Best books I've read in the past few months

A Listmania! list by MEGZ "Book Addict" (Calgary, Alberta Canada)
 
The Help
1.  The Help by Kathryn Stockett
The list author says:
  "Hard to put down"
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Major Pettigrew's Last Stand: A Novel
2.  Major Pettigrew's Last Stand: A Novel by Helen Simonson
The list author says:
  "Consistently laugh-out-loud funny, makes you think about identity and nationality"
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The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag: A novel
3.  The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag: A novel by Alan Bradley
The list author says:
  "Even better than The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie, Flavia draws you in to her world"
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Slumdog Millionaire
4.  Slumdog Millionaire by Vikas Swarup
The list author says:
  "Never saw the movie, but the book is terrific"
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Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace . . . One School at a Time
5.  Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace . . . One School at a Time by Greg Mortenson
The list author says:
  "inspirational, I bought a number of these books to give as gifts to friends and family"
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The Forgotten Garden: A Novel
6.  The Forgotten Garden: A Novel by Kate Morton
The list author says:
  "loved this book, a mystery and history novel that switches back and forth in time."
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Cutting for Stone
7.  Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese
The list author says:
  "good story and very interesting summary of a period of Ethiopian history (a topic I knew nothing about)"
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The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society: A Novel
8.  The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society: A Novel by Mary Ann Shaffer
The list author says:
  "excellent book, quick read"
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Still Alice
9.  Still Alice by Lisa Genova
The list author says:
  "I read this not expecting to like it, but it grabbed my attention and held it until the end"
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The Glass Castle
10.  The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
The list author says:
  "the story of a woman triumphing over her upbringing"
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The Book Of Negroes
11.  The Book Of Negroes by Lawrence Hill
The list author says:
  "excellent story, excellent writing"
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The Mistress of Nothing
12.  The Mistress of Nothing by Kate Pullinger
The list author says:
  "I was interested to learn this was based on a true story"
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La's Orchestra Saves the World
13.  La's Orchestra Saves the World by Alexander McCall Smith
The list author says:
  "another excellent story by Alexander McCall-Smith, has nothing to do with any of his (also excellent) series"
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Small Island
14.  Small Island by Andrea Levy
The list author says:
  "loved this!"
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