Best Books Read in 2005

Discover the best books read in 2005 with our curated list of top-rated titles across genres. Find your next favorite read from this handpicked collection of 2005's must-read books.

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The Shipping News

by Annie Proulx

Explores a cracked-up American family after their return to the ancestral home in Newfoundland.
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American Gods

by Neil Gaiman

Shadow is a man with a past. But now he wants nothing more than to live a quiet life with his wife and stay out …
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An instance of the fingerpost

 

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The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency

by Alexander McCall Smith

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Fans around the world adore the bestselling No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series and its proprietor, Precious Ramotswe, Botswana’s premier lady detective. …
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Shutter Island

by Dennis Lehane

The "New York Times" bestselling tale by the acclaimed author of "Mystic River" is now in paperback. In 1954, a storm threatens to strand U.S. …
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Island of the Sequined Love Nun

 

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The Grapes of Wrath

by John Steinbeck

The Pulitzer Prize-winning epic of the Great Depression, a book that galvanized—and sometimes outraged—millions of readers. One of The Atlantic’s Great American Novels of the …
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The Five People You Meet in Heaven

by Mitch Albom

Eddie dies on his eighty-third birthday in a tragic accident - He awakens in the afterlife where he learns that heaven is where your earthly …
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The Kite Runner

by Khaled Hosseini

The unforgettable, heartbreaking story of the unlikely friendship between a wealthy boy and the son of his father's servant, The Kite Runner is a beautifully …
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I Am Charlotte Simmons

by Tom Wolfe

At Dupont University, an innocent college freshman named Charlotte Simmons learns that her intellect alone will not help her survive.
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