http://www.listsofbests.com/list/61998 I'm trying to read 50 new books in 2009. And I did it, though they are ridiculously out of order now. What I learned: - I really really like Agatha Christie. Poirot more than Miss Marple - Q&A is a magnificent book, and it's a pity they Hollywood-ified a magnificent story to turn it into Slumdog Millionaire, which is a good film in its own right, but for me still reeks of hollywood. Maybe it was talked up too much for me, which leads me to... - After all the hype about the Great Gatsby, I didn't think it was that great (no pun intended) - and I analyse any book that I read - I don't like studying literature as opposed to the English I did at school, which was my favourite subject - All Australians who think John Howard was a brilliant economist should read Ozonomics. - Dickens is a better storyteller than Bronte, even if I don't like his writing that much - Everyone should aspire to be like Stargirl Fri, 01 Jun 2012 10:58:51 GMT en-us 0 50 50 0 0 http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/3569970 <div id="position">1</div><div class="place-image-placeholder"><span class="qm">*</span></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by John Green</div> http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/5542566 <div id="position">2</div><div class="place-image-placeholder"><span class="qm">*</span></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Melina Marchetta</div> http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/64741 <div id="position">3</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/64741"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/0099429799.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Ian McEwan</div> http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/5554241 <div id="position">4</div><div class="place-image-placeholder"><span class="qm">*</span></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Scott Westerfeld</div> http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/3044 <div id="position">5</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/3044"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51OFCItiBoL._SL75_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Maxx Barry</div> http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/5621971 <div id="position">6</div><div class="place-image-placeholder"><span class="qm">*</span></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Max Barry</div> http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2830010 <div id="position">7</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2830010"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51yIp5XVq6L._SL75_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Scott Westerfeld</div> http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/700678 <div id="position">8</div><div class="place-image-placeholder"><span class="qm">*</span></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Vikas Swarup</div> http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/71109 <div id="position">9</div><div class="place-image-placeholder"><span class="qm">*</span></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Jonathan Safran Foer</div> http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/12000 <div id="position">10</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/12000"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0425174727.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Agatha Christie</div> http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/1862184 <div id="position">11</div><div class="place-image-placeholder"><span class="qm">*</span></div> http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2298548 <div id="position">12</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2298548"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41sWwtis0zL._SL75_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Agatha Christie</div> http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2832611 <div id="position">13</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2832611"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51UpJNFlSxL._SL75_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Agatha Christie</div> http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2767058 <div id="position">14</div><div class="place-image-placeholder"><span class="qm">*</span></div> http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2767068 <div id="position">15</div><div class="place-image-placeholder"><span class="qm">*</span></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by </div> http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/3539472 <div id="position">16</div><div class="place-image-placeholder"><span class="qm">*</span></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by F. 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