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Best Fiction of Late 2004 and 2005
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January 2006
Compiled by Patty Franz,
of Pamunkey Regional Library,Hanover, VA, from contributions by the members of Fiction_L.
(To use this list in your library, book club, etc., please include the following credit line: "Compiled by the subscribers of the Fiction_L mailing list." This list may not be used for commercial purposes.)
*** 5 votes ***
Kostova, Elizabeth The Historian
*** 4 votes ***
Foer, Jonathan Safran Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
King, David The Ha-Ha
*** 3 votes ***
Atkinson, Kate Case Histories
Brook, Geraldine March
Butler, Octavia Fledgling
Child, Lee One Shot
Hornby, Nick A Long Way Down
Ishiguro, Kazuo Never Let Me Go
Kidd, Sue Monk The Mermaid Chair
Picoult, Jodi Vanishing Acts
Pratchett, Terry Thud!
Sanderson, Brandon Elantris
See, Lisa Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
Sittenfeld, Curtis Prep
*** 2 votes ***
Allende, Isabel Zorro
Bank, Melissa The Wonder Spot
Brewer, Sonny The Poet of Tolstoy Park
Butcher, Jim Dead Beat
Connelly, Michael The Lincoln Lawyer
Escbach, Andreas The Carpet Makers
Fforde, Jasper The Big Over Easy: a Nursery Crime
Flock, Elizabeth Me and Emma
Gaiman, Neil Anansi Boys
Haigh, Jennifer Baker Towers
King, Laurie R. Locked Rooms
Krauss, Nicole The History of Love
Krum, Sharon The Thing about Jane Spring
Maine, David Fallen
Mehran, Marsha Pomegrante Soup
Murakami, Haruki Kafka on the Shore
Palwick, Susan The Necessary Beggar
Robb, J. D. Origin in Death
Robb, J. D. Survivor in Death
Robinson, Marilynne Gilead
Russell, Mary Doria A Thread of Grace
Sanchez Pinol, Albert Cold Skin
Saunders, Kate Bachelor Boys
Strause, Brian Maybe a Miracle
Vantrease, Brenda The Illuminator
Wall, Paula The Rock Orchard
*** 1 vote ***
Anton, Maggie Rashi's Daughter
Atta, Sefi Everything Good Will Come
Baldacci, David The Camel Club
Banks, Iain M. The Algebraist
Barron, Stephanie Jane and His Lordship's Legacy
Barry, Steve The Third Secret
Bell, Ted Pirate
Block, Francesca Lia Necklace of Kisses
Blunt, Giles Black Fly Season
Bohjalian, Chris Before You Know Kindness
Boyden, Joseph Three Day Road
Broadbent, Tony Spectres in the Smoke
Brown, Rita Mae Whisker of Evil
Campbell, Bonnie Jo Q Road
Carroll, Jonathan Glass Soup
Chaon, Dan You Remind Me of Me
Chase, Loretta Mr. Impossible
Clark, Clare The Great Stink
DeMille, Nelson Night Fall
Dietz, Denise Eye of Newt
Doctorow, E. L. The March
Drake, David, Eric Flint, Jim Baen The World Turned Upside Down
Dunning, John Sign of the Book
Eco, Umberto The Mysterious Flame of Queen Loana
Erdrich, Louise The Painted Drum
Escondon, Maria Ampara Gonzalez and Daughter Trucking Co.
