2016 Tournament of Books
- Beskrivelse
- 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
1
af Kent Haruf
2,329 medlemmer
225 anmeldelser
4
Giv stjerner til dine bøger 49.24
Tilføjet 2016-02-03, 10:33 AM
- 16 Members
- weavinglibrarian, teresakayep, zhejw, LittleTaiko, raidergirl3, sduff222, lsh63, RidgewayGirl, edparks, mathgirl40, KatyBee, poingu, BrandieC, kara.shamy, asawatzky, voleuseCK
2
978 medlemmer
56 anmeldelser
3.8
Giv stjerner til dine bøger 45.39
Tilføjet 2016-02-03, 10:33 AM
- 15 Members
- weavinglibrarian, teresakayep, zhejw, LittleTaiko, lsh63, RidgewayGirl, nomadreader, mathgirl40, KatyBee, poingu, BrandieC, kara.shamy, asawatzky, voleuseCK, brocksteve88
- Forklaringer
- 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.)
3
af Lauren Groff
3,795 medlemmer
211 anmeldelser
½ 3.6
Giv stjerner til dine bøger 43.7
Tilføjet 2016-02-03, 10:33 AM
- 15 Members
- weavinglibrarian, zhejw, LittleTaiko, raidergirl3, sduff222, lsh63, RidgewayGirl, nomadreader, edparks, GCPLreader, KatyBee, poingu, BrandieC, asawatzky, voleuseCK
4
900 medlemmer
75 anmeldelser
½ 4.3
Giv stjerner til dine bøger 38.7
Tilføjet 2016-02-03, 10:34 AM
- 12 Members
- teresakayep, zhejw, LittleTaiko, raidergirl3, sduff222, edparks, mathgirl40, poingu, BrandieC, kara.shamy, voleuseCK, brocksteve88
- Forklaringer
- teresakayep: This is good, solid storytelling, very moving.
5
af Paul Beatty
3,259 medlemmer
131 anmeldelser
3.8
Giv stjerner til dine bøger 33.99
Tilføjet 2016-02-03, 10:32 AM
- 12 Members
- weavinglibrarian, teresakayep, zhejw, LittleTaiko, sduff222, lsh63, RidgewayGirl, nomadreader, KatyBee, poingu, voleuseCK, brocksteve88
6
af Anne Tyler
3,046 medlemmer
207 anmeldelser
½ 3.6
Giv stjerner til dine bøger 31.29
Tilføjet 2016-02-03, 10:37 AM
- 11 Members
- teresakayep, zhejw, LittleTaiko, raidergirl3, lsh63, RidgewayGirl, nomadreader, poingu, kara.shamy, voleuseCK, brocksteve88
- Forklaringer
- 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.
7
af Jim Shepard
452 medlemmer
27 anmeldelser
3.8
Giv stjerner til dine bøger 29.53
Tilføjet 2016-02-03, 10:36 AM
- 12 Members
- weavinglibrarian, teresakayep, zhejw, LittleTaiko, RidgewayGirl, mathgirl40, KatyBee, poingu, BrandieC, kara.shamy, voleuseCK, brocksteve88
- Forklaringer
- 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.
8
3,848 medlemmer
151 anmeldelser
3.9
Giv stjerner til dine bøger 28.02
Tilføjet 2016-02-03, 10:35 AM
- 10 Members
- weavinglibrarian, teresakayep, zhejw, LittleTaiko, RidgewayGirl, KatyBee, poingu, BrandieC, asawatzky, voleuseCK
- Forklaringer
- 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.
9
739 medlemmer
56 anmeldelser
½ 3.6
Giv stjerner til dine bøger 27.98
Tilføjet 2016-02-03, 10:36 AM
- 11 Members
- teresakayep, zhejw, LittleTaiko, lsh63, RidgewayGirl, nomadreader, mathgirl40, poingu, BrandieC, asawatzky, voleuseCK
- Forklaringer
- teresakayep: It's a solid piece of crime fiction, well-written, with no major flaws or annoyances.
10
7,364 medlemmer
326 anmeldelser
4.1
Giv stjerner til dine bøger 27.96
Tilføjet 2016-02-03, 10:36 AM
- 10 Members
- teresakayep, LittleTaiko, lsh63, RidgewayGirl, edparks, GCPLreader, poingu, BrandieC, kara.shamy, voleuseCK
- Forklaringer
- 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.
11
622 medlemmer
28 anmeldelser
½ 3.5
Giv stjerner til dine bøger 23.12
Tilføjet 2016-02-03, 10:34 AM
- 9 Members
- teresakayep, zhejw, LittleTaiko, sduff222, RidgewayGirl, nomadreader, poingu, voleuseCK, brocksteve88
- Forklaringer
- 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.)
12
af Chris Adrian
74 medlemmer
9 anmeldelser
3.2
Giv stjerner til dine bøger 21.71
Tilføjet 2016-02-03, 10:39 AM
- 9 Members
- weavinglibrarian, LittleTaiko, RidgewayGirl, mathgirl40, poingu, BrandieC, asawatzky, voleuseCK, brocksteve88
13
af Fran Ross
470 medlemmer
18 anmeldelser
3.9
Giv stjerner til dine bøger 20.47
Tilføjet 2016-02-03, 10:36 AM
- 7 Members
- teresakayep, zhejw, LittleTaiko, RidgewayGirl, poingu, asawatzky, voleuseCK
- Forklaringer
- teresakayep: So much fun! I have a tin ear for satire, but this made me laugh and laugh.
14
484 medlemmer
25 anmeldelser
½ 3.5
Giv stjerner til dine bøger 19.78
Tilføjet 2016-02-03, 10:32 AM
- 8 Members
- teresakayep, LittleTaiko, sduff222, poingu, BrandieC, asawatzky, voleuseCK, brocksteve88
- Forklaringer
- 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.)
15
af Bhanu Kapil
82 medlemmer
2 anmeldelser
½ 3.3
Giv stjerner til dine bøger 16.01
Tilføjet 2016-02-03, 10:33 AM
- 6 Members
- sduff222, nomadreader, poingu, asawatzky, voleuseCK, brocksteve88
16
af John Irving
1,144 medlemmer
50 anmeldelser
½ 3.3
Giv stjerner til dine bøger 15.21
Tilføjet 2016-02-03, 10:37 AM
- 6 Members
- teresakayep, zhejw, RidgewayGirl, edparks, poingu, voleuseCK
- Forklaringer
- 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.
17
100 medlemmer
11 anmeldelser
2.8
Giv stjerner til dine bøger 13.1
Tilføjet 2016-02-03, 10:36 AM
- 6 Members
- zhejw, LittleTaiko, poingu, BrandieC, voleuseCK, brocksteve88