Books read in 2006
Submitted by parasionok on Thu, 03/02/2006 - 08:10
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- 1. Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke
- 2. Lighthousekeeping by Jeanette Winterson
- 3. Sunlight on Cold Water by Francoise Sagan
- 4. Bonjour Tristesse by Francoise Sagan
- 5. Aimez-vouz Brahms... by Francoise Sagan
- 6. Ransom by Jay McInerney
- 7. On Beauty by Zadie Smith
- 8. People's Act of Love by James Meek
- 9. Lucca by Jens Christian Grondahl
- 10. The Last Samurai by Helen DeWitt
- 11. The History of Love by Nicole Krauss
- 12. Small Island by Andrea Levy
- 13. Old Filth by Jane Gardam
- 14. Spiral by Koji Suzuki
- 15. The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
- 16. Perfumed Sleeve by Laura Joh Rowland
- 17. Howards End by E.M. Foster
- 18. Your Face Tomorrow 1. Fever and Spear by Javier Marias
- 19. Accidental by Ali Smith
- 20. Fruit of the Lemon by Andrea Levy
- 21. The Way to Paradise by Mario Vargas Llosa
- 22. A Change of Climate by Hilary Mantel
- 23. Arthur & George by Julian Barnes
- 24. Rudin by Ivan Turgenev
- 25. Acia by Ivan Turgenev
- 26. First Love by Ivan Turgenev
- 27. The Torrents of Spring by Ivan Turgenev
- 28. The Third Brother by Nick McDonell
- 29. A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian by Marina Lewycka
- 30. Don't Move by Margaret Mazzantini
- 31. Beyond Black by Hilary Mantel
- 32. Never Far From Nowhere by Andrea Levy
- 33. Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
- 34. Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides
- 35. Lanzarote by Michel Houellebecq
- 36. The Night Watch by Sarah Waters
- 37. Requiem. A Hallucination by Antonio Tabucchi
- 38. Every Light in the House Burning by Andrea Levy
- 39. Affinity by Sarah Waters
- 40. Snakes and Earrings by Hitomi Kanehara
- 41. Fingersmith by Sarah Waters
- 42. The Queen of the Tambourine by Jane Gardam
- 43. All She Was Worth by Miyuki Miyabe
- 44. Shadow Family by Miyuki Miyabe
- 45. I'm Not Scared by Niccolo Ammaniti
- 46. Strangers by Taichi Yamada
- 47. Mishima. A Vision of the Void by Marguerite Yourcenar
- 48. The Last Templar by Raymond Khoury
- 49. Was 9.99, Now 6.99 by Frederic Beigbeder
- 50. A Loyal Character Dancer by Qiu Xiaolong
- 51. Mother, Missing by Joyce Carol Oates
- 52. The Forth Treasure by Todd Simoda
- 53. How I Became Stupid by Martin Page
- 54. Kyoko by Ryu Murakami
- 55. Thanatos by Ryu Murakami
- 56. Le Voyage en France by Benoit Duteurtre
- 57. Il segno del comando by Giuseppe D'Agata
- 58. Tatt av kvinnen by Erlend Loe
- 59. Libro de mal amor by Fernando Iwasaki
- 60. Shanghai Baby by Wei Hui
What did you think of Howard's End? And have you read A Passage to India?
How is Sarah Waters? Can you compare her to anyone?
Sarah Waters is fabulous. Night Watch was my first Sarah Waters and I found it gripping, really well written, atmospheric, a really good evocation of the WWII and postwar period. I liked Affinity even better, it's marvellous, dark and compelling. Just started Fingersmith and so far I am enjoying it a lot. I am becoming a Sarah Waters addict I am afraid. I find it difficult to compare her with any known to me writers but for some reason Jeanette Winterson comes to mind (mind not because of lesbianism!)
Thanks for the tip! I will have to check her out.
I would recommend you check out this interview with Sarah Waters about her Fingersmith, you can listen to it here http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/culturevulture/archives/2006/06/13/guardian_...
I thought it might encourage you to read her. She is such a charming and intelligent woman :)