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		<title>Best Books (?)</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[In November, The Times on Line issued a list detailing the best 100 books of the decade. Unfortunately, I&#8217;ve read only five.  (Must have been living under a rock for the past 9 or 10 years.) They are: 46   Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides (2002) An American epic concerning three generations of the Greek Stephanides family [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In November, <em>The Times on Line</em> issued a list detailing the best 100 books of the decade.</p>
<p>Unfortunately, I&#8217;ve read only five.  (Must have been living under a rock for the past 9 or 10 years.)</p>
<p>They are:</p>
<p><strong>46   <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0312427735?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=bookclubcompa-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0312427735">Middlesex</a><br />
by Jeffrey Eugenides </strong>(2002)</p>
<p>An American epic concerning three generations of the Greek Stephanides family  and their lives in Detroit. Calliope is a girl with no breasts and a forest  of unwanted hair who finds that s/he is a hermaphrodite — raising questions  about sexuality and gender.  <strong>(waste of time)</strong></p>
<p><strong>30 <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1594480001?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=bookclubcompa-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=1594480001">The Kite Runner</a><img style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=bookclubcompa-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=1594480001" border="0" alt="" width="1" height="1" /><br />
by Khaled Hosseini </strong>(2003)</p>
<p>Afghanistan before the Russian invasion is the setting for a timeless story of  betrayal and redemption. Amir, the quiet son of a wealthy businessman, lets  down his friend Hassan, the son of a servant, at a crucial moment. Years  later he returns to Kabul to make amends.<strong> (good read)</strong></p>
<p><strong>25 <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1400032717?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=bookclubcompa-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=1400032717">The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time</a><img style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=bookclubcompa-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=1400032717" border="0" alt="" width="1" height="1" /><br />
by Mark Haddon</strong> (2003)</p>
<p>A runaway bestseller hailed as a successor to <em>The Catcher in the Rye</em> for its sensitive depiction of an autistic teenager. Christopher is 15, a  maths genius with a terror of ordinary social situations, whose  investigation of a dog’s death reveals truths about his parents. <strong>(strange, yet interesting)</strong></p>
<p><strong>10 <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0307474275?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=bookclubcompa-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0307474275">The Da Vinci Code</a><img style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=bookclubcompa-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=0307474275" border="0" alt="" width="1" height="1" /><br />
by Dan Brown </strong>(2003)</p>
<p>A murder in the Louvre, and the clues are all hidden in the works of Leonardo.  Some love it, some hate it,but you  can’t deny that its mix of conspiracy, riddles and action dominated the  decade. <strong>(not my favorite)</strong></p>
<p><strong>9  <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0307387151?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=bookclubcompa-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0307387151">Atonement</a><img style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=bookclubcompa-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=0307387151" border="0" alt="" width="1" height="1" /><br />
by Ian McEwan</strong> (2001)</p>
<p>A foolish act of bravado and a simple act of conceit at a 1930s house party  combine to spoil three lives. Can amends be made? You either love or hate  the postmodern twist at the end, but you cannot deny the brilliance of the  descriptive set-pieces. <strong>(freaked me out!)</strong></p>
<p>If you&#8217;re interested in the entire list click<a href="http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/books/book_reviews/article6914181.ece"> here.</a></p>
<p>Which books have you read?  Let me know.</p>
<p>*Be sure to check out some of the comments from readers!!!</p>
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