2025 Tournament of Books Shortlist (18 books)

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1		Margo's Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe (Goodreads Author) 3.82 avg rating — 272,413 ratings score: 1,461, and 15 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2		James by Percival Everett 4.41 avg rating — 601,412 ratings score: 1,380, and 14 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3		Rejection by Tony Tulathimutte (Goodreads Author) 3.73 avg rating — 52,837 ratings score: 1,265, and 13 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4		The Wedding People by Alison Espach 4.06 avg rating — 1,440,826 ratings score: 954, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5		Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar 4.14 avg rating — 222,130 ratings score: 857, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6		Beautyland by Marie-Helene Bertino (Goodreads Author) 4.04 avg rating — 45,997 ratings score: 778, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7		Colored Television by Danzy Senna 3.52 avg rating — 27,346 ratings score: 758, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7		Headshot by Rita Bullwinkel 3.46 avg rating — 16,528 ratings score: 758, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9		Liars by Sarah Manguso (Goodreads Author) 3.67 avg rating — 14,521 ratings score: 749, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10		All Fours by Miranda July (Goodreads Author) 3.38 avg rating — 248,243 ratings score: 748, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11		Orbital by Samantha Harvey 3.47 avg rating — 170,652 ratings score: 636, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12		The Book Censor's Library by Bothayna Al-Essa 3.84 avg rating — 12,619 ratings score: 569, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13		The History of Sound by Ben Shattuck (Goodreads Author) 4.29 avg rating — 12,743 ratings score: 568, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14		The Book of George by Kate Greathead 3.42 avg rating — 4,015 ratings score: 556, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15		Someone Like Us by Dinaw Mengestu 3.50 avg rating — 3,217 ratings score: 555, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16		The Extinction of Irena Rey by Jennifer Croft (Goodreads Author) 3.19 avg rating — 6,362 ratings score: 278, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17		Great Expectations by Vinson Cunningham 3.25 avg rating — 3,481 ratings score: 268, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18		The Book of Love by Kelly Link 3.52 avg rating — 12,167 ratings score: 188, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

18 books · 28 voters · list created December 5th, 2024 by Flaneurette (votes) .

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