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New York Times 100 Notable Books of 2012

Here is a list of the New York Times' one hundred notable books of 2012. How many of these have you read?
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Beautiful Ruins (Jess Walter)
Beautiful Ruins
1
Jess Walter
The Round House (Louise Erdrich)
The Round House
2
Louise Erdrich
Bring Up the Bodies (Hilary Mantel)
Bring Up the Bodies
3
Hilary Mantel
Behind the Beautiful Forevers (Katherine Boo)
Behind the Beautiful Forevers
4
Katherine Boo
This Is How You Lose Her (Junot Diaz)
This Is How You Lose Her
5
Junot Diaz
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk (Ben Fountain)
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk
6
Ben Fountain
Flight Behavior (Barbara Kingsolver)
Flight Behavior
7
Barbara Kingsolver
The Yellow Birds by Kevin Powers
The Yellow Birds by Kevin Powers
8
Sweet Tooth (Ian McEwan)
Sweet Tooth
9
Ian McEwan
Salvage the Bones (Jesmyn Ward)
Salvage the Bones
10
Jesmyn Ward
Canada
Canada
11
NW (Zadie Smith)
NW
12
Zadie Smith
Hhhh
Hhhh
13
Dear Life (Alice Munro)
Dear Life
14
Alice Munro
Far From the Tree (Andrew Solomon)
Far From the Tree
15
Andrew Solomon
Telegraph Avenue
Telegraph Avenue
16
Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal? (Jeanette Winterson)
Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal?
17
Jeanette Winterson
Alif the Unseen (G. Willow Wilson)
Alif the Unseen
18
G. Willow Wilson
A Land More Kind Than Home (Wiley Cash)
A Land More Kind Than Home
19
Wiley Cash
How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character (Paul Tough)
How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character
20
Paul Tough
Arcadia
Arcadia
21
Blasphemy (Sherman Alexie)
Blasphemy
22
Sherman Alexie
Home (Toni Morrison)
Home
23
Toni Morrison
In One Person (John Irving)
In One Person
24
John Irving
The Testament of Mary (Colm Toibin)
The Testament of Mary
25
Colm Toibin
The Black Count: Glory, Revolution, Betrayal, and the Real Count of Monte Cristo (Tom Reiss)
The Black Count: Glory, Revolution, Betrayal, and the Real Count of Monte Cristo
26
Tom Reiss
What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank
What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank
27
Carry the One (Carol Anshaw)
Carry the One
28
Carol Anshaw
People Who Eat Darkness
People Who Eat Darkness
29
How Should a Person Be? (Sheila Heti)
How Should a Person Be?
30
Sheila Heti
Swimming Home (Deborah Levy)
Swimming Home
31
Deborah Levy
Shine Shine Shine (Lydia Netzer)
Shine Shine Shine
32
Lydia Netzer
Fobbit (David Abrams)
Fobbit
33
David Abrams
Spillover : Animal Infections and the Next Human Pandemic (David Quammen)
Spillover : Animal Infections and the Next Human Pandemic
34
David Quammen
Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power (Jon Meacham)
Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power
35
Jon Meacham
Watergate (Thomas Mallon)
Watergate
36
Thomas Mallon
Silent House (Orhan Pamuk)
Silent House
37
Orhan Pamuk
Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher: The Epic Life and Immortal Photographs of EDWARD CURTIS (TIMOTHY EGAN)
Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher: The Epic Life and Immortal Photographs of EDWARD CURTIS
38
TIMOTHY EGAN
Building Stories (Chris Ware)
Building Stories
39
Chris Ware
Hope: A Tragedy (Shalom Auslander)
Hope: A Tragedy
40
Shalom Auslander
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