Favorite Book Published After 1985?

Hellfire by Mia Gallagher
Bitterbynde saga by Cecilia Dart Thornton
Curious Incedent of the Dog in the night time by Mark Haddon
No.1 Ladies Detective agency series by Alexander Macall Smith (they're great!)
the boy in the striped Pyjamas by John Boyne
A Quiet Belief in Angels by R.J. Ellory

The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy:
http://www.amazon.com/God-Small-Thin...9041581&sr=8-2

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time: by Mark Haddon
http://www.amazon.com/Curious-Incide...9038331&sr=8-1

The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon:
http://www.amazon.com/Shadow-Wind-Ca...9038404&sr=8-1

The Book of Lost Things by John Connolly:
http://www.amazon.com/Book-Lost-Thin...9038511&sr=8-1

Non-fiction:
Damned to Fame: The Life of Samuel Beckett by James Knowlson:
http://www.amazon.com/Damned-Fame-Li...9038671&sr=8-1

The Clash of Fundamentalisms: Crusades, Jihads and Modernity by Tariq Ali:
http://www.amazon.com/Clash-Fundamen...9040551&sr=8-1

Ethics: An Essay on the Understanding of Evil by Alain Badiou:
http://www.amazon.com/Ethics-Essay-U...9041022&sr=8-2

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Originally Posted by Antiquarian

No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency is terrific! Always puts a smile on my face. :)

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Have you read the new one? Miracle at Speedy Motors? Its real good fun!


Kafkas Cow: Did you really think Book of lost things was that good? I'll admit it was a good read and i enjoyed it, but i found it plagerised too many books.

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Originally Posted by Niamh

Kafkas Cow:

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There is a shortage of "r"s in Ireland these days??? :p :p :p

Also added to my list:

- Behind the Scenes at the Museum by Kate Atkinson

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Originally Posted by Scheherazade

There is a shortage of "r"s in Ireland these days??? :p :p :p

Also added to my list:

- Behind the Scenes at the Museum by Kate Atkinson

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Oops!!!:blush:

Would have to be some of the volumes of poetry by Thylias Moss.

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Originally Posted by Niamh

Kafkas C[r]ow: Did you really think Book of lost things was that good? I'll admit it was a good read and i enjoyed it, but i found it plagerised too many books.

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It is a book about books, about stories, ultimately telling the story of a life. This is metafiction. How can you write about fairy tales without, well, talking about fairy tales?

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Originally Posted by Kafka's Crow

It is a book about books, about stories, ultimately telling the story of a life. This is metafiction. How can you write about fairy tales without, well, talking about fairy tales?

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Agreed. ;) Plus, most of those fairy tales were adapted from local oral tales anyway, so it's not like they were original the first (written) time 'round! I read that book only recently and loved it, surprising myself--I skirted around the title for a while until I finally tried it.

Yes but there where things in that book that plageries NON fairytale books. Thats what i mean.:)

"Quartered Safe Out Here" by George McDonald Fraser. Best "memoir-book" I've read from WW2, or at least it's up there with "With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa" by E.B. Sledge

The Eyre Affair - Jasper Fforde

We Need to Talk about Kevin - Lionel Shriver

Hearts in Atlantis - Stephen King

Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time - Mark Haddon

High Fidelity - Nick Hornby

About a Boy - Nick Hornby

I really haven't read that many books published after 1985, but from the ones I have read I think "Kafka on the Shore" by Haruki Murakami is my favorite. I also liked his "Sputnik Sweetheart".

I would have to say Shadow of the Wind.