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The Guardian Best Books of 2012

Here is a list of the Guardian's best books of the year 2012. How many of these books have you read?
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Absolution
Absolution
1
Alys, Always (Harriet Lane)
Alys, Always
2
Harriet Lane
Ancient Light (John Banville)
Ancient Light
3
John Banville
The Apartment (Greg Baxter)
The Apartment
4
Greg Baxter
The Art of Fielding (Chad Harbach)
The Art of Fielding
5
Chad Harbach
Artful (Ali Smith)
Artful
6
Ali Smith
As Consciousness Is Harnessed to Flesh: Diaries 1964-1980 (Susan Sontag)
As Consciousness Is Harnessed to Flesh: Diaries 1964-1980
7
Susan Sontag
At Last (Edward St. Aubyn)
At Last
8
Edward St. Aubyn
Back to Blood (Tom Wolfe)
Back to Blood
9
Tom Wolfe
Ban This Filth: Mary Whitehouse and the Battle to Keep Britain Innocent (Ben Thompson)
Ban This Filth: Mary Whitehouse and the Battle to Keep Britain Innocent
10
Ben Thompson
The Bat (Jo Nesbø)
The Bat
11
Jo Nesbø
Behind the Beautiful Forevers (Katherine Boo)
Behind the Beautiful Forevers
12
Katherine Boo
Bertie: A Life of Edward VII (Jane Ridley)
Bertie: A Life of Edward VII
13
Jane Ridley
The Big Music (Kirsty Gunn)
The Big Music
14
Kirsty Gunn
The Big Screen: The Story of the Movies (David Thomson)
The Big Screen: The Story of the Movies
15
David Thomson
Black Bread White Beer (Niven Govinden)
Black Bread White Beer
16
Niven Govinden
Blue Remembered Earth (Alastair Reynolds)
Blue Remembered Earth
17
Alastair Reynolds
Britain Begins (Barry Cunliffe)
Britain Begins
18
Barry Cunliffe
Building Stories (Chris Ware)
Building Stories
19
Chris Ware
The Butterfly Cabinet (Bernie McGill)
The Butterfly Cabinet
20
Bernie McGill
Canada
Canada
21
A Card From Angela Carter (Susannah Clapp)
A Card From Angela Carter
22
Susannah Clapp
Christ the Stranger: The Theology of Rowan Williams (Benjamin Myers)
Christ the Stranger: The Theology of Rowan Williams
23
Benjamin Myers
The Cleaner of Chartres (Salley Vickers)
The Cleaner of Chartres
24
Salley Vickers
Confessions (Rabee Jaber)
Confessions
25
Rabee Jaber
Country Girl
Country Girl
26
Dear Life (Alice Munro)
Dear Life
27
Alice Munro
Dear Lupin: Letters to a Wayward Son (Roger Mortimer)
Dear Lupin: Letters to a Wayward Son
28
Roger Mortimer
A Death in the Family (Karl Ove Knausgaard)
A Death in the Family
29
Karl Ove Knausgaard
Dirt (David Vann)
Dirt
30
David Vann
Diving Belles (Lucy Wood)
Diving Belles
31
Lucy Wood
The Dog Stars (Peter Heller)
The Dog Stars
32
Peter Heller
Double Cross: The True Story of the D-Day Spies (Ben Macintyre)
Double Cross: The True Story of the D-Day Spies
33
Ben Macintyre
Edge of Empires: A History of Georgia (Donald Rayfield)
Edge of Empires: A History of Georgia
34
Donald Rayfield
Emerald City (Jennifer Egan)
Emerald City
35
Jennifer Egan
Enjoy Every Sandwich: Living Each Day as If It Were Your Last (Lee Lipsenthal)
Enjoy Every Sandwich: Living Each Day as If It Were Your Last
36
Lee Lipsenthal
Events, Dear Boy, Events (Ruth Winstone)
Events, Dear Boy, Events
37
Ruth Winstone
Extreme Metaphors (J.G. Ballard)
Extreme Metaphors
38
J.G. Ballard
Fine Boys (Eghosa Imasuen)
Fine Boys
39
Eghosa Imasuen
The Fishing Fleet (Anne De Courcy)
The Fishing Fleet
40
Anne De Courcy
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