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The Guardian Best Books of 2005

Here is a list of the Guardian's best books of the year 2005. How many of these books have you read?
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1599: A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare (James Shapiro)
1599: A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare
James Shapiro
2
The Accidental (Ali Smith)
The Accidental
Ali Smith
3
After the Victorians 1901-1953 (A.N. Wilson)
After the Victorians 1901-1953
A.N. Wilson
4
The Alchemist (Paulo Coelho)
The Alchemist
Paulo Coelho
5
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay (Michael Chabon)
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
Michael Chabon
6
An Acre of Barren Ground (Jeremy Gavron)
An Acre of Barren Ground
Jeremy Gavron
7
Animals in Translation: Using the Mysteries of Autism to Decode Animal Behavior (Temple Grandin)
Animals in Translation: Using the Mysteries of Autism to Decode Animal Behavior
Temple Grandin
8
Another Bullshit Night in Suck City
Another Bullshit Night in Suck City
9
Arthur & George (Julian Barnes)
Arthur & George
Julian Barnes
10
At Day's Close (A. Roger Ekirch)
At Day's Close
A. Roger Ekirch
11
Author, Author (David Lodge)
Author, Author
David Lodge
12
Beasts of No Nation (Uzodinma Iweala)
Beasts of No Nation
Uzodinma Iweala
13
Beyond Black
Beyond Black
14
Black Hole (Charles Burns)
Black Hole
Charles Burns
15
Body Parts: Essays on Life Writing (Hermione Lee)
Body Parts: Essays on Life Writing
Hermione Lee
16
The Book of Shrigley (David Shrigley)
The Book of Shrigley
David Shrigley
17
The Book What I Wrote: Eric, Ernie and Me (Eddie Braben)
The Book What I Wrote: Eric, Ernie and Me
Eddie Braben
18
The Broken Boy (Patrick Cockburn)
The Broken Boy
Patrick Cockburn
19
Chronicles Volume One (Bob Dylan)
Chronicles Volume One
Bob Dylan
20
Clarice Cliff (Lynn Knight)
Clarice Cliff
Lynn Knight
21
The Collected Poems (George MacKay Brown)
The Collected Poems
George Mackay Brown
22
Dancing in the Dark (Caryl Phillips)
Dancing in the Dark
Caryl Phillips
23
Dear Austen (Nina Bawden)
Dear Austen
Nina Bawden
24
Dear Bill (W.F. Deedes)
Dear Bill
W.F. Deedes
25
Defying Hitler (Sebastian Haffner)
Defying Hitler
Sebastian Haffner
26
Desertion (Abdulrazak Gurnah)
Desertion
abdulrazak gurnah
27
Doing Our Own Thing (John McWhorter)
Doing Our Own Thing
John McWhorter
28
The Double
The Double
29
Dry (Augusten Burroughs)
Dry
augusten burroughs
30
Earth: an Intimate History (Richard Fortey)
Earth: an Intimate History
Richard Fortey
31
Edge of Empire (Maya Jasanoff)
Edge of Empire
Maya Jasanoff
32
Edge of the Orison (Iain Sinclair)
Edge of the Orison
Iain Sinclair
33
Eve Green
Eve Green
34
Faber Book of 20th-Century German Poems (Michael Hofmann)
Faber Book of 20th-Century German Poems
Michael Hofmann
35
The Fahrenheit Twins (Michel Faber)
The Fahrenheit Twins
Michel Faber
36
The Family on Paradise Pier (Dermot Bolger)
The Family on Paradise Pier
Dermot Bolger
37
Findings
Findings
38
First Man: The Life of Neil A. Armstrong (James R.Hansen)
First Man: The Life of Neil A. Armstrong
james r.hansen
39
Fledgling (Octavia E. Butler)
Fledgling
Octavia E. Butler
40
From a to Biba (Barbara Hulanicki)
From a to Biba
Barbara Hulanicki
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