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The Guardian Best Books of 2012

Here is a list of the Guardian's best books of the year 2012. How many of these books have you read?
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Absolution
Absolution
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Alys, Always (Harriet Lane)
Alys, Always
Harriet Lane
3
Ancient Light (John Banville)
Ancient Light
John Banville
4
The Apartment (Greg Baxter)
The Apartment
Greg Baxter
5
The Art of Fielding
The Art of Fielding
6
Artful (Ali Smith)
Artful
Ali Smith
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As Consciousness Is Harnessed to Flesh: Diaries 1964-1980 (Susan Sontag)
As Consciousness Is Harnessed to Flesh: Diaries 1964-1980
Susan Sontag
8
At Last (Edward St. Aubyn)
At Last
Edward St. Aubyn
9
Back to Blood (Tom Wolfe)
Back to Blood
Tom Wolfe
10
Ban This Filth: Mary Whitehouse and the Battle to Keep Britain Innocent (Ben Thompson)
Ban This Filth: Mary Whitehouse and the Battle to Keep Britain Innocent
Ben Thompson
11
The Bat
The Bat
12
Behind the Beautiful Forevers (Katherine Boo)
Behind the Beautiful Forevers
Katherine Boo
13
Bertie: A Life of Edward VII (Jane Ridley)
Bertie: A Life of Edward VII
Jane Ridley
14
The Big Music (Kirsty Gunn)
The Big Music
Kirsty Gunn
15
The Big Screen: The Story of the Movies (David Thomson)
The Big Screen: The Story of the Movies
David Thomson
16
Black Bread White Beer (Niven Govinden)
Black Bread White Beer
Niven Govinden
17
Blue Remembered Earth (Alastair Reynolds)
Blue Remembered Earth
Alastair Reynolds
18
Britain Begins (Barry Cunliffe)
Britain Begins
Barry Cunliffe
19
Building Stories (Chris Ware)
Building Stories
Chris Ware
20
The Butterfly Cabinet (Bernie McGill)
The Butterfly Cabinet
Bernie McGill
21
Canada
Canada
22
A Card From Angela Carter (Susannah Clapp)
A Card From Angela Carter
Susannah Clapp
23
Christ the Stranger: The Theology of Rowan Williams (Benjamin Myers)
Christ the Stranger: The Theology of Rowan Williams
Benjamin Myers
24
The Cleaner of Chartres (Salley Vickers)
The Cleaner of Chartres
Salley Vickers
25
Confessions (Rabee Jaber)
Confessions
Rabee Jaber
26
Country Girl
Country Girl
27
Dear Life
Dear Life
28
Dear Lupin: Letters to a Wayward Son (Roger Mortimer)
Dear Lupin: Letters to a Wayward Son
Roger Mortimer
29
A Death in the Family (Karl Ove Knausgaard)
A Death in the Family
Karl Ove Knausgaard
30
Dirt (David Vann)
Dirt
David Vann
31
Diving Belles (Lucy Wood)
Diving Belles
Lucy Wood
32
The Dog Stars
The Dog Stars
33
Double Cross: The True Story of the D-Day Spies (Ben Macintyre)
Double Cross: The True Story of the D-Day Spies
Ben Macintyre
34
Edge of Empires: A History of Georgia (Donald Rayfield)
Edge of Empires: A History of Georgia
Donald Rayfield
35
Emerald City (Jennifer Egan)
Emerald City
Jennifer egan
36
Enjoy Every Sandwich: Living Each Day as If It Were Your Last (Lee Lipsenthal)
Enjoy Every Sandwich: Living Each Day as If It Were Your Last
Lee Lipsenthal
37
Events, Dear Boy, Events (Ruth Winstone)
Events, Dear Boy, Events
Ruth Winstone
38
Extreme Metaphors (J.G. Ballard)
Extreme Metaphors
J.G. Ballard
39
Fine Boys (Eghosa Imasuen)
Fine Boys
Eghosa Imasuen
40
The Fishing Fleet (Anne De Courcy)
The Fishing Fleet
Anne de Courcy
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