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A list of the possible contenders in The Morning News 2015 Tournament of Books.
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1	All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr (Goodreads Author) 4.30 avg rating — 2,083,205 ratings score: 5,174, and 52 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	Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel (Goodreads Author) 4.06 avg rating — 654,419 ratings score: 4,917, and 50 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	The Bone Clocks by David Mitchell 3.85 avg rating — 102,284 ratings score: 3,307, and 34 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 Narrow Road to the Deep North by Richard Flanagan 4.04 avg rating — 65,940 ratings score: 1,956, and 20 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	The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins (Goodreads Author) 3.96 avg rating — 3,406,939 ratings score: 1,665, and 17 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	Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng (Goodreads Author) 3.83 avg rating — 629,768 ratings score: 1,528, and 16 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	Dept. of Speculation by Jenny Offill (Goodreads Author) 3.75 avg rating — 66,042 ratings score: 1,435, 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
8	An Untamed State by Roxane Gay (Goodreads Author) 4.07 avg rating — 19,898 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
9	The Secret Place by Tana French (Goodreads Author) 3.85 avg rating — 98,227 ratings score: 1,163, and 12 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	Euphoria by Lily King (Goodreads Author) 3.87 avg rating — 111,974 ratings score: 1,140, and 12 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	The Book of Strange New Things by Michel Faber 3.66 avg rating — 33,536 ratings score: 977, 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
12	Wolf in White Van by John Darnielle (Goodreads Author) 3.72 avg rating — 26,390 ratings score: 967, 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
13	Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage by Haruki Murakami 3.87 avg rating — 211,894 ratings score: 928, 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
14	The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman (Goodreads Author) 4.01 avg rating — 668,241 ratings score: 879, 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
15	Area X: The Southern Reach Trilogy (Southern Reach, #1-3) by Jeff Vandermeer (Goodreads Author) 3.86 avg rating — 11,201 ratings score: 832, 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
16	The Fever by Megan Abbott (Goodreads Author) 3.10 avg rating — 27,320 ratings score: 770, 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
17	The Paying Guests by Sarah Waters 3.46 avg rating — 84,787 ratings score: 714, 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
18	Redeployment by Phil Klay (Goodreads Author) 3.96 avg rating — 25,383 ratings score: 657, 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
19	California by Edan Lepucki (Goodreads Author) 3.24 avg rating — 20,591 ratings score: 645, 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
20	Dear Committee Members by Julie Schumacher 3.77 avg rating — 22,810 ratings score: 529, 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
21	The Good Girl by Mary Kubica (Goodreads Author) 3.80 avg rating — 299,514 ratings score: 489, and 5 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
22	Ruby by Cynthia Bond (Goodreads Author) 3.65 avg rating — 15,477 ratings score: 486, and 5 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
23	Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay (Neapolitan Novels, #3) by Elena Ferrante 4.36 avg rating — 216,595 ratings score: 485, and 5 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
24	Lila (Gilead, #3) by Marilynne Robinson 3.95 avg rating — 36,738 ratings score: 428, and 5 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
25	The Children Act by Ian McEwan (Goodreads Author) 3.74 avg rating — 87,313 ratings score: 414, and 5 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
25	Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson (Goodreads Author) 4.15 avg rating — 95,365 ratings score: 414, and 5 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
27	All the Birds, Singing by Evie Wyld (Goodreads Author) 3.60 avg rating — 15,076 ratings score: 413, and 5 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
28	A Darker Shade of Magic (Shades of Magic, #1) by V.E. Schwab 4.03 avg rating — 449,887 ratings score: 388, and 4 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
29	The Book of Unknown Americans by Cristina Henríquez (Goodreads Author) 3.90 avg rating — 47,340 ratings score: 378, and 4 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
30	Silence Once Begun by Jesse Ball (Goodreads Author) 3.68 avg rating — 2,703 ratings score: 375, and 4 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
31	American Innovations by Rivka Galchen 3.58 avg rating — 1,274 ratings score: 374, and 4 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
32	A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James 3.89 avg rating — 40,007 ratings score: 369, and 4 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
33	Wittgenstein Jr by Lars Iyer 3.11 avg rating — 703 ratings score: 358, and 4 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
34	Florence Gordon by Brian Morton 3.68 avg rating — 4,445 ratings score: 354, and 4 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
