I have loved many books but these are the ones I've re-read and the ones that have resonated in my mind for weeks after reading.
- Maryann Burk Carver – What it Used to be Like
- Siri Hustvedt – The Enchantment of Lily Dahl
- Siri Hustvedt - What I loved
- Sharon Maas – Of Marriageable Age
- Aravind Adiga – The White Tiger
- Haruki Muraki – South of the Border, West of the Sun
- Nikki Gemmel – Shiver
- Nikki Gemmel - The Bride Stripped Bare
- Mikal Gilmore – Shot in the Heart
- Harlan Coben – Darkest Fear
- Christopher Pike - The Midnight Club
- Chris Womersley – Bereft
- Lucy Christopher – Stolen
- Nick Hornby – High Fidelity
- Orson Scott Card – Enders Game
- Aaron Cohen - Brotherhood of Warriors
- Lionel Shriver - We Need to Talk About Kevin
- Etgar Keret - The Bus Driver Who Wanted to be God (short story anthology)
- Raymond Carver - Will You Please Be Quiet, Please? (short story anthology)
Favourite Authors:
- Siri Husvedt
- Harlan Coben
- Christopher Pike
- Oscar Wilde
- Etgar Keret
- Raymond Carver
*Etgar Keret and Raymond Carver are both short story writers. These are my favourite short stories of theirs.
- Keret - Hole in the Wall
- Keret - Vacuum Seal
- Carver - The Hair
- Carver - The Students Wife
Favourite Poets:
- Pablo Neruda - Tonight I can Write and In Vietnam
- Brian Pattern - Sometimes it Happens; The Poor Fools; The Ambush
- Allen Ginsberg - In Society
(These are my two beautiful book shelves ... though there are heaps of books missing because I've lent them out to people)
