Goodreads Picks For Tournament of Books 2016 (283 books)

Add or vote for novels or short story collections that you would like to see make the Tournament of Books for 2016. Books you add or vote for should ideally be books that you've read and loved yourself, rather than your predictions for what will actually make the long list in January 2016, or books you've heard good things about but haven't yet read. Eligible books are fiction published in English (translations ok) from November 2014 to December 2015.

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1	A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara (Goodreads Author) 4.28 avg rating — 918,401 ratings score: 42,071, and 422 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	All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr (Goodreads Author) 4.31 avg rating — 1,964,505 ratings score: 25,509, and 258 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 Nightingale by Kristin Hannah (Goodreads Author) 4.65 avg rating — 2,072,754 ratings score: 21,030, and 212 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	Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff (Goodreads Author) 3.59 avg rating — 147,634 ratings score: 14,382, and 146 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	A God in Ruins (Todd Family, #2) by Kate Atkinson 3.95 avg rating — 59,804 ratings score: 11,690, and 118 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	An Ishmael of Syria by Asaad Almohammad 3.81 avg rating — 634 ratings score: 7,998, and 80 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	Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 4.31 avg rating — 411,260 ratings score: 7,321, and 75 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	Our Souls at Night by Kent Haruf 3.92 avg rating — 84,336 ratings score: 6,611, and 68 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 Story of the Lost Child (Neapolitan Novels, #4) by Elena Ferrante 4.46 avg rating — 179,850 ratings score: 6,480, and 66 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	The Tsar of Love and Techno by Anthony Marra (Goodreads Author) 4.27 avg rating — 18,283 ratings score: 5,356, and 55 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	Did You Ever Have a Family by Bill Clegg (Goodreads Author) 3.79 avg rating — 28,104 ratings score: 5,281, and 54 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 Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd (Goodreads Author) 4.26 avg rating — 331,725 ratings score: 4,887, and 51 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	Purity by Jonathan Franzen 3.65 avg rating — 51,514 ratings score: 4,798, and 49 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	Kitchens of the Great Midwest by J. Ryan Stradal (Goodreads Author) 3.81 avg rating — 52,921 ratings score: 4,670, and 48 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	The Sympathizer (The Sympathizer, #1) by Viet Thanh Nguyen (Goodreads Author) 4.01 avg rating — 137,314 ratings score: 4,204, and 43 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 Rosie Project (Don Tillman, #1) by Graeme Simsion (Goodreads Author) 4.01 avg rating — 593,310 ratings score: 3,954, and 41 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	Delicious Foods by James Hannaham (Goodreads Author) 3.82 avg rating — 6,341 ratings score: 3,948, and 40 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 Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman (Goodreads Author) 4.04 avg rating — 478,155 ratings score: 3,827, and 40 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	Slade House by David Mitchell 3.81 avg rating — 69,540 ratings score: 3,667, and 38 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	The Sellout by Paul Beatty 3.75 avg rating — 74,740 ratings score: 3,612, and 37 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	City on Fire by Garth Risk Hallberg 3.39 avg rating — 15,487 ratings score: 3,566, and 37 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	The Buried Giant by Kazuo Ishiguro (Goodreads Author) 3.59 avg rating — 121,424 ratings score: 3,526, and 36 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	All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven (Goodreads Author) 4.11 avg rating — 626,505 ratings score: 3,152, and 33 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	Circling the Sun by Paula McLain (Goodreads Author) 3.94 avg rating — 81,675 ratings score: 3,085, and 32 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	Sweetland by Michael Crummey (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 7,424 ratings score: 3,050, and 31 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
26	Fifteen Dogs (Quincunx, #2) by André Alexis 3.79 avg rating — 28,239 ratings score: 3,014, and 31 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	My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry by Fredrik Backman (Goodreads Author) 4.07 avg rating — 287,274 ratings score: 2,987, and 31 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	Uprooted by Naomi Novik (Goodreads Author) 4.02 avg rating — 262,812 ratings score: 2,817, and 29 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	Get in Trouble by Kelly Link 3.67 avg rating — 12,918 ratings score: 2,811, and 29 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	The Fishermen by Chigozie Obioma (Goodreads Author) 3.88 avg rating — 21,834 ratings score: 2,690, and 28 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	A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry 4.38 avg rating — 159,594 ratings score: 2,502, and 26 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	Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee 3.31 avg rating — 290,456 ratings score: 2,482, and 26 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	Hausfrau by Jill Alexander Essbaum (Goodreads Author) 3.24 avg rating — 15,823 ratings score: 2,480, and 26 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	Girl at War by Sara Nović (Goodreads Author) 4.02 avg rating — 33,682 ratings score: 2,464, and 26 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	In the Unlikely Event by Judy Blume (Goodreads Author) 3.57 avg rating — 72,134 ratings score: 2,448, and 25 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	How to be Both by Ali Smith 3.66 avg rating — 27,450 ratings score: 2,385, and 25 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	The Golem and the Jinni (The Golem and the Jinni, #1) by Helene Wecker (Goodreads Author) 4.13 avg rating — 131,073 ratings score: 2,361, and 25 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	All My Puny Sorrows by Miriam Toews 4.01 avg rating — 32,414 ratings score: 2,330, and 24 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	Undermajordomo Minor by Patrick deWitt 3.75 avg rating — 16,081 ratings score: 2,217, and 23 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	The Cuckoo's Calling (Cormoran Strike, #1) by Robert Galbraith 3.89 avg rating — 624,708 ratings score: 2,138, and 23 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	Loving Day by Mat Johnson 3.54 avg rating — 3,991 ratings score: 2,086, and 22 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	The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin (Goodreads Author) 4.04 avg rating — 357,326 ratings score: 1,906, 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
43	The Secret Chord by Geraldine Brooks (Goodreads Author) 3.68 avg rating — 21,934 ratings score: 1,893, 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
44	Gold Fame Citrus by Claire Vaye Watkins 3.30 avg rating — 9,718 ratings score: 1,834, 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
45	Fortune Smiles by Adam Johnson 4.02 avg rating — 11,123 ratings score: 1,818, and 19 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	The Love Song of Miss Queenie Hennessy (Harold Fry, #2) by Rachel Joyce 4.08 avg rating — 32,750 ratings score: 1,806, and 19 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	Preparation for the Next Life by Atticus Lish 3.77 avg rating — 4,484 ratings score: 1,729, and 18 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	Finders Keepers (Bill Hodges Trilogy, #2) by Stephen King (Goodreads Author) 4.07 avg rating — 187,248 ratings score: 1,705, and 18 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	Early Warning (Last Hundred Years: A Family Saga, #2) by Jane Smiley (Goodreads Author) 3.85 avg rating — 7,764 ratings score: 1,630, 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