35	Some Luck (Last Hundred Years: A Family Saga, #1) by Jane Smiley (Goodreads Author) 3.63 avg rating — 21,108 ratings score: 328, and 4 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
36	Haunted Tree (The Magus Family Chronicles, #1) by Scott Robert Scheller (Goodreads Author) 3.96 avg rating — 106 ratings score: 300, 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
37	A Brave Man Seven Storeys Tall by Will Chancellor (Goodreads Author) 3.43 avg rating — 589 ratings score: 283, 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
38	Let Me Be Frank With You by Richard Ford 3.65 avg rating — 5,698 ratings score: 272, 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
39	Friendship by Emily Gould (Goodreads Author) 3.05 avg rating — 5,637 ratings score: 271, 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
40	Arctic Summer by Damon Galgut 3.80 avg rating — 1,686 ratings score: 265, 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
41	10:04 by Ben Lerner 3.78 avg rating — 17,362 ratings score: 264, 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
42	Reunion by Hannah Pittard (Goodreads Author) 3.35 avg rating — 2,832 ratings score: 248, 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
43	The Man with the Compound Eyes by Wu Ming-Yi 3.83 avg rating — 3,736 ratings score: 242, 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
44	Bellweather Rhapsody by Kate Racculia (Goodreads Author) 3.80 avg rating — 10,568 ratings score: 241, 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
45	Adam by Ariel Schrag (Goodreads Author) 2.69 avg rating — 2,603 ratings score: 234, 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
46	Lost for Words by Edward St. Aubyn 3.29 avg rating — 3,583 ratings score: 233, 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
47	Alphabet by Kathy Page 3.57 avg rating — 276 ratings score: 231, 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
48	Paradox Love by Dorothy Gravelle (Goodreads Author) 3.99 avg rating — 76 ratings score: 200, 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
49	A Court of Thorns and Roses (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #1) by Sarah J. Maas (Goodreads Author) 4.14 avg rating — 4,669,925 ratings score: 198, 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
49	The Wrath and the Dawn (The Wrath and the Dawn, #1) by Renée Ahdieh (Goodreads Author) 4.04 avg rating — 188,718 ratings score: 198, 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
51	The Girl at Midnight (The Girl at Midnight, #1) by Melissa Grey (Goodreads Author) 3.73 avg rating — 10,337 ratings score: 196, 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
52	Women by Chloé Caldwell (Goodreads Author) 3.85 avg rating — 10,588 ratings score: 195, 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
52	Red Queen (Red Queen, #1) by Victoria Aveyard (Goodreads Author) 3.97 avg rating — 1,230,025 ratings score: 195, 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
54	The Laughing Monsters by Denis Johnson 3.18 avg rating — 4,389 ratings score: 174, 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
55	Tigerman by Nick Harkaway (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 5,887 ratings score: 166, 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
56	Bedrock Faith by Eric Charles May 3.83 avg rating — 495 ratings score: 161, 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
57	The End of Days by Jenny Erpenbeck 3.75 avg rating — 5,685 ratings score: 160, 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
58	People Park by Pasha Malla 3.01 avg rating — 88 ratings score: 155, 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
59	Lena Finkle's Magic Barrel: A Graphic Novel by Anya Ulinich (Goodreads Author) 3.79 avg rating — 1,179 ratings score: 143, 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
60	Afternoon Men by Anthony Powell 3.47 avg rating — 410 ratings score: 140, 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
61	The Wallcreeper by Nell Zink 3.28 avg rating — 4,538 ratings score: 139, 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
62	Whiskey Tango Foxtrot by David Shafer 3.47 avg rating — 6,266 ratings score: 137, 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
63	Dan by Joanna Ruocco 3.72 avg rating — 162 ratings score: 135, 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
64	The Vacationers by Emma Straub (Goodreads Author) 3.15 avg rating — 90,035 ratings score: 134, 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
65	Panic in a Suitcase by Yelena Akhtiorskaya 2.78 avg rating — 1,190 ratings score: 96, and 1 person 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
66	The Intimidator Still Lives In Our Hearts by Gary Amdahl 4.46 avg rating — 13 ratings score: 95, and 1 person 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
67	The Peripheral (Jackpot #1) by William Gibson 3.89 avg rating — 34,460 ratings score: 83, and 1 person 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
68	The Ghost in the Electric Blue Suit by Graham Joyce 3.48 avg rating — 1,472 ratings score: 76, and 1 person 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
69	My Struggle: Book 3 by Karl Ove Knausgård 4.19 avg rating — 16,447 ratings score: 73, and 1 person 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
70	Nobody Is Ever Missing by Catherine Lacey (Goodreads Author) 3.28 avg rating — 7,675 ratings score: 71, and 1 person 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
71	Our Secret Life in the Movies by Michael McGriff 3.51 avg rating — 110 ratings score: 65, and 1 person 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
72	The Free by Willy Vlautin 3.93 avg rating — 3,656 ratings score: 43, and 1 person 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