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The Guardian Best Books of 2016

Here is a list of the Guardian's best books of the year 2016. How many of these books have you read?
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1971 - Never a Dull Moment: Rock's Golden Year (David Hepworth)
1971 - Never a Dull Moment: Rock's Golden Year
1
David Hepworth
Absolutely on Music: Conversations With Seiji Ozawa (Haruki Murakami)
Absolutely on Music: Conversations With Seiji Ozawa
2
Haruki Murakami
Alice in Westminster: The Political Life of Alice Bacon (Rachel Reeves)
Alice in Westminster: The Political Life of Alice Bacon
3
Rachel Reeves
All That Man Is (David Szalay)
All That Man Is
4
David Szalay
Angels With Dirty Faces (Jonathan Wilson)
Angels With Dirty Faces
5
Jonathan Wilson
The Arab of the Future 2: A Childhood in the Middle East, 1984-1985: A Graphic Memoir (Riad Sattouf)
The Arab of the Future 2: A Childhood in the Middle East, 1984-1985: A Graphic Memoir
6
Riad Sattouf
The Association of Small Bombs (Karan Mahajan)
The Association of Small Bombs
7
Karan Mahajan
Autumn (Ali Smith)
Autumn
8
Ali Smith
The Bad Boys of Brexit (Arron Banks)
The Bad Boys of Brexit
9
Arron Banks
Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life (William Finnegan)
Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life
10
William Finnegan
The Battle for Home: Memoir of a Syrian Architect (Marwa Al-Sabouni)
The Battle for Home: Memoir of a Syrian Architect
11
Marwa Al-Sabouni
Beer, in So Many Words (Adrian Tierney-Jones)
Beer, in So Many Words
12
Adrian Tierney-Jones
Beetle Boy (M.J. Leonard)
Beetle Boy
13
M.J. Leonard
Being a Beast: Adventures Across the Species Divide (Charles Foster)
Being a Beast: Adventures Across the Species Divide
14
Charles Foster
Beryl Bainbridge: Love by All Sorts of Means (Brendan King)
Beryl Bainbridge: Love by All Sorts of Means
15
Brendan King
The Big Cat Man (Jonathan Scott)
The Big Cat Man
16
Jonathan Scott
Birth of a Dream Weaver (Ngugi Wa Thiong'o)
Birth of a Dream Weaver
17
Ngugi Wa Thiong'o
The Black Widow (Daniel Silva)
The Black Widow
18
Daniel Silva
Blitzed (Norman Ohler)
Blitzed
19
Norman Ohler
A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived (Adam Rutherford)
A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived
20
Adam Rutherford
The Brilliant & Forever (Kevin Macneil)
The Brilliant & Forever
21
Kevin Macneil
Cartes Postales From Greece (Victoria Hislop)
Cartes Postales From Greece
22
Victoria Hislop
Central Station (Lavie Tidhar)
Central Station
23
Lavie Tidhar
A Closed and Common Orbit (Becky Chambers)
A Closed and Common Orbit
24
Becky Chambers
Cold Earth (Ann Cleeves)
Cold Earth
25
Ann Cleeves
Coming to England (Floella Benjamin)
Coming to England
26
Floella Benjamin
Conclave (Robert Harris)
Conclave
27
Robert Harris
A Country Road, a Tree (Jo Baker)
A Country Road, a Tree
28
Jo Baker
Crisis (Frank Gardner)
Crisis
29
Frank Gardner
Crongton Knights (Alex Wheatle)
Crongton Knights
30
Alex Wheatle
The Dark Circle (Linda Grant)
The Dark Circle
31
Linda Grant
Dead Pretty (David Mark)
Dead Pretty
32
David Mark
Diary of a Wartime Affair (Doreen Bates)
Diary of a Wartime Affair
33
Doreen Bates
Die of Shame (Mark Billingham)
Die of Shame
34
Mark Billingham
Do Not Say We Have Nothing (Madeleine Thien)
Do Not Say We Have Nothing
35
Madeleine Thien
East West Street (Philippe Sands)
East West Street
36
Philippe Sands
The Essex Serpent (Sarah Perry)
The Essex Serpent
37
Sarah Perry
The Ethical Carnivore: My Year Killing to Eat (Louise Gray)
The Ethical Carnivore: My Year Killing to Eat
38
Louise Gray
The Evenings (Gerard Reve)
The Evenings
39
Gerard Reve
Everyone Is Watching (Megan Bradbury)
Everyone Is Watching
40
Megan Bradbury
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