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We love these books!
At Southwark libraries we are passionate about books and want to share some of our all-time favourites with you!
Original and mind bending, the book charts an unnamed protagonist's obsessive drive to recreate in minute detail his own memories and experiences in the physical world. Building to a bloody climax this is a bristling, philosophical, poignant and deeply unsettling debut novel, brimming with white hot ideas which will have you questioning the nature of reality, memory and art itself. It's what books were invented for. Reviewed by Mark at Peckham Library
One of the strangest and yet most gripping fantasy novels of the last twenty years, The Prestige combines goose-pimpling Victorian horror with a charged plot that you will never forget. As two great magicians vie for supremacy, they cross into uncharted waters of science and morality with terrifying results.
Reviewed by David at Newington Library
Humpty Dumpty is murdered in a similar, but alternative, Reading where nursery characters exist in the real world. DCI Jack Spratt (who eats no fat) of the N.C.D. (Nursery Crime Division) investigates. Fforde is an excellent writer - funny and observant - and the book is a pacy and clever read that also works well as a whodunit. Definitely one for fans of Douglas Adams, Terry Pratchett, Lewis Carroll and Monty Python. Suspend your disbelief and surrender! Reviewed by Nuala at Dulwich Library
On the eve of World War II, Jewish-German Josef Kavalier escapes to the USA and joins his cousin Samuel Klayman. With an aptitude for story-telling the pair break into the comics industry with a gallery of heroes to rival Superman and Batman. But the real world can be as strange and terrible as their imaginations, with golems, battles with Nazis at the South Pole and true love in suburbia. Even if you don't know your Aquaman from your Human Torch it doesn't matter as it's the human story of their creators that really engages.
Reviewed by Lawrence at East Street Library
A rich hedge fund manager and his mistress are involved in a hit-and run with a teenager from the Bronx. There ensues a tour-de-force of political and social commentary on 1980s New York society - rich and poor; black and white; the power of the media and the practices, corrupt and otherwise of the police and legal system. Wolfe writes in a very snappy and wry style, bringing believability to a myriad number of characters and an intricate plot with many different layers.
Reviewed by Ben at Rotherhithe Library