Okay. I read 102 books last year (about 50% were Young Adult books that can be read in an evening). Some of the notables were -
Port Mungo - Patrick McGrath (in fact any Patrick McGrath book is v.v.v.good) Small Island - Andrea Levy 5* Cloud Atlas - David Mitchell 5* as well Old School - Tobias Wolff (he wrote This Boy's Life as well) Some Martin Amis - Money and Night Train being the ones I enjoyed most Lolita - Nabokov The Cider House Rules - John Irving
and for Young Adult books
The Lives of Christopher Chant/Conrad's Fate/Witch Week - Diana Wynne Jones (I defy you not to love Chrestomanci even more, and want Richard E Grant to play him in the film). also - Surrender - Sonya Hartnett (all her books are v. good) Useful Idiots - Jan Mark (excellent and thought-provoking)
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Port Mungo - Patrick McGrath (in fact any Patrick McGrath book is v.v.v.good)
Small Island - Andrea Levy 5*
Cloud Atlas - David Mitchell 5* as well
Old School - Tobias Wolff (he wrote This Boy's Life as well)
Some Martin Amis - Money and Night Train being the ones I enjoyed most
Lolita - Nabokov
The Cider House Rules - John Irving
and for Young Adult books
The Lives of Christopher Chant/Conrad's Fate/Witch Week - Diana Wynne Jones (I defy you not to love Chrestomanci even more, and want Richard E Grant to play him in the film).
also -
Surrender - Sonya Hartnett (all her books are v. good)
Useful Idiots - Jan Mark (excellent and thought-provoking)