Best Fiction Read 2005
Discover the best fiction reads of 2005 with our curated list of top-rated books. Explore award-winning novels, hidden gems, and must-read titles from a standout year in literature.
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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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The Historian
by Elizabeth Kostova
An "innovative" (The New Yorker) retelling of the story of Dracula. Told with the flourish and poise of a talented storyteller, Kostova turns the age-old …
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Shalimar the Clown
by Salman Rushdie
In this gripping international tale of love and revenge, and the ancient and modern conflicts from which they spring, a murder looks at first like …
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Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell
by Susanna Clarke
English magicians were once the wonder of the known world, with fairy servants at their beck and call; they could command winds, mountains, and woods. …
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The Interruption of Everything
by Terry McMillan
An African-American woman in her forties discovers that the unplanned life may be the best.
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The Algebraist
by Iain Banks
A superb standalone novel from the awesome imagination of Iain M. Banks, a master of modern science fiction. It is 4034 AD. Humanity has made …
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Blind Voices
by Tom Reamy
It was a time of pause, a time between planting and harvest when the air was heavy, humming with its own slow warm music. So …
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Appaloosa
by Robert B. Parker
Itinerant lawmen Virgil Cole and Everett Hitch attempt to rid Appaloosa of renegade rancher Randall Bragg.
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An Unfinished Season
by Ward Just
Set in Eisenhower-era Chicago, this brilliant work evokes a city, an epoch, and a shift in ideals through the closely observed story of 19-year-old Wilson …