Fforde, Jasper Something Rotten
Fielding, Joy Puppet
Fossum, Karin Don't Look Back
French, Nicci Catch Me When I Fall
Gabaldon, Diana The Breath of Snow and Ashes
Garcia-Rosa, Luis Alfredo A Window in Copacabana
Gaspar de Alba, Alicia Desert Blood: The Juarez Murders
George, Elizabeth With No One as Witness
Gildiner, Catherine Seduction
Goldberg, Myla Wickett's Remedy
Goldsmith, Andrea Prosperous Thief
Halter, Marek Sarah
Halter, Marek Zipporah
Harris, Charlaine Grave Sight
Hecht, Daniel Puppets
Helprin, Mark Freddy and Fredericka
Hicks, Randall The Baby Game
Hicks, Robert The Widow of the South
Hill, Reginald Stranger House
Hoffman, Alice Ice Queen
Holden, Wendy The Wives of Bath
Jance, J. A. Long Time Gone
Kallos, Stephanie Broken for You
Kennedy, A. L. Paradise
Kenner, Julie Carpe Demon: Confessions of a Demon Hunting Soccer Mom
Kerley, Jack The Death Collectors
Kiernan, Caitlin To Charles Fort with Love
Landvik, Lorna Oh My Stars
Lee, Marie Somebody's Daughter
Leonard, Elmore The Hot Kid
Letts, Billie Shoot the Moon
Lindsay, Jeffry P. Dearly Devoted Dexter
Lindskold, Jane Child of a Rainless Year
Link, Kelly Magic for Beginners
Logan, Chuck Homefront
Lynch, Jim The Highest Tide
Maguire, Gregory Son of a Witch
Marillier, Juliet The Dark Mirror
Martin, Charles The Dead Don't Dance
Martin, George R. R. A Feast of Crows
Masiel, David Western Limit of the World
McCarthy, Cormac No Country for Old Men
McDermid, Val Torment of Others
McLinn, Patricia The Games
Meek, James The People's Act of Love
Moers, Walter 13 1/2 Lives of Captain Bluebear
Monette, Sarah Melusine
Monroe, Mary Alice Sweetgrass
Moore, Alan Top 10: The Forty-Niners
Morrell, David Creepers
Munro, Alice Runaway
Murphy, C. E. Urban Shaman
Murphy, Shirley Rousseau Cat Cross Their Graves
Murphy, Shirley Rousseau Cat Fear No Evil
Nicholls, David Understudy
Owens, Sharon The Tea House on Mulberry Street
Pamuk, Orhan Snow
Patilo, Beth Heavens to Betsy
Pawel, Rebecca The Watcher in the Pine
Perez-Revente, Arturo Captain Alatriste
Perrotta, Tom Little Children
Pouncey, Peter Rules for Old Men Waiting
Pratchett, Terry Going Postal
Pratchett, Terry Where's My Cow
Preston, Douglas Tyrannosaur Canyon
Quick Amanda Lie by Moonlight
Quinn, Julia It's in His Kiss
Radish, Kris Dancing Naked at the Edge of Dawn
Rendell, Ruth Thirteen Steps Down
Richards, Leigh Califia's Daughters
Rimmington, Stella At Risk
Roberts, Nora Blue Dahlia
Ryman, Geoff Air
Sallis, James Drive
Sandford, John Broken Prey
Sansom, C. J. Dark Fire
Saul, Jamie Light of Day
Schultz, Charles The Complete Peanuts
Scott, Joanna Catherine Cassandra, Lost
Shinn, Sharon Mystic and Rider
Shreve, Anita Light on Snow
Slaughter, Karin Faithless
Smith, Zadie On Beauty
Southgate, Martha Third Girl from the Left
Spencer, Wen A Brother's Price
Stockley, Phillippa A Factory of Cunning
Swain, James Mr. Lucky
Swarup, Vikas Q & A
Tan, Amy Save Fish from Drowning
Tracy, P. J. Dead Run
Tremayne, Peter Badger's Moon: A Mystery of Ancient Ireland
Tropper, Jonathan Everything Changes
Turner, Nancy Sarah's Quilt: A Novel of Sarah Agnes Prine and the Arizona Territories, 1906
Ure, Louise Forcing Armayllis
Vargas, Fred Have Mercy on Us All
Weber, David At All Costs
Weiner, Jennifer Little Earthquakes
Wilson, Robert Charles Spin
Wingate, Lisa Language of Sycamores
Winspear, Jacqueline Pardonable Lies
Wolfe, Tom I am Charlotte Simmons
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