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The Independent Best Books of 2005 - Page 2

Here is a list of the Independent's (UK) best books of the year 2005. How many of these have you read?
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Indecision (Benjamin Kunkel)
Indecision
41
Benjamin Kunkel
Is It Just Me or Is Everything Shit? (Alan McArthur)
Is It Just Me or Is Everything Shit?
42
Alan McArthur
It Is Bliss Here: Letters Home 1939-45 (Myles Hildyard)
It Is Bliss Here: Letters Home 1939-45
43
Myles Hildyard
Ivan's War: Life and Death in the Red Army, 1939-1945 (Catherine Merridale)
Ivan's War: Life and Death in the Red Army, 1939-1945
44
Catherine Merridale
Kafka on the Shore (Haruki Murakami)
Kafka on the Shore
45
Haruki Murakami
Learning to Breathe (Andy Cave)
Learning to Breathe
46
Andy Cave
Lee Miller: A Life (Carolyn Burke)
Lee Miller: A Life
47
Carolyn Burke
Legion (David Harsent)
Legion
48
David Harsent
The Life and Adventures of William Cobbett (Richard Ingrams)
The Life and Adventures of William Cobbett
49
Richard Ingrams
A Long Long Way (Sebastian Barry)
A Long Long Way
50
Sebastian Barry
Lunar Park
Lunar Park
51
Madame De Staël (Maria Fairweather)
Madame De Staël
52
Maria Fairweather
The Madness of Love (Katharine Davies)
The Madness of Love
53
Katharine Davies
Man Overboard (Tim Binding)
Man Overboard
54
Tim Binding
Mandrakes From the Holy Land (Aharon Megged)
Mandrakes From the Holy Land
55
Aharon Megged
Matisse the Master (Hilary Spurling)
Matisse the Master
56
Hilary Spurling
The Meaning of Recognition (Clive James)
The Meaning of Recognition
57
Clive James
Mediated (Thomas De Zengotita)
Mediated
58
Thomas De Zengotita
Melville: His World and Work (Andrew Delbanco)
Melville: His World and Work
59
Andrew Delbanco
Memoir (John McGahern)
Memoir
60
John McGahern
Men of Honour: Trafalgar and the Making of the English Hero (Adam Nicolson)
Men of Honour: Trafalgar and the Making of the English Hero
61
Adam Nicolson
Men of Tomorrow: Geeks, Gangsters, and the Birth of the Comic Book (Gerard Jones)
Men of Tomorrow: Geeks, Gangsters, and the Birth of the Comic Book
62
Gerard Jones
Mercdes-Benz (Pawel Huelle)
Mercdes-Benz
63
Pawel Huelle
The Milk of Paradise (James Lees-Milne)
The Milk of Paradise
64
James Lees-Milne
The Ministry of Pain (Dubravka Ugresic)
The Ministry of Pain
65
Dubravka Ugresic
Mozart's Women (Jane Glover)
Mozart's Women
66
Jane Glover
My Lives (Edmund White)
My Lives
67
Edmund White
My Mother's Wedding Dress (Justine Picardie)
My Mother's Wedding Dress
68
Justine Picardie
Never Had It So Good (Dominic Sandbrook)
Never Had It So Good
69
Dominic Sandbrook
Newfoundland (Rebbecca Ray)
Newfoundland
70
Rebbecca Ray
The Ongoing Moment (Geoff Dwyer)
The Ongoing Moment
71
Geoff Dwyer
Parallel Worlds
Parallel Worlds
72
The Penelopiad (Margaret Atwood)
The Penelopiad
73
Margaret Atwood
Persian Fire (Tom Holland)
Persian Fire
74
Tom Holland
The Philosophy of Friendship (Mark Vernon)
The Philosophy of Friendship
75
Mark Vernon
Poems (Alan Ross)
Poems
76
Alan Ross
Postwar: A History of Europe Since 1945 (Tony Judt)
Postwar: A History of Europe Since 1945
77
Tony Judt
The Pursuit of Victory: The Life and Achievement of Horatio Nelson (Roger Knight)
The Pursuit of Victory: The Life and Achievement of Horatio Nelson
78
Roger Knight
Queer London (Matt Houlbrook)
Queer London
79
Matt Houlbrook
Rapture
Rapture
80
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