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Most Popular Reviews - 2004

      Previous month's position given in brackets.
      Not applicable ("n.a.") indicates book is new.
      "-" indicates book was not among top 50 reviews.

December, 2004

  1. Fast Food Nation, Eric Schlosser (1)
  2. Lolita, Vladimir Nabokov (2)
  3. Reading Lolita in Tehran, Azar Nafisi (3)
  4. Closer, Patrick Marber (11)
  5. Proof, David Auburn (4)
  6. Big Women, Fay Weldon (5)
  7. The Anatomy of Melancholy, Robert Burton (14)
  8. Arcadia, Tom Stoppard (10)
  9. Democracy, Michael Frayn (-)
  10. Disgrace, J.M.Coetzee (12)
  11. King Leopold's Ghost, Adam Hochschild (8)
  12. The Shadow of the Wind, Carlos Ruiz Zafon (23)
  13. Persepolis, Marjane Satrapi (13)
  14. Snow, Orhan Pamuk (25)
  15. 'Art', Yasmina Reza (19)

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November, 2004

  1. Fast Food Nation, Eric Schlosser
  2. Lolita, Vladimir Nabokov
  3. Reading Lolita in Tehran, Azar Nafisi
  4. Proof, David Auburn
  5. Big Women, Fay Weldon
  6. 100 Strokes of the Brush before Bed, Melissa P.
  7. In Defense of Globalization, Jagdish Bhagwati
  8. King Leopold's Ghost, Adam Hochschild
  9. The Real Thing, Tom Stoppard
  10. Arcadia, Tom Stoppard
  11. Closer, Patrick Marber
  12. Disgrace, J.M.Coetzee
  13. Persepolis, Marjane Satrapi
  14. The Anatomy of Melancholy, Robert Burton
  15. Atonement, Ian McEwan

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October, 2004

  1. Fast Food Nation, Eric Schlosser (1)
  2. Lolita, Vladimir Nabokov (2)
  3. Reading Lolita in Tehran, Azar Nafisi (4)
  4. Proof, David Auburn (5)
  5. Arcadia, Tom Stoppard (11)
  6. 100 Strokes of the Brush before Bed, Melissa P. (3)
  7. King Leopold's Ghost, Adam Hochschild (12)
  8. The Anatomy of Melancholy, Robert Burton (20)
  9. Snow, Orhan Pamuk (22)
  10. Big Women, Fay Weldon (6)
  11. The Real Thing, Tom Stoppard (28)
  12. Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell, Susanna Clarke (7)
  13. Eucalyptus, Murray Bail (16)
  14. Atonement, Ian McEwan (14)
  15. How Democratic Is the American Constitution ?, Robert Dahl (8)

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September, 2004

  1. Fast Food Nation, Eric Schlosser (1)
  2. Lolita, Vladimir Nabokov (2)
  3. 100 Strokes of the Brush before Bed, Melissa P. (5)
  4. Reading Lolita in Tehran, Azar Nafisi (3)
  5. Proof, David Auburn (7)
  6. Big Women, Fay Weldon (11)
  7. Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell, Susanna Clarke (n.a.)
  8. How Democratic Is the American Constitution ?, Robert Dahl (50)
  9. A Prayer for Owen Meany, John Irving (4)
  10. Persepolis, Marjane Satrapi (22)
  11. Arcadia, Tom Stoppard (13)
  12. King Leopold's Ghost, Adam Hochschild (18)
  13. Middlesex, Jeffrey Eugenides (9)
  14. Atonement, Ian McEwan (14)
  15. Norwegian Wood, Murakami Haruki (8)

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August, 2004

  1. Fast Food Nation, Eric Schlosser (2)
  2. Lolita, Vladimir Nabokov (1)
  3. Reading Lolita in Tehran, Azar Nafisi (3)
  4. A Prayer for Owen Meany, John Irving (11)
  5. 100 Strokes of the Brush before Bed, Melissa P. (n.a.)
  6. Checkpoint, Nicholson Baker (n.a.)
  7. Proof, David Auburn (6)
  8. Norwegian Wood, Murakami Haruki (10)
  9. Middlesex, Jeffrey Eugenides (9)
  10. Eucalyptus, Murray Bail (15)
  11. Big Women, Fay Weldon (5)
  12. Lolita, Richard Corliss (13)
  13. Arcadia, Tom Stoppard (8)
  14. Atonement, Ian McEwan (17)
  15. The Anatomy of Melancholy, Robert Burton (12)

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July, 2004

  1. Lolita, Vladimir Nabokov (1)
  2. Fast Food Nation, Eric Schlosser (2)
  3. Reading Lolita in Tehran, Azar Nafisi (3)
  4. The Long Firm, Jake Arnott (-)
  5. Big Women, Fay Weldon (10)
  6. Proof, David Auburn (6)
  7. The Manchurian Candidate, Richard Condon (52)
  8. Arcadia, Tom Stoppard (5)
  9. Middlesex, Jeffrey Eugenides (4)
  10. Norwegian Wood, Murakami Haruki (8)
  11. A Prayer for Owen Meany, John Irving (12)
  12. The Anatomy of Melancholy, Robert Burton (13)
  13. Lolita, Richard Corliss (18)
  14. The Shadow of the Wind, Carlos Ruiz Zafón (11)
  15. Eucalyptus, Murray Bail (22)

