The 10 best books of the year (so far)

Our readers have voted for their favourite books published in the first half of this year. Here is a selection of the most popular books. Who would top your list?

We recently invited you to tell us what your favourite book of the year (so far) was. The nominations were interesting and not what we might have expected. There seems to be quite a strong consensus around certain titles, as big contenders like The Silkworm got many of the votes but there were also a few surprises.

Here is a selection of your nominations and opinions, together with links to the verdicts from the Guardian's reviewers. Is your favourite title of the first six months of 2014 on this list? Let us know how you would have voted (or how you did) in the comment thread below.

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