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The Guardian's Best Books of 2017 - Writers Pick Their Favorites (Part Two)

"From moving memoirs to far-reaching fiction, the wonders of science and the lessons of history, novelists, poets and critics pick their best reads of the year"
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Anything Is Possible (Elizabeth Strout)
Anything Is Possible
1
Elizabeth Strout
Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls (Elena Favilli)
Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls
2
Elena Favilli
Smile (Roddy Doyle)
Smile
3
Roddy Doyle
Conversations With Friends (Sally Rooney)
Conversations With Friends
4
Sally Rooney
Madame Zero (Sarah Hall)
Madame Zero
5
Sarah Hall
The Hate U Give (Angie Thomas)
The Hate U Give
6
Angie Thomas
Priestdaddy (Patricia Lockwood)
Priestdaddy
7
Patricia Lockwood
Independent People (Halldór Laxness)
Independent People
8
Halldór Laxness
The Sparsholt Affair (Alan Hollinghurst)
The Sparsholt Affair
9
Alan Hollinghurst
Stranger, Baby (Emily Berry)
Stranger, Baby
10
Emily Berry
Division Street (Helen Mort)
Division Street
11
Helen Mort
Kumukanda (Kayo Chingonyi)
Kumukanda
12
Kayo Chingonyi
Black Country (Liz Berry)
Black Country
13
Liz Berry
The Fall Guy (James Lasdun)
The Fall Guy
14
James Lasdun
The Dinner Party and Other Stories (Joshua Ferris)
The Dinner Party and Other Stories
15
Joshua Ferris
Beautiful Animals (Lawrence Osborne)
Beautiful Animals
16
Lawrence Osborne
On Balance (Sinead Morrissey)
On Balance
17
Sinead Morrissey
Missing Fay (Adam Thorpe)
Missing Fay
18
Adam Thorpe
Kingdom of Gravity (Nick Makoha)
Kingdom of Gravity
19
Nick Makoha
First Time Ever (Peggy Seeger)
First Time Ever
20
Peggy Seeger
Days Without End (Sebastian Barry)
Days Without End
21
Sebastian Barry
The Omnivore's Dilemma (Michael Pollan)
The Omnivore's Dilemma
22
Michael Pollan
What a Fish Knows (Jonathan Balcombe)
What a Fish Knows
23
Jonathan Balcombe
Respectable (Lynsey Hanley)
Respectable
24
Lynsey Hanley
The Red Parts: Autobiography of a Trial (Maggie Nelson)
The Red Parts: Autobiography of a Trial
25
Maggie Nelson
India Conquered (Jon Wilson)
India Conquered
26
Jon Wilson
The Tartan Turban (John Keay)
The Tartan Turban
27
John Keay
The Book Smuggler's of Timbuktu (Charlie English)
The Book Smuggler's of Timbuktu
28
Charlie English
Home Fire (Kamila Shamsie)
Home Fire
29
Kamila Shamsie
House of Names (Colm Tóibín)
House of Names
30
Colm Tóibín
Autumn (Ali Smith)
Autumn
31
Ali Smith
What It Means When a Man Falls From the Sky (Lesley Nneka Arimah)
What It Means When a Man Falls From the Sky
32
Lesley Nneka Arimah
The Zoo (Christopher Wilson)
The Zoo
33
Christopher Wilson
When I Hit You: Or, a Portrait of the Writer as a Young Wife (Meena Kandasamy)
When I Hit You: Or, a Portrait of the Writer as a Young Wife
34
Meena Kandasamy
Joining the Dots (Juliet Gardiner)
Joining the Dots
35
Juliet Gardiner
Our History of the 20th Century (Travis Elborough)
Our History of the 20th Century
36
Travis Elborough
Viking Britain (Thomas Williams)
Viking Britain
37
Thomas Williams
Manhattan Beach (Jennifer Egan)
Manhattan Beach
38
Jennifer Egan
The Art of Failing (Anthony McGowan)
The Art of Failing
39
Anthony McGowan
Fresh Complaint (Jeffrey Eugenides)
Fresh Complaint
40
Jeffrey Eugenides
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