Yay, books!
Probably my favorite novel ever is Anna Karenina. But up there too is Salman Rushdie's Midnight's Children. I've been going through Bruce Chatwin's books recently and they're amazing too.
I agree with the people who said Julian Barnes as well. Apparently his new book is his best yet (and short-listed for the Booker prize). Can't wait to read it.
On the non-fiction (politics) side I just read Michael Billig's Banal Nationalism, which is an absolutely fascinating analysis of the world we live in. I don't think I've ever been so captivated by an academic book.
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