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The Telegraph - 50 Best Books of 2017

Here's The Telegraph's selection of 50 bests books of 2017. Have you already read many/any of these books? Was your personal favorite of the year among them?
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Night Sky With Exit Wounds (Ocean Vuong)
Night Sky With Exit Wounds
1
Ocean Vuong
The Explorer (Katherine Rundell)
The Explorer
2
Katherine Rundell
Devil's Bargain (Green)
Devil's Bargain
3
Green
Quiet Genius (Ian Herbert)
Quiet Genius
4
Ian Herbert
You Don't Know Me (Imran Mahmood)
You Don't Know Me
5
Imran Mahmood
Lincoln in the Bardo (George Saunders)
Lincoln in the Bardo
6
George Saunders
The Medici (Mary Hollingsworth)
The Medici
7
Mary Hollingsworth
The Wizards of Once (Cressida Cowell)
The Wizards of Once
8
Cressida Cowell
Mr Lear (Jenny Uglow)
Mr Lear
9
Jenny Uglow
The Plagiarist in the Kitchen (Jonathan Meades)
The Plagiarist in the Kitchen
10
Jonathan Meades
The Spy's Daughter (Adam Brookes)
The Spy's Daughter
11
Adam Brookes
The Secret Life (Andrew O'Hagan)
The Secret Life
12
Andrew O'Hagan
The Greatest Comeback (David Bolchover)
The Greatest Comeback
13
David Bolchover
Bear (Chrissy Williams)
Bear
14
Chrissy Williams
The Best of Times, the Worst of Times (Michael Burleigh)
The Best of Times, the Worst of Times
15
Michael Burleigh
Nevermoor (Jessica Townsend)
Nevermoor
16
Jessica Townsend
Berlin Blues (Paul Lever)
Berlin Blues
17
Paul Lever
The Dry (Jane Harper)
The Dry
18
Jane Harper
Passchendaele (Nick Lloyd)
Passchendaele
19
Nick Lloyd
Anything Is Possible (Elizabeth Strout)
Anything Is Possible
20
Elizabeth Strout
Behave (Robert M. Sapolsky)
Behave
21
Robert M. Sapolsky
Bad Dreams and Other Stories (Tessa Hadley)
Bad Dreams and Other Stories
22
Tessa Hadley
The Darkening Age (Catherine Nixey)
The Darkening Age
23
Catherine Nixey
Life 3.0 (Tegmark)
Life 3.0
24
Tegmark
First Love (Gwendoline Riley)
First Love
25
Gwendoline Riley
The Mighty Franks (Michael Frank)
The Mighty Franks
26
Michael Frank
Winter (Ali Smith)
Winter
27
Ali Smith
First Time Ever (Peggy Seeger)
First Time Ever
28
Peggy Seeger
Scale (Geoffrey West)
Scale
29
Geoffrey West
Moonglow (Michael Chabon)
Moonglow
30
Michael Chabon
An Atlas of Vanished Countries (Bjorn Berge)
An Atlas of Vanished Countries
31
Bjorn Berge
He Said/She Said (Erin Kelly)
He Said/She Said
32
Erin Kelly
Travellers in the Third Reich (Julia Boyd)
Travellers in the Third Reich
33
Julia Boyd
Between Them (Richard Ford)
Between Them
34
Richard Ford
The Murderer's Ape (Jakob Wegelius)
The Murderer's Ape
35
Jakob Wegelius
Belonging (Simon Schama)
Belonging
36
Simon Schama
Liner Notes (Loudon Wainwright III)
Liner Notes
37
Loudon Wainwright III
This Is Memorial Device (David Keenan)
This Is Memorial Device
38
David Keenan
The Letters of Sylvia Plath, Vol. 1: 1940–1956 (Sylvia Plath)
The Letters of Sylvia Plath, Vol. 1: 1940–1956
39
Sylvia Plath
Kumukanda (Kayo Chingonyi)
Kumukanda
40
Kayo Chingonyi
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