2009 Summer reads

Discover the best 2009 summer reads with our curated list of top books for the season. Find your perfect beach or vacation book from this handpicked selection!

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Shipwrecks

by Akira Yoshimura

"A thrilling tale of murder and retribution set on the wild seacoast of medieval Japan"--Cover.
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Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress

by Dai Sijie

New York Times Bestseller Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress is an enchanting tale that captures the magic of reading and the wonder of romantic …
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Ada, Or Ardor

by Vladimir Nabokov

Originally published by McGraw Hill Book Company in 1969.
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Ivanhoe

by Sir Walter Scott

"Fight on, brave knights! Man dies, but glory lives!" Banished from England for seeking to marry against his father's wishes, Ivanhoe joins Richard the Lion …
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Slaughterhouse-Five

by Kurt Vonnegut

Kurt Vonnegut’s masterpiece, Slaughterhouse-Five is “a desperate, painfully honest attempt to confront the monstrous crimes of the twentieth century” (Time). Selected by the Modern Library …
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Perfume

by Patrick Suskind

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The Corpse Walker

by Liao Yiwu

The Corpse Walker introduces us to regular men and women at the bottom of Chinese society, most of whom have been battered by life but …
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