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What are your favourite books?

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What are the books and authors that have been a must for you, whether you read them as a child or recently?


Here are some of my essential books and authors, in English of course!


Possession, by A. S. Byatt


The British Museum, by David Lodge


Changing Places, by David Lodge


The History Man, by Malcolm Bradbury


The loneliness of the long-distance runner, by Alan Sillitoe



Dear students and teachers: tell us what books you love, whether they’re books from your childhood that were read aloud to you, books you’ve read for school, or books you’ve recently found on your own. You are also welcome to talk about the books you can’t stand, but let us know why!
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