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The Guardian Best Books of 2005

Here is a list of the Guardian's best books of the year 2005. How many of these books have you read?
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1599: A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare (James Shapiro)
1599: A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare
1
James Shapiro
The Accidental (Ali Smith)
The Accidental
2
Ali Smith
After the Victorians 1901-1953 (A.N. Wilson)
After the Victorians 1901-1953
3
A.N. Wilson
The Alchemist (Paulo Coelho)
The Alchemist
4
Paulo Coelho
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay (Michael Chabon)
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
5
Michael Chabon
An Acre of Barren Ground (Jeremy Gavron)
An Acre of Barren Ground
6
Jeremy Gavron
Animals in Translation: Using the Mysteries of Autism to Decode Animal Behavior (Temple Grandin)
Animals in Translation: Using the Mysteries of Autism to Decode Animal Behavior
7
Temple Grandin
Another Bullshit Night in Suck City
Another Bullshit Night in Suck City
8
Arthur & George (Julian Barnes)
Arthur & George
9
Julian Barnes
At Day's Close (A. Roger Ekirch)
At Day's Close
10
A. Roger Ekirch
Author, Author (David Lodge)
Author, Author
11
David Lodge
Beasts of No Nation (Uzodinma Iweala)
Beasts of No Nation
12
Uzodinma Iweala
Beyond Black
Beyond Black
13
Black Hole (Charles Burns)
Black Hole
14
Charles Burns
Body Parts: Essays on Life Writing (Hermione Lee)
Body Parts: Essays on Life Writing
15
Hermione Lee
The Book of Shrigley (David Shrigley)
The Book of Shrigley
16
David Shrigley
The Book What I Wrote: Eric, Ernie and Me (Eddie Braben)
The Book What I Wrote: Eric, Ernie and Me
17
Eddie Braben
The Broken Boy (Patrick Cockburn)
The Broken Boy
18
Patrick Cockburn
Chronicles Volume One (Bob Dylan)
Chronicles Volume One
19
Bob Dylan
Clarice Cliff (Lynn Knight)
Clarice Cliff
20
Lynn Knight
The Collected Poems (George MacKay Brown)
The Collected Poems
21
George MacKay Brown
Dancing in the Dark (Caryl Phillips)
Dancing in the Dark
22
Caryl Phillips
Dear Austen (Nina Bawden)
Dear Austen
23
Nina Bawden
Dear Bill (W.F. Deedes)
Dear Bill
24
W.F. Deedes
Defying Hitler (Sebastian Haffner)
Defying Hitler
25
Sebastian Haffner
Desertion (Abdulrazak Gurnah)
Desertion
26
Abdulrazak Gurnah
Doing Our Own Thing (John McWhorter)
Doing Our Own Thing
27
John McWhorter
The Double
The Double
28
Dry (Augusten Burroughs)
Dry
29
Augusten Burroughs
Earth: an Intimate History (Richard Fortey)
Earth: an Intimate History
30
Richard Fortey
Edge of Empire (Maya Jasanoff)
Edge of Empire
31
Maya Jasanoff
Edge of the Orison (Iain Sinclair)
Edge of the Orison
32
Iain Sinclair
Eve Green
Eve Green
33
Faber Book of 20th-Century German Poems (Michael Hofmann)
Faber Book of 20th-Century German Poems
34
Michael Hofmann
The Fahrenheit Twins (Michel Faber)
The Fahrenheit Twins
35
Michel Faber
The Family on Paradise Pier (Dermot Bolger)
The Family on Paradise Pier
36
Dermot Bolger
Findings
Findings
37
First Man: The Life of Neil A. Armstrong (James R.Hansen)
First Man: The Life of Neil A. Armstrong
38
James R.Hansen
Fledgling (Octavia E. Butler)
Fledgling
39
Octavia E. Butler
From a to Biba (Barbara Hulanicki)
From a to Biba
40
Barbara Hulanicki
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