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Best Books of 2005
It being nigh-on December, the Best Books of 2005 lists are starting to come out. They're posting them at Bookslut as they find them, and I'm going to compile 'em right here.
Book that seems to pop up often or most (but that wasn't one of the Booker nominees) is Hilary Mantel's Beyond Black... it's on my "to read" list but quite a lot is ahead of it. Maybe I should bump it higher on the list. Also want to read Barnes's Arthur and George.
The New York Times Notables
London Times
The Guardian *
Christian Science Monitor
* note annoying pretentiousness of Chuck Palahniuk contribution. I Am Jack's Complete Lack of Surprise.
Book that seems to pop up often or most (but that wasn't one of the Booker nominees) is Hilary Mantel's Beyond Black... it's on my "to read" list but quite a lot is ahead of it. Maybe I should bump it higher on the list. Also want to read Barnes's Arthur and George.
The New York Times Notables
London Times
The Guardian *
Christian Science Monitor
* note annoying pretentiousness of Chuck Palahniuk contribution. I Am Jack's Complete Lack of Surprise.
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It didn't win the Booker! (I think it was on the shortlist but I'm not sure. For a while it was the favorite.)
Then again, a lot of people really hate the book that did - The Sea by John Banville, IIRC. Whereas Ishiguro's Never Let Me Go is already considered an instant classic, even though it didn't win.
I think Never Let Me Go is more compelling if you don't know the central conceit beforehand, though... to DISCOVER what's going on must be a great deal creepier than knowing beforehand and watching it unfold.
Most of the other noms from this year look pretty good too.