2013 Reading List
In alphabetical order
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A
ALEX ~ Pierre Lemaitre ***
ALL THE BIRDS, SINGING ~ Evie Wyld **
ALL THAT IS ~ James Salter -
AMULET ~ Roberto Bolano **
ALL THE BIRDS, SINGING ~ Evie Wyld **
ALL THAT IS ~ James Salter -
AMULET ~ Roberto Bolano **
B
BAD MONKEY ~ Carl Hiaasen ***
BEAUTIFUL RUINS ~ Jess Walters ***
BEFORE I GO TO SLEEP ~ S. J. Watson ***
BILLY LYNN'S LONG HALFTIME WALK ~ Ben Fountain *****
BLACK SWAN GREEN ~ David Mitchell **
THE BRIEF WONDEROUS LIFE OF OSCAR WAO ~ Junot Diaz ***
BRING UP THE BODIES ~ Hilary Mantel **
BAD MONKEY ~ Carl Hiaasen ***
BEAUTIFUL RUINS ~ Jess Walters ***
BEFORE I GO TO SLEEP ~ S. J. Watson ***
BILLY LYNN'S LONG HALFTIME WALK ~ Ben Fountain *****
BLACK SWAN GREEN ~ David Mitchell **
THE BRIEF WONDEROUS LIFE OF OSCAR WAO ~ Junot Diaz ***
BRING UP THE BODIES ~ Hilary Mantel **
BUILDING STORIES ~ Chris Ware x
THE BURGESS BOYS ~ Elizabeth Strout **
BURIAL RITES ~ Hannah Kent ***
THE BURGESS BOYS ~ Elizabeth Strout **
BURIAL RITES ~ Hannah Kent ***
C
A CLASH OF KING ~ George R. R. Martin ***
A CONSTELLATION OF VITAL PHENOMENA ~ Anthony Marra **
A COOK'S TOUR ~ Anthony Bourdain ***
CRAZY RICH ASIANS ~ Kevin Kwan ****
D
THE DAUGHTER OF TIME ~ Josephine Tey -
DIVERGENT ~ Veronica Roth x
DOCTOR SLEEP ~ Stephen King **
E
ELEANOR & PARK ~ Rainbow Rowell**
F
A FEAST FOR CROWS ~ George R R Martin **
FIVE STAR BILLIONAIRE ~ Tash Aw ****
THE FLAME THROWERS ~ Rachel Kushner x-
FOBBIT ~ David Abrams **
G
A GAME OF THRONES ~ George R. R. Martin ***
GHANA MUST GO ~ Taiye Selasi ***
GIRT ~ David Hunt ***
THE GOLDFINCH ~ Donna Tartt ***
THE GOOD LORD BIRD ~ James McBride ***
H
HHhH ~ Laurent Binet (January) **
A HOLOGRAM FOR THE KING ~ David Eggers ****
HOW TO GET FILTHY RICH IN RISING ASIA ~ Mohsin Hamid ****
I
IVYLAND ~ Miles Klee -- x
J
K
KITCHEN CONFIDENTIAL ~ Anthony Bourdain *****
L
LAST CHANCE TO SEE ~ Douglas Adams ***
LIFE AFTER LIFE ~ Kate Atkinson *****
LITTLE STAR ~ John Ajvide Lindqvist ***
THE LOVE SONG OF JONNY VALENTINE ~ Teddy Wayne x
THE LOWLAND ~ Lahiri Jhumpa ***
M
MADDADDAM ~ Margaret Atwood ****
THE MAN IN THE HIGH CASTLE ~ Philip K Dick **
THE MAN HE BECAME ~ James Tobin ****
MATESHIP WITH BIRDS ~ Carrie Tiffany **
METAMORPHOSIS ~ Franz Kafka ***
ME BEFORE YOU ~ Jojo Moyes x
N
THE NIGHT CIRCUS ~ Erin Morgenstern **
NIGHT FILM ~ Marisha Pessl ****
THE NIGHT GUEST ~ Fiona McFarlane **
THE NEW YORK TRILOGY ~ Paul Auster x
O
THE OCEAN AT THE END OF THE LANE ~ Neil Gaiman ***
THE 100-YEAR-OLD MAN ~ Jonas Jonasson ***
ONE SUMMER : AMERICA 1927 ~ Bill Bryson **
ORKNEY ~ Amy Sackville -
P
PATTERN RECOGNITION ~ William Gibson ****
Q
R
THE RELUCTANT FUNDAMENTALIST ~ Mohsin Hamid ***
THE ROSIE PROJECT ~ Graeme Simsion ***
S
THE SHINING GIRLS ~ Lauren Beukes ****
THE SIGNATURE OF ALL THINGS ~ Elizabeth Gilbert
THE SNOW CHILD ~ Eowyn Ivey **
STORM BIRD ~ Colin Thiele **
