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The Independent Best Books of 2006

Here is a list of the Independent's (UK) best books of the year 2006. How many of these have you read?
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Against the Day (Thomas Pynchon)
Against the Day
1
Thomas Pynchon
Bad Faith (Carmen Callil)
Bad Faith
2
Carmen Callil
Berlin Bromley (Bertie Marshall)
Berlin Bromley
3
Bertie Marshall
Best and Edwards (Gordon Burn)
Best and Edwards
4
Gordon Burn
Beyond Sleep (W.F. Hermans)
Beyond Sleep
5
W.F. Hermans
Big Babies: Or, Why Can't We Just Grow Up? (Michael Bywater)
Big Babies: Or, Why Can't We Just Grow Up?
6
Michael Bywater
Black Swan Green (David Mitchell)
Black Swan Green
7
David Mitchell
Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman (Haruki Murakami)
Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman
8
Haruki Murakami
The Book of Dave (Will Self)
The Book of Dave
9
Will Self
Cell (Stephen King)
Cell
10
Stephen King
Cinema Macabre (Mark Morris)
Cinema Macabre
11
Mark Morris
City of Laughter (Vic Gatrell)
City of Laughter
12
Vic Gatrell
Cochineal Red: Travels Through Ancient Peru (Hugh Thomson)
Cochineal Red: Travels Through Ancient Peru
13
Hugh Thomson
Collected Poems (Michael Longley)
Collected Poems
14
Michael Longley
Confessions From the Velvet Ropes (Glenn Belverio)
Confessions From the Velvet Ropes
15
Glenn Belverio
The Culture of the New Capitalism (Richard Sennett)
The Culture of the New Capitalism
16
Richard Sennett
The Damned United (David Peace)
The Damned United
17
David Peace
The Devil's Doctor (Philip Ball)
The Devil's Doctor
18
Philip Ball
The Discomfort Zone: A Personal History (Jonathan Franzen)
The Discomfort Zone: A Personal History
19
Jonathan Franzen
District and Circle (Seamus Heaney)
District and Circle
20
Seamus Heaney
Duchess of Nothing (Heather McGowan)
Duchess of Nothing
21
Heather McGowan
Edgar Allan Poe & the Juke-Box (Elizabeth Bishop)
Edgar Allan Poe & the Juke-Box
22
Elizabeth Bishop
The Emperor's Children (Claire Messud)
The Emperor's Children
23
Claire Messud
The First Hurt (Rachel Sherman)
The First Hurt
24
Rachel Sherman
Framed (Tonino Benacquista)
Framed
25
Tonino Benacquista
The Gift: Creativity and the Artist in the Modern World (Lewis Hyde)
The Gift: Creativity and the Artist in the Modern World
26
Lewis Hyde
The God Delusion (Richard Dawkins)
The God Delusion
27
Richard Dawkins
God's Terrorists (Charles Allen)
God's Terrorists
28
Charles Allen
The Great Transformation: The Beginning of Our Religious Traditions (Karen Armstrong)
The Great Transformation: The Beginning of Our Religious Traditions
29
Karen Armstrong
House of Meetings (Martin Amis)
House of Meetings
30
Martin Amis
House of Orphans (Helen Dunmore)
House of Orphans
31
Helen Dunmore
The Human Touch: Our Part in the Creation of a Universe (Michael Frayn)
The Human Touch: Our Part in the Creation of a Universe
32
Michael Frayn
I Am Not Myself These Days (Josh Kilmer-Purcell)
I Am Not Myself These Days
33
Josh Kilmer-Purcell
Identity and Violence: The Illusion of Destiny (Amartya Sen)
Identity and Violence: The Illusion of Destiny
34
Amartya Sen
In the Blood (Andrew Motion)
In the Blood
35
Andrew Motion
In My Skin (Kate Holden)
In My Skin
36
Kate Holden
In Strange Gardens and Other Stories (Peter Stamm)
In Strange Gardens and Other Stories
37
Peter Stamm
Incidences (Daniil Kharms)
Incidences
38
Daniil Kharms
The Inheritance of Loss (Kiran Desai)
The Inheritance of Loss
39
Kiran Desai
Kalooki Nights (Howard Jacobson)
Kalooki Nights
40
Howard Jacobson
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