2016 Tournament of Books
- Description
- It's Rooster time again! Here are the books in this year's tournament. Which have you read and how do you rank them? http://www.themorningnews.org/article/the-2016-tournament-of-books-shortlist-and-judges
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- 16 Members
- weavinglibrarian, teresakayep, zhejw, LittleTaiko, raidergirl3, sduff222, lsh63, RidgewayGirl, edparks, mathgirl40, KatyBee, poingu, BrandieC, kara.shamy, asawatzky, voleuseCK
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- 15 Members
- weavinglibrarian, teresakayep, zhejw, LittleTaiko, lsh63, RidgewayGirl, nomadreader, mathgirl40, KatyBee, poingu, BrandieC, kara.shamy, asawatzky, voleuseCK, brocksteve88
- Explications
- teresakayep: A good family saga with a lot of elements I appreciated, especially regarding the way the siblings related to each other. But the haint story didn't quite hand together, and the family was maybe a little too large. (On a different day, I could switch this was The Whites, but it's flaws are bothering me more today.)
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- 15 Members
- weavinglibrarian, zhejw, LittleTaiko, raidergirl3, sduff222, lsh63, RidgewayGirl, nomadreader, edparks, GCPLreader, KatyBee, poingu, BrandieC, asawatzky, voleuseCK
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904 membres
75 critiques
½ 4.3
Score 38.7
Ajouté 2016-02-03, 10:34 AM
- 12 Members
- teresakayep, zhejw, LittleTaiko, raidergirl3, sduff222, edparks, mathgirl40, poingu, BrandieC, kara.shamy, voleuseCK, brocksteve88
- Explications
- teresakayep: This is good, solid storytelling, very moving.
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- 12 Members
- weavinglibrarian, teresakayep, zhejw, LittleTaiko, sduff222, lsh63, RidgewayGirl, nomadreader, KatyBee, poingu, voleuseCK, brocksteve88
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de Anne Tyler
3,067 membres
209 critiques
½ 3.6
Score 31.29
Ajouté 2016-02-03, 10:37 AM
- 11 Members
- teresakayep, zhejw, LittleTaiko, raidergirl3, lsh63, RidgewayGirl, nomadreader, poingu, kara.shamy, voleuseCK, brocksteve88
- Explications
- teresakayep: This has grown on me more and more as time has passed. I especially loved the way the myth built up at the beginning is undercut by the true story at the end.
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- 12 Members
- weavinglibrarian, teresakayep, zhejw, LittleTaiko, RidgewayGirl, mathgirl40, KatyBee, poingu, BrandieC, kara.shamy, voleuseCK, brocksteve88
- Explications
- teresakayep: I gave up on this one. The young voice and limited perspective seemed realistic, and I appreciated what the author was trying to do. But there's a reason we don't generally read books by 10-year-olds.
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3,892 membres
151 critiques
3.9
Score 28.02
Ajouté 2016-02-03, 10:35 AM
- 10 Members
- weavinglibrarian, teresakayep, zhejw, LittleTaiko, RidgewayGirl, KatyBee, poingu, BrandieC, asawatzky, voleuseCK
- Explications
- teresakayep: I don't have any major objections to this, but I also didn't see any reason to love it. Could tie with Teeth and Bats.
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- 11 Members
- teresakayep, zhejw, LittleTaiko, lsh63, RidgewayGirl, nomadreader, mathgirl40, poingu, BrandieC, asawatzky, voleuseCK
- Explications
- teresakayep: It's a solid piece of crime fiction, well-written, with no major flaws or annoyances.
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7,488 membres
328 critiques
4.1
Score 27.96
Ajouté 2016-02-03, 10:36 AM
- 10 Members
- teresakayep, LittleTaiko, lsh63, RidgewayGirl, edparks, GCPLreader, poingu, BrandieC, kara.shamy, voleuseCK
- Explications
- teresakayep: MY NEMESIS! The plot is just ridiculous. Some of my agitation is at the near-universal early praise when I disliked it so much right out of the gate. I can see why some would find it moving, but I don't get the extreme heapings of praise it got and found it a relief this fall when more critical views surfaced. I might have hated the Irving more if I finished it, but he didn't manipulate me into wanting to finish even when I was miserable reading it. I could see right away to put it down.
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626 membres
28 critiques
½ 3.5
Score 23.12
Ajouté 2016-02-03, 10:34 AM
- 9 Members
- teresakayep, zhejw, LittleTaiko, sduff222, RidgewayGirl, nomadreader, poingu, voleuseCK, brocksteve88
- Explications
- teresakayep: In a different mood, I might have liked this more, but the narrator got on my nerves, and the section titles felt like a gimmick. There are some funny parts. (Tied with Sympathizer and Bats.)
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de Chris Adrian
74 membres
9 critiques
3.2
Score 21.71
Ajouté 2016-02-03, 10:39 AM
- 9 Members
- weavinglibrarian, LittleTaiko, RidgewayGirl, mathgirl40, poingu, BrandieC, asawatzky, voleuseCK, brocksteve88
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- 7 Members
- teresakayep, zhejw, LittleTaiko, RidgewayGirl, poingu, asawatzky, voleuseCK
- Explications
- teresakayep: So much fun! I have a tin ear for satire, but this made me laugh and laugh.
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483 membres
25 critiques
½ 3.5
Score 19.78
Ajouté 2016-02-03, 10:32 AM
- 8 Members
- teresakayep, LittleTaiko, sduff222, poingu, BrandieC, asawatzky, voleuseCK, brocksteve88
- Explications
- teresakayep: I loved the look of this (of course), and I appreciated the way the design is integral to the story. I also liked the way it all comes together in the end and just leaves the paradox there. But holy moly, there are some boring sections, especially in the travel journals, which I resorted to skimming. And the action in the "future" section ceased to make sense. (Could tie with Teeth and Sympathizer.)
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- 6 Members
- sduff222, nomadreader, poingu, asawatzky, voleuseCK, brocksteve88
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de John Irving
1,154 membres
50 critiques
½ 3.3
Score 15.21
Ajouté 2016-02-03, 10:37 AM
- 6 Members
- teresakayep, zhejw, RidgewayGirl, edparks, poingu, voleuseCK
- Explications
- teresakayep: I could only manage three chapters. Everything about it got on my nerves. It's not ranked last because maybe something in it wouldn't get on my nerves if I read more of it.
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- 6 Members
- zhejw, LittleTaiko, poingu, BrandieC, voleuseCK, brocksteve88