50	The Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins (Goodreads Author) 4.06 avg rating — 78,864 ratings score: 1,608, 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
51	At the Water's Edge by Sara Gruen (Goodreads Author) 3.68 avg rating — 84,561 ratings score: 1,544, 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
52	The Shore by Sara Taylor (Goodreads Author) 3.51 avg rating — 2,400 ratings score: 1,540, 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
53	The Country of Ice Cream Star by Sandra Newman (Goodreads Author) 3.60 avg rating — 2,870 ratings score: 1,426, 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
54	The Turner House by Angela Flournoy (Goodreads Author) 3.63 avg rating — 18,236 ratings score: 1,332, 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
55	Eileen by Ottessa Moshfegh 3.56 avg rating — 128,647 ratings score: 1,307, 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
56	After Birth by Elisa Albert 3.48 avg rating — 3,901 ratings score: 1,269, 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
57	The Girl Who Slept with God by Val Brelinski (Goodreads Author) 3.72 avg rating — 2,160 ratings score: 1,268, 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
58	You Too Can Have a Body Like Mine by Alexandra Kleeman (Goodreads Author) 3.22 avg rating — 7,004 ratings score: 1,242, 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
59	Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 4.34 avg rating — 182,661 ratings score: 1,230, 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
60	Black River by S.M. Hulse (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2,757 ratings score: 1,195, 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
61	Welcome to Braggsville by T. Geronimo Johnson (Goodreads Author) 3.23 avg rating — 3,527 ratings score: 1,054, and 11 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	Saint Mazie by Jami Attenberg (Goodreads Author) 3.65 avg rating — 7,029 ratings score: 1,051, and 11 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	The Secret Wisdom of the Earth by Christopher Scotton (Goodreads Author) 4.10 avg rating — 9,675 ratings score: 1,041, and 11 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 Mark and the Void by Paul Murray 3.67 avg rating — 3,188 ratings score: 1,031, and 11 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	Aquarium by David Vann (Goodreads Author) 3.75 avg rating — 5,005 ratings score: 1,025, and 11 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
66	Speak by Louisa Hall 3.58 avg rating — 4,499 ratings score: 980, 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
67	The Water Knife by Paolo Bacigalupi (Goodreads Author) 3.85 avg rating — 28,105 ratings score: 962, 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
68	Our Endless Numbered Days by Claire Fuller (Goodreads Author) 3.68 avg rating — 17,575 ratings score: 959, 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
69	The Incarnations by Susan Barker (Goodreads Author) 3.78 avg rating — 5,762 ratings score: 941, 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
70	In a Dark, Dark Wood by Ruth Ware (Goodreads Author) 3.72 avg rating — 398,544 ratings score: 854, 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
71	The Boston Girl by Anita Diamant (Goodreads Author) 3.83 avg rating — 88,988 ratings score: 839, 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
72	Under the Udala Trees by Chinelo Okparanta (Goodreads Author) 4.03 avg rating — 14,707 ratings score: 822, 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
73	This Is Your Life, Harriet Chance! by Jonathan Evison (Goodreads Author) 3.40 avg rating — 9,888 ratings score: 779, 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
73	After You (Me Before You, #2) by Jojo Moyes (Goodreads Author) 3.75 avg rating — 417,309 ratings score: 779, 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
75	The Diver's Clothes Lie Empty by Vendela Vida 3.45 avg rating — 7,593 ratings score: 765, 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
76	The Bazaar of Bad Dreams by Stephen King (Goodreads Author) 3.91 avg rating — 67,834 ratings score: 763, 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
77	The Mare by Mary Gaitskill 3.67 avg rating — 5,166 ratings score: 761, 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
78	Dietland by Sarai Walker (Goodreads Author) 3.56 avg rating — 22,414 ratings score: 743, 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
79	Satin Island by Tom McCarthy 3.23 avg rating — 5,819 ratings score: 739, 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
79	The Beautiful Bureaucrat by Helen Phillips (Goodreads Author) 3.23 avg rating — 4,628 ratings score: 739, 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
81	Euphoria by Lily King (Goodreads Author) 3.87 avg rating — 100,919 ratings score: 687, 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
82	In the Country by Mia Alvar 4.07 avg rating — 4,123 ratings score: 665, 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
83	Here by Richard McGuire 4.18 avg rating — 17,349 ratings score: 660, 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
84	God Help the Child by Toni Morrison 3.78 avg rating — 32,280 ratings score: 654, 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
84	Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter by Tom Franklin (Goodreads Author) 3.83 avg rating — 46,254 ratings score: 654, 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
86	The Story of My Teeth by Valeria Luiselli 3.47 avg rating — 9,750 ratings score: 651, 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
86	Girl Waits with Gun (Kopp Sisters, #1) by Amy Stewart (Goodreads Author) 3.77 avg rating — 33,668 ratings score: 651, 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
88	The Children's Crusade by Ann Packer (Goodreads Author) 3.52 avg rating — 7,833 ratings score: 650, 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
89	Infinite Home by Kathleen Alcott 3.56 avg rating — 3,511 ratings score: 646, 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
90	Little Black Lies by Sharon J. Bolton (Goodreads Author) 3.96 avg rating — 12,672 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
91	Man Tiger by Eka Kurniawan 4.04 avg rating — 7,373 ratings score: 631, 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
92	We Are Not Ourselves by Matthew Thomas (Goodreads Author) 3.73 avg rating — 30,193 ratings score: 618, 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
93	West of Sunset by Stewart O'Nan (Goodreads Author) 3.56 avg rating — 3,478 ratings score: 584, 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
94	The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls (Goodreads Author) 4.33 avg rating — 1,357,185 ratings score: 579, 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
95	The Hanging Girl (Department Q, #6) by Jussi Adler-Olsen 3.90 avg rating — 20,406 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
96	The Girl with Ghost Eyes by M.H. Boroson 3.85 avg rating — 4,460 ratings score: 500, 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
97	Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon (Goodreads Author) 3.96 avg rating — 676,914 ratings score: 491, 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
98	The Sasquatch Hunter's Almanac by Sharma Shields (Goodreads Author) 3.62 avg rating — 1,786 ratings score: 483, 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
99	The Small Backs of Children by Lidia Yuknavitch (Goodreads Author) 3.47 avg rating — 3,537 ratings score: 482, 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
100	The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1) by Douglas Adams 4.22 avg rating — 2,009,654 ratings score: 478, 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

