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Sweltering Southern Summer Reading List

Books I have read/reread during the oppressively hot summer months down here in the Southern Hemisphere. Most are short easy reads; the list includes many childhood favourites of my family.
As regards quality, the majority of the books were either amusing, thought provoking or of sentimental value. Particular favourites were "The Meursault Investigation" (a special for Camus fans), "Washington Black" & the annotated version of "Double Helix".
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After the Circus (Patrick Modiano)
After the Circus
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Patrick Modiano
The Alchemist (Paulo Coelho)
The Alchemist
2
Paulo Coelho
American Pastoral (Philip Roth)
American Pastoral
3
Philip Roth
Are You There God? It's Me Margaret (Judy Blume)
Are You There God? It's Me Margaret
4
Judy Blume
The Assignment (Friedrich Durrenmatt)
The Assignment
5
Friedrich Durrenmatt
The Ballad of Reading Gaol (Oscar Wilde)
The Ballad of Reading Gaol
6
Oscar Wilde
Blinky Bill (Dorothy Wall)
Blinky Bill
7
Dorothy Wall
Bombs Away: The Story of a Bomber Team (John Steinbeck)
Bombs Away: The Story of a Bomber Team
8
John Steinbeck
A Boy Ten Feet Tall (W.H. Canaway)
A Boy Ten Feet Tall
9
W.H. Canaway
Breakfast of Champions (Kurt Vonnegut)
Breakfast of Champions
10
Kurt Vonnegut
The Cat in the Hat (Dr. Seuss)
The Cat in the Hat
11
Dr. Seuss
The Cat in the Hat Comes Back (Dr. Seuss)
The Cat in the Hat Comes Back
12
Dr. Seuss
Copenhagen (Michael Frayn)
Copenhagen
13
Michael Frayn
The Crucible (Arthur Miller)
The Crucible
14
Arthur Miller
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (Jean-Dominique Bauby)
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
15
Jean-Dominique Bauby
The Double Helix (James Watson)
The Double Helix
16
James Watson
The Fall (Albert Camus)
The Fall
17
Albert Camus
The Fourth Bear
The Fourth Bear
18
Gilgamesh (Tr. Stephen Mitchell)
Gilgamesh
19
Tr. Stephen Mitchell
The Giver (Lois Lowry)
The Giver
20
Lois Lowry
The Giving Tree (Shel Silverstein)
The Giving Tree
21
Shel Silverstein
Hiroshima (John Hersey)
Hiroshima
22
John Hersey
How the Grinch Stole Christmas (Dr. Seuss)
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
23
Dr. Seuss
How to Talk About Books You Haven't Read (Pierre Bayard)
How to Talk About Books You Haven't Read
24
Pierre Bayard
The Ice Palace (Tarjei Vesaas)
The Ice Palace
25
Tarjei Vesaas
Illuminations (Arthur Rimbaud)
Illuminations
26
Arthur Rimbaud
In the Heart of the Heart of the Country (William H. Gass)
In the Heart of the Heart of the Country
27
William H. Gass
Jesus' Son (Denis Johnson)
Jesus' Son
28
Denis Johnson
July's People (Nadine Gordimer)
July's People
29
Nadine Gordimer
Jungle Drums (Graeme Base)
Jungle Drums
30
Graeme Base
The Last Lone Inventor (Evan I. Schwartz)
The Last Lone Inventor
31
Evan I. Schwartz
Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time (Dava Sobel)
Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time
32
Dava Sobel
The Lottery (Shirley Jackson)
The Lottery
33
Shirley Jackson
Lottie and Lisa (Erich Kastner)
Lottie and Lisa
34
Erich Kastner
The Man of Adamant (Nathaniel Hawthorne)
The Man of Adamant
35
Nathaniel Hawthorne
The Meursault Investigation (Kamel Daoud)
The Meursault Investigation
36
Kamel Daoud
The Moon Is Down (John Steinbeck)
The Moon Is Down
37
John Steinbeck
More Weird Things Customers Say in Bookshops (Jen Campbell)
More Weird Things Customers Say in Bookshops
38
Jen Campbell
My Brief History (Stephen Hawking)
My Brief History
39
Stephen Hawking
Night (Elie Wiesel)
Night
40
Elie Wiesel
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