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