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The 39 Steps (Richard Hannay, #1)

John Buchan

Start date: June 1, 2022

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Sep 23, 2015 Laura rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: gutenberg, 1001-books-you-must-read-before-you, e-books, british-literature, fiction-20th-century, read-2015, espionage

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Apr 12, 2014 Dree rated it really liked it

Shelves: england-uk-ireland, 1001-read, 2014-reads, horror-thriller

I'm not really sure why this is on the 1001 books list. I would consider it to be a good version of a hard-boiled detective story. But 4 stars because I did not want to stop reading. I could have read it straight through if not for things like school dropoffs, pickups, work, life in general.

I do need to ask my dad if he has read this, because he would love it--this is his favorite genre. ...more

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