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June, 2004

  1. Lolita, Vladimir Nabokov (2)
  2. Fast Food Nation, Eric Schlosser (1)
  3. Reading Lolita in Tehran, Azar Nafisi (3)
  4. Middlesex, Jeffrey Eugenides (9)
  5. Arcadia, Tom Stoppard (6)
  6. Proof, David Auburn (4)
  7. Feeding Frenzy, Will Self (5)
  8. Norwegian Wood, Murakami Haruki (14)
  9. Jumpers, Tom Stoppard (7)
  10. Big Women, Fay Weldon (8)
  11. The Shadow of the Wind, Carlos Ruiz Zafón (25)
  12. A Prayer for Owen Meany, John Irving (11)
  13. The Anatomy of Melancholy, Robert Burton (10)
  14. Atonement, Ian McEwan (12)
  15. True History of the Kelly Gang, Peter Carey (23)

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May, 2004

  1. Fast Food Nation, Eric Schlosser (1)
  2. Lolita, Vladimir Nabokov (2)
  3. Reading Lolita in Tehran, Azar Nafisi (4)
  4. Proof, David Auburn (3)
  5. Feeding Frenzy, Will Self (11)
  6. Arcadia, Tom Stoppard (7)
  7. Jumpers, Tom Stoppard (9)
  8. Big Women, Fay Weldon (8)
  9. Middlesex, Jeffrey Eugenides (14)
  10. The Anatomy of Melancholy, Robert Burton (6)
  11. A Prayer for Owen Meany, John Irving (12)
  12. Atonement, Ian McEwan (18)
  13. 'Art', Yasmina Reza (10)
  14. Norwegian Wood, Murakami Haruki (22)
  15. Lolita, Richard Corliss (20)

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April, 2004

  1. Fast Food Nation, Eric Schlosser (1)
  2. Lolita, Vladimir Nabokov (2)
  3. Proof, David Auburn (3)
  4. Reading Lolita in Tehran, Azar Nafisi (9)
  5. King Leopold's Ghost, Adam Hochschild (4)
  6. The Anatomy of Melancholy, Robert Burton (7)
  7. Arcadia, Tom Stoppard (5)
  8. Big Women, Fay Weldon (6)
  9. Jumpers, Tom Stoppard (n.a.)
  10. 'Art', Yasmina Reza (10)
  11. Feeding Frenzy, Will Self (-)
  12. A Prayer for Owen Meany, John Irving (8)
  13. The Shawl, Cynthia Ozick (11)
  14. Middlesex, Jeffrey Eugenides (13)
  15. 'A Problem from Hell', Samantha Power (19)

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March, 2004

  1. Fast Food Nation, Eric Schlosser (1)
  2. Lolita, Vladimir Nabokov (2)
  3. Proof, David Auburn (3)
  4. King Leopold's Ghost, Adam Hochschild (6)
  5. Arcadia, Tom Stoppard (8)
  6. Big Women, Fay Weldon (4)
  7. The Anatomy of Melancholy, Robert Burton (5)
  8. A Prayer for Owen Meany, John Irving (9)
  9. Reading Lolita in Tehran, Azar Nafisi (19)
  10. 'Art', Yasmina Reza (12)
  11. The Shawl, Cynthia Ozick (10)
  12. Marat/Sade, Peter Weiss (18)
  13. Middlesex, Jeffrey Eugenides (11)
  14. Norwegian Wood, Murakami Haruki (13)
  15. Atonement', Ian McEwan (14)

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February, 2004

  1. Fast Food Nation, Eric Schlosser (1)
  2. Lolita, Vladimir Nabokov (2)
  3. Proof, David Auburn (3)
  4. Big Women, Fay Weldon (13)
  5. The Anatomy of Melancholy, Robert Burton (5)
  6. King Leopold's Ghost, Adam Hochschild (9)
  7. The Holy Innocents, Gilbert Adair (12)
  8. Arcadia, Tom Stoppard (7)
  9. A Prayer for Owen Meany, John Irving (4)
  10. The Shawl, Cynthia Ozick (26)
  11. Middlesex, Jeffrey Eugenides (6)
  12. 'Art', Yasmina Reza (11)
  13. Norwegian Wood, Murakami Haruki (8)
  14. Atonement', Ian McEwan (16)
  15. Lolita, Richard Corliss (10)

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January, 2004

  1. Fast Food Nation, Eric Schlosser (1)
  2. Lolita, Vladimir Nabokov (2)
  3. Proof, David Auburn (4)
  4. A Prayer for Owen Meany, John Irving (5)
  5. The Anatomy of Melancholy, Robert Burton (6)
  6. Middlesex, Jeffrey Eugenides (17)
  7. Arcadia, Tom Stoppard (7)
  8. Norwegian Wood, Murakami Haruki (8)
  9. King Leopold's Ghost, Adam Hochschild (10)
  10. Lolita, Richard Corliss (12)
  11. 'Art', Yasmina Reza (9)
  12. The Holy Innocents, Gilbert Adair (69)
  13. Big Women, Fay Weldon (21)
  14. The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle, Murakami Haruki (24)
  15. Reading Lolita in Tehran, Azar Nafisi (18)

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