Kurt Vonnegut dies aged 84
American literary idol Kurt Vonnegut, best known for such classic novels as Slaughterhouse-Five and Cat's Cradle, has died in Manhattan.
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Books read in 2008
- 1. 'Ghost Town: Tales of Manhattan Then and Now' by Patrick McGrath
- 2. 'The Amazing Adventures of Diet Girl' by Shauna Reid
- 3. 'Mariette in Ecstasy' by Ron Hansen
- 4. 'Things the Grandchildren Should Know' by Mark Oliver Everett
- 5. 'Forever' by Pete Hamill
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- 7. 'The Music Lesson' by Katharine Weber
- 8. 'The Book Thief' by Markus Zusak
- 9. 'Whitethorn Woods' by Maeve Binchy
- 10. 'The Three Evangelists' by Fred Vargas
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- 12. 'Isn't It Romantic? An Entertainment' by Ron Hansen
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- 17. 'The Tenderness of Wolves' by Stef Penney
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- 19. 'Night Letters' by Robert Dessaix
- 20. 'The Sound of One Hand Clapping' by Richard Flanagan
- 21. 'The Scheme for Full Employment' by Magnus Mills
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- 54. 'The Summer Before the Dark' by Doris Lessing
- 55. 'The Sirens of Baghdad' by Yasmina Khadra
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* Oliver Goldsmith
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