29.04.08 Top 20 Meme

April 29, 2008

SUPERFASTREADER: The rules: Top twenty favourite books in no particular order. Don’t think about it for too long. Take twenty minutes only to compile your list. Bold the ones you’ve read, or reread, since you’ve started blogging. Include novels, non fiction and plays.1. The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri 2. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
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