~ ARAVIND ADIGA
BIRDSONG ~ SEBASTIAN FAULKS
BLACK CHERRY BLUES~ JAMES LEE BURKE
THE BRASS VERDICT ~ MICHAEL CONNELLY
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CAIN ~ JOSE SARAMAGO **
THE CALL ~ YANNICK MURPHY **
THE CALLING OF THE GRAVE ~ SIMON BECKETT
CALEB’S CROSSING ~ GERALDINE BROOKS *
CARIBOU ISLAND ~ DAVID VANN *
CATCHING FIRE ~ SUZANNE COLLINS
THE CHRONICLES OF HARRIS BURDICK ~ CHRIS VAN ALLSBERG
THE CHRYSALIDS ~ JOHN WYNDHAM ***
THE CITY AND THE CITY ~ CHINA MIEVILLE **
CLOUD ATLAS ~ DAVID MITCHELL ***
COLD COMFORT FARM ~ STELLA GIBBONS **
COUNTDOWN (NEWSFLESH NOVELLA) ~ MIRA GRANT
CROOKED LETTER CROOKED LETTER ~ TOM FRANKLIN
CUTTING FOR STONE ~ ABRAHAM VERGHESE
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DEADLINE ~ MIRA GRANT
THE DEATH INSTINCT ~ JED RUBENFIELD
THE DOOR INTO SUMMER ~ ROBERT A HEINLEIN
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FEAR AND LOATHING IN LAS VEGAS ~ HUNTER S. THOMPSON *****
FEED ~ MIRA GRANT *
THE FIFTH WITNESS ~ MICHAEL CONNELLY
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THE GATHERING ~ ANNE ENRIGHT
THE GENTLEMEN’S HOUR ~ DON WINSLOW
GILGAMESH ~ JOAN LONDON **
THE GRAND HOTEL ~ GREGORY DAY
THE GRAVEYARD BOOK ~ NEIL GAIMAN *
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THE HAPPY PRINCE ~ OSCAR WILDE **
THE HARE WITH AMBER EYES ~ EDMUND DE WAAL
HELL’S BELLS ~ JOHN CONNOLLY
THE HELP ~ KATHRYN STOCKETT **
HOW I BECAME A FAMOUS NOVELIST ~ STEVE HELY ***
HOW TO LIVE SAFELY IN A SCI FI UNIVERSE ~ CHARLES YU (Feb)
THE HUNDRED FOOT JOURNEY ~ RICHARD C MORAIS (December)
THE HUNGER GAMES ~ SUZANNE COLLINS (October)*
THE HYPNOTIST ~ LARS KEPLER (September)I
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JACK LONDON : PHOTOGRAPHER (non fiction) (January)
JASPER JONES ~ CRAIG SILVEY (February)
JOY LUCK CLUB ~ AMY TAN (October)
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KILL THE DEAD ~ RICHARD KADREY (January) *
THE KILLER INSIDE ME ~ JIM THOMPSON (August) **
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THE LAST ALOHA ~ GAELLEN QUINN (July)
THE LAST WEREWOLF ~ GLEN DUNCAN (June) **
THE LINCOLN LAWYER ~ MICHAEL CONNELLY (March)
THE LOCK ARTIST ~ STEVE HAMILTON (August)
THE LONG SONG ~ ANDREA LEVY (August) **
LOST IN A GOOD BOOK ~ JASPER FFORDE (June) *
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MADAME BOVARY ~ GUSTAVE FLAUBERT (March)
THE MADONNAS OF LENINGRAD ~ Debra Dean (December) ***
THE MIRACULOUS JOURNEY OF EDWARD TULANE ~ KATE DeCAMILLO (Sep) **
MOCKINGJAY ~ SUZANNE COLLINS (October)
MOONLIGHT MILE ~ DENNIS LEHANE (January)
MY MOTHER SHE KILLED ME ~ KATE BERNHEIMER (ED) (January)
MY SISTER’S KEEPER ~ JODI PICOULT (October)
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NEVERWHERE ~ NEIL GAIMAN (May)
THE NIGHT SURFER (draft to p150 ) ~ ALPHEUS WILLIAMS (September) *
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OH MEXICO ~ LUCY NEVILLE (March) **
1001 NIGHTS OF SNOWFALL ~ BILL WILLINGHAM (ED) (March)
ON THE ANATOMIZATION OF AN UNKNOWN MAN ~ JOHN CONNOLLY (September)
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THE PARTICULAR SADNESS OF LEMON CAKE ~ AIMEE BENDER (September)
THE PASSAGE ~ JUSTIN CRONIN (March) ***THE NIGHT SURFER (draft to p150 ) ~ ALPHEUS WILLIAMS (September) *
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OH MEXICO ~ LUCY NEVILLE (March) **
1001 NIGHTS OF SNOWFALL ~ BILL WILLINGHAM (ED) (March)
ON THE ANATOMIZATION OF AN UNKNOWN MAN ~ JOHN CONNOLLY (September)
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THE PARTICULAR SADNESS OF LEMON CAKE ~ AIMEE BENDER (September)
THE POLIO PARADOX (non fiction)~ RICHARD L BRUNO (September)
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THE REVERSAL ~ MICHAEL CONNELLY (July)
ROCKS IN THE BELLY ~ JON BAUER (April) **
ROOM ~ EMMA DONOGHUE (January) **
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THE SENSE OF AN ENDING ~ JULIAN BARNES (October) **
SISTER ~ ROSAMUND LUPTON (September) *
THE SISTERS BROTHERS ~ PATRICK deWITT (October)
SKIPPY DIES ~ PAUL MURRAY (July) ***
SOULLESS ~ GAIL CARRIGER (November) *
STARTED EARLY TOOK MY DOG ~ KATE ATKINSON (August)
STATE OF WONDER ~ ANN PATCHETT (June)
SUPER SAD TRUE LOVE STORY ~ GARY SHTEYNGART (October) ***
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THE THOUSAND AUTUMNS OF JACOB DE ZOET ~ DAVID MITCHELL (January) *
THE TIGER'S WIFE ~ TEA OBREHT (November) **
TRUE GRIT ~ CHARLES PORTIS (April) **
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UNFAMILIAR FISHES (non fiction) ~ SARAH VOWEL (May)
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A VISIT FROM THE GOON SQUAD ~ JENNIFER EGAN (June) ***
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WATER FOR ELEPHANTS ~ SARA GRUEN (February) *
THE WELL OF LOST PLOTS ~ JASPER FFORDE (September) *
THE WRECKAGE ~ MICHAEL ROBOTHAM (May) ***
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