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Christian Science Monitor's Best Fiction of 2005

A list of the best fiction from 2005, compiled by the Christian Science Monitor.
1. The Ha-Ha : A Novel
by Dave King
  
2. My Jim: A Novel
by Nancy Rawles
  
3. Pearl
by Mary Gordon
  
4. A Long Long Way: A Novel
by Sebastian Barry
  
5. Tilting at Windmills
by Brian Hibbs
  
6. March
by Geraldine Brooks
  
7. Ireland: A Novel
by Frank Delaney
  
8. Saturday
by Ian Mcewan
  
9. The History of Love: A Novel
by Nicole Krauss
  
10. Oh Pure and Radiant Heart
by Lydia Millet
  
11. Shalimar the Clown: A Novel
by Salman Rushdie
  
12. The Painted Drum
by Louise Erdrich
  
13. The King of Kings County : A Novel
by Whitney Terrell
  
14. On Beauty
by Zadie Smith
  
15. The March: A Novel
by E.L. Doctorow
  
16. Anansi Boys
by Neil Gaiman
  
17. Friends, Lovers, Chocolate: An Isabel Dalhousie Mystery
by Alexander Mccall Smith
  
18. The Sea
by John Banville
  
19. Lincoln Lawyer
by Michael Connelly
  
20. In the Shadow of the Law
by Kermit Roosevelt
  
21. A Slight Trick of the Mind
by Mitch Cullin
  
22. The Final Solution: A Story of Detection (P.S.)
by Michael Chabon
  
23. Tilt-a-Whirl
by Chris Grabenstein
  
24. Delights and Shadows
by Ted Kooser
  
25. Search Party: Collected Poems
by William Matthews
  
26. The Orchard (American Poets Continuum)
by Brigit Pegeen Kelly
  
27. A Thousand Years of Good Prayers: Stories
by Yiyun Li
  
28. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Book 6)
by J.K. Rowling
  
29. Girls in Pants (Sisterhood of Traveling Pants)
by Ann Brashares
  
30. The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy
by Jeanne Birdsall
  
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Created by reenum on Aug 23, 2006.