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Can anyone recommend me a great book?


karen21

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Depends what sort of stuff you enjoy. For what it's worth though, I found all of these particularly enjoyable:


The Corrections - Jonathan Franzen

English Passengers - Matthew Kneale

Star of the Sea - Joseph O'Connor

Canada - Richard Ford

The Secret History - Donna Tartt

What's the last book you really loved Karen, so we can recommend with a bit more confidence? I've got a huge list off the top of my head but unless I have an inkling of your taste, you may hate them all!

Having said that, I second all Hawley's list.

Haven't read Canada yet, but I recommend The Sportswriter, also by Richard Ford, and the sequels. You do not have to be a sports fan to like this book.



Hawley Wrote:

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> Depends what sort of stuff you enjoy. For what

> it's worth though, I found all of these

> particularly enjoyable:

>

> The Corrections - Jonathan Franzen

> English Passengers - Matthew Kneale

> Star of the Sea - Joseph O'Connor

> Canada - Richard Ford

> The Secret History - Donna Tartt

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