Top Ten Fiction and Poetry Books of 2005

First, read this funny article about what Top Ten lists say about you by the editor of Bookslut: http://www.thebookstandard.com/bookstandard/community/commentary_archive

10. Gutted by Evie Christie (ECW)*
9. The World is a Heartbreaker by Sherwin Tjia* (Coach House)
8. Asthmatica - Jon Paul Fiorentino - hilarious (Coach House)
7. Portable Altamont - Brian J. Davis * - very fucking smart (Coach House)
6. How We Are Hungry - Dave Eggars (someone ripped out the CIP page in my copy so I'm not sure it's actually an 05 title)
5. Sextant by Maya Merrick - never has breathless first person been so compulsively readable (Connundrum)
4. When I was Young and In my Prime by Alayna Munce (Nightwood Editions)
3. Witness My Shame by Shary Boyle (Connundrum)
2. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close - Jonathan SafranFoer - it's one hundred dollars when you're having a day with heavy boots
1. Towelhead - Alicia Erian

I'm looking forward to reading the homewrecker anthology edited by Daphne Gotlieb and poetry by Amanda Lamarche.

* poetry