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message 1: by Michele (new)

Jul 24, 2015 06:00PM

Thanks for making this list Poingu!

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message 2: by Juniper (new)

Jul 24, 2015 06:15PM

yes! thank you, poingu! :)

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message 3: by ♑︎♑︎♑︎ (new)

Jul 24, 2015 07:01PM

it's a little early for such a thing but otoh it felt good to get the first-half-the-year reads up there, before the second-half juggernauts hit. I love hearing other people's best-of-2015 thoughts. I never would have found a lot of these books on my own.

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message 4: by Michele (new)

Jul 24, 2015 07:27PM

i don't think it's early at all for tob followers like us.

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message 5: by Sherri (new)

Jul 25, 2015 02:21PM

This is great. I'm adding some of the "literary pop star" books. Sorry Poingu :). I'm also adding "Where Did you Sleep Last Night for some balance.

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message 6: by Jen (new)

Jul 25, 2015 06:43PM

So pleased to find this list - thanks for settling this up, Poingu.

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message 7: by ♑︎♑︎♑︎ (new)

Jul 25, 2015 08:47PM

Sherri wrote: "This is great. I'm adding some of the "literary pop star" books. Sorry Poingu :). "

Ha! There are actually two books on this list now that were painful 1-star reads for me, but there is something very cool about the way we can get one another to appreciate aspects of a given novel that we didn't appreciate on our own.

