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There are some books that are so good that you just don't want to put them down and get on with anything else in your life until you've turned the last page. Often the moving force that carries you along is the plot. Other times it could be the three-dimensional characters who seem to come alive off the page to keep you company, or it could be the extraordinary quality of the writing.
Here are some books that I found especially captivating -- so much so that it was very tempting to call in sick just to be able to read to the end without stopping.
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