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message 1: by Helen (new)

Helen Sews Lovely idea, I hope this list takes off.


message 3: by Laura (new)

Laura Niger The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah should be added to the list


message 4: by Guido (new)

Guido Martini It's a good list but ... Orwell's 1984 is really a page-turner?


message 5: by BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) (last edited Jun 28, 2020 10:48PM) (new)

BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) @Guido
Couldn't agree more... I found 1984 to be quite disappointing after all that I'd heard about it.


message 6: by DTK (new)

DTK Anything written by Dan Brown is a huge page turner for me


message 7: by Michael (new)

Michael Barnett Does anyone know when this list was last updated?


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