Listopia > Ruth Danes's votes on the list Best Books Ever (9 Books)
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Pride and Prejudice
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"This is a perfect sparkling comedy with serious undertones."
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Animal Farm
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"Orwell provides a biting satire of communism which was so subtle that it got past censors in East Germany."
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Jane Eyre
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"I love the passion and intensity of the writing."
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Dracula
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"This is gripping gothic horror."
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The Secret Garden
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"I loved this tale when I read it aged 7."
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The Lovely Bones
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"This is an unusual, haunting story."
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Anna Karenina
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"Tolstoy took me into an interesting world which I knew nothing about."
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Matilda
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"Another childhood favourite and the baddies get their comeuppance."
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The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, #1)
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"This is fantasy at its best."
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