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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
Patrick Modiano
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The Alchemist (Paulo Coelho)
The Alchemist
Paulo Coelho
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American Pastoral (Philip Roth)
American Pastoral
Philip Roth
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Are You There God? It's Me Margaret (Judy Blume)
Are You There God? It's Me Margaret
Judy Blume
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The Assignment (Friedrich Durrenmatt)
The Assignment
Friedrich Durrenmatt
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The Ballad of Reading Gaol (Oscar Wilde)
The Ballad of Reading Gaol
Oscar Wilde
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Blinky Bill (Dorothy Wall)
Blinky Bill
Dorothy Wall
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Bombs Away: The Story of a Bomber Team (John Steinbeck)
Bombs Away: The Story of a Bomber Team
John Steinbeck
9
A Boy Ten Feet Tall (W.H. Canaway)
A Boy Ten Feet Tall
W.H. Canaway
10
Breakfast of Champions (Kurt Vonnegut)
Breakfast of Champions
Kurt Vonnegut
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The Cat in the Hat (Dr. Seuss)
The Cat in the Hat
Dr. Seuss
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The Cat in the Hat Comes Back (Dr. Seuss)
The Cat in the Hat Comes Back
Dr. Seuss
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Copenhagen (Michael Frayn)
Copenhagen
Michael Frayn
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The Crucible (Arthur Miller)
The Crucible
Arthur Miller
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The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (Jean-Dominique Bauby)
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Jean-Dominique Bauby
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The Double Helix (James Watson)
The Double Helix
James Watson
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The Fall (Albert Camus)
The Fall
Albert Camus
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The Fourth Bear
The Fourth Bear
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Gilgamesh (Tr. Stephen Mitchell)
Gilgamesh
Tr. Stephen Mitchell
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The Giver (Lois Lowry)
The Giver
Lois Lowry
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The Giving Tree (Shel Silverstein)
The Giving Tree
Shel Silverstein
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Hiroshima (John Hersey)
Hiroshima
John Hersey
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How the Grinch Stole Christmas (Dr. Seuss)
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Dr. Seuss
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How to Talk About Books You Haven't Read (Pierre Bayard)
How to Talk About Books You Haven't Read
Pierre Bayard
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The Ice Palace (Tarjei Vesaas)
The Ice Palace
Tarjei Vesaas
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Illuminations (Arthur Rimbaud)
Illuminations
Arthur Rimbaud
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In the Heart of the Heart of the Country (William H. Gass)
In the Heart of the Heart of the Country
William H. Gass
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Jesus' Son (Denis Johnson)
Jesus' Son
Denis Johnson
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July's People (Nadine Gordimer)
July's People
Nadine Gordimer
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Jungle Drums (Graeme Base)
Jungle Drums
Graeme Base
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The Last Lone Inventor (Evan I. Schwartz)
The Last Lone Inventor
Evan I. Schwartz
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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
Dava Sobel
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The Lottery (Shirley Jackson)
The Lottery
Shirley Jackson
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Lottie and Lisa (Erich Kastner)
Lottie and Lisa
Erich Kastner
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The Man of Adamant (Nathaniel Hawthorne)
The Man of Adamant
Nathaniel Hawthorne
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The Meursault Investigation (Kamel Daoud)
The Meursault Investigation
Kamel Daoud
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The Moon Is Down (John Steinbeck)
The Moon Is Down
John Steinbeck
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More Weird Things Customers Say in Bookshops (Jen Campbell)
More Weird Things Customers Say in Bookshops
Jen Campbell
39
My Brief History (Stephen Hawking)
My Brief History
Stephen Hawking
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Night (Elie Wiesel)
Night
Elie Wiesel
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