A STORM OF SWORDS ~ George R. R. Martin ****
STORMY WEATHER ~ Carl Hiaasen ****
T
A TALE FOR THE TIME BEING ~ Ruth Ozeki *****
TENTH OF DECEMBER ~ George Saunders ****
THIS SIDE OF PARADISE ~ F. Scott Fitzgerald - **
TOBY'S ROOM ~ Pat Barker x
TRANS ATLANTIC ~ Colum McCann **
U
V
W
X
Y
THE YELLOW BIRDS ~ Kevin Powers **
YOU ARE ONE OF THEM ~ Elliot Holt ***
Z
Z : A NOVEL OF ZELDA FITZGERALD ~ Therese Anne Fowler **
A CLASH OF KING ~ George R. R. Martin ***
A CONSTELLATION OF VITAL PHENOMENA ~ Anthony Marra **
A COOK'S TOUR ~ Anthony Bourdain ***
CRAZY RICH ASIANS ~ Kevin Kwan ****
D
THE DAUGHTER OF TIME ~ Josephine Tey -
DIVERGENT ~ Veronica Roth x
DOCTOR SLEEP ~ Stephen King **
E
ELEANOR & PARK ~ Rainbow Rowell**
F
A FEAST FOR CROWS ~ George R R Martin **
FIVE STAR BILLIONAIRE ~ Tash Aw ****
THE FLAME THROWERS ~ Rachel Kushner x-
FOBBIT ~ David Abrams **
G
A GAME OF THRONES ~ George R. R. Martin ***
GHANA MUST GO ~ Taiye Selasi ***
GIRT ~ David Hunt ***
THE GOLDFINCH ~ Donna Tartt ***
THE GOOD LORD BIRD ~ James McBride ***
H
HHhH ~ Laurent Binet (January) **
A HOLOGRAM FOR THE KING ~ David Eggers ****
HOW TO GET FILTHY RICH IN RISING ASIA ~ Mohsin Hamid ****
I
IVYLAND ~ Miles Klee -- x
J
K
KITCHEN CONFIDENTIAL ~ Anthony Bourdain *****
L
LAST CHANCE TO SEE ~ Douglas Adams ***
LIFE AFTER LIFE ~ Kate Atkinson *****
LITTLE STAR ~ John Ajvide Lindqvist ***
THE LOVE SONG OF JONNY VALENTINE ~ Teddy Wayne x
THE LOWLAND ~ Lahiri Jhumpa ***
M
MADDADDAM ~ Margaret Atwood ****
THE MAN IN THE HIGH CASTLE ~ Philip K Dick **
THE MAN HE BECAME ~ James Tobin ****
MATESHIP WITH BIRDS ~ Carrie Tiffany **
METAMORPHOSIS ~ Franz Kafka ***
ME BEFORE YOU ~ Jojo Moyes x
N
THE NIGHT CIRCUS ~ Erin Morgenstern **
NIGHT FILM ~ Marisha Pessl ****
THE NIGHT GUEST ~ Fiona McFarlane **
THE NEW YORK TRILOGY ~ Paul Auster x
O
THE OCEAN AT THE END OF THE LANE ~ Neil Gaiman ***
THE 100-YEAR-OLD MAN ~ Jonas Jonasson ***
ONE SUMMER : AMERICA 1927 ~ Bill Bryson **
ORKNEY ~ Amy Sackville -
P
PATTERN RECOGNITION ~ William Gibson ****
Q
R
THE RELUCTANT FUNDAMENTALIST ~ Mohsin Hamid ***
THE ROSIE PROJECT ~ Graeme Simsion ***
S
THE SHINING GIRLS ~ Lauren Beukes ****
THE SIGNATURE OF ALL THINGS ~ Elizabeth Gilbert
THE SNOW CHILD ~ Eowyn Ivey **
STORM BIRD ~ Colin Thiele **
A STORM OF SWORDS ~ George R. R. Martin ****
STORMY WEATHER ~ Carl Hiaasen ****
T
A TALE FOR THE TIME BEING ~ Ruth Ozeki *****
TENTH OF DECEMBER ~ George Saunders ****
THIS SIDE OF PARADISE ~ F. Scott Fitzgerald - **
TOBY'S ROOM ~ Pat Barker x
TRANS ATLANTIC ~ Colum McCann **
U
V
W
WAKE IN FRIGHT ~ Kenneth Cook ****
WATCHING YOU ~ Michael Robotham ****
WE ARE ALL COMPLETELY BESIDE OURSELVES ~ Karen Joy Fowler **
WONDER ~ R. J. Palacio **
WONDER ~ R. J. Palacio **
WOOL (Omnibus) ~ Hugh Howey ***
WORLD WAR Z ~ Max Brooks ***
X
Y
THE YELLOW BIRDS ~ Kevin Powers **
YOU ARE ONE OF THEM ~ Elliot Holt ***
Z
Z : A NOVEL OF ZELDA FITZGERALD ~ Therese Anne Fowler **