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message 8: by Michele (new)

Jul 25, 2015 08:54PM

Some of us will always love it and some of us will always hate it. I hated Station Eleven, for instance. Yikes, don't throw tomatoes. But I just couldn't take it. And I know I am in a severe minority.

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message 9: by Juniper (new)

Jul 26, 2015 03:07PM

Poingu wrote: "it's a little early for such a thing but otoh it felt good to get the first-half-the-year reads up there ..."

i don't think it's too early either. maybe helps keep it a bit more manageable as get further into the second half of the year. :)

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message 10: by Juniper (new)

Jul 26, 2015 03:08PM

Michele wrote: "Some of us will always love it and some of us will always hate it. I hated Station Eleven, for instance. Yikes, don't throw tomatoes. But I just couldn't take it. And I know I am in a severe minority."

michele -- while i didn't hate Station Eleven, i didn't love it the way so many others have. so you aren't totally alone! :)

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message 11: by Michele (new)

Jul 26, 2015 05:45PM

Thanks Jennifer!

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message 12: by Ed (new)

Aug 05, 2015 08:23AM

Adding 'Go Set a Watchman' -- which I was pleasantly surprised with (caveat: liked, not loved 'Mockingbird' even with a recent re-read). Definitely think 'Watchman' would make an interesting discussion + all of its baggage + it will make folks' heads explode that it's on the list (a la Elizabeth Gilbert) -- so like its chances to make ToB.

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message 13: by Liz (new)

Aug 09, 2015 12:38PM

Intriguing list! All the Light We Cannot See should be taken off the list, though--it came in second in the tournament last year. (Station 11 was #1, I think?)

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message 14: by Juniper (new)

Aug 09, 2015 12:44PM

Liz wrote: "Intriguing list! All the Light We Cannot See should be taken off the list, though--it came in second in the tournament last year. (Station 11 was #1, I think?)"

ah, interesting someone would add that one to this list. i have removed the book as it is not a contender for the 2016 ToB. thanks for catching that, liz. :)

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message 15: by C (new)

Sep 11, 2015 05:24PM

So I'm having trouble finding the need to pick up A Little Life though so many people say it is great. What would you say is mostly contained in that giant book (ie: the five main things)? And does it only take place in NYC?

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message 16: by [deleted user] (last edited Sep 17, 2015 11:07AM) (new)

Sep 17, 2015 11:01AM

I am adding The Tusk That Did the Damage, Us Conductors, and The Animals. So far, they are my favorite reads of the year, and they each would make for great discussions.

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message 17: by ♑︎♑︎♑︎ (new)

Sep 17, 2015 11:14AM

I love how long this "best" list has become! We can't read or know about everything and it's great to have all these recommendations now.

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message 18: by ♑︎♑︎♑︎ (new)

Sep 30, 2015 10:09AM

Jennifer wrote: "Liz wrote: "Intriguing list! All the Light We Cannot See should be taken off the list, though--it came in second in the tournament last year. (Station 11 was #1, I think?)"

ah, interesting someone..."

Jennifer, can you edit the "Goodreads 2016" list to remove "All the Light We Cannot See" again? (I don't have that editing power). Interesting to see its staying power, even though it isn't eligible for 2016...maybe it should have won 2015 instead of being the mere runner-up.

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message 19: by Michele (new)

Sep 30, 2015 10:46AM

Poingu wrote: "Jennifer wrote: "Liz wrote: "Intriguing list! All the Light We Cannot See should be taken off the list, though--it came in second in the tournament last year. (Station 11 was #1, I think?)"

ah, in..."

I did it.

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message 20: by ♑︎♑︎♑︎ (new)

Sep 30, 2015 12:38PM

Thanks Michele! It's great to have powerful friends!

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message 21: by Michele (new)

Sep 30, 2015 12:57PM

Mwhahahaha!

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message 22: by Juniper (new)

Sep 30, 2015 04:32PM

heh -- thanks, michele! :)
isn't it funny how someone (someones?) really want it to be on the 2016 list.

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message 23: by Michele (new)

Sep 30, 2015 06:10PM

i think a lot of books get put onto all possible lists without the adder even knowing what the list is about.

and then there are voting campaigns. looks like we have one here at #2. I don't think our Rooster groups have discussed that book.

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message 24: by Juniper (new)

Sep 30, 2015 06:34PM

i recognize none of the 17 voters for that #2 book. (not that that means anything since, somehow, i didn't even notice the book until you mentioned it. i have no idea how i managed that awesome attention. ha!)

:/

just noticed 'orphan train' on the list, #13... it came out a couple of years ago..

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message 25: by Juniper (new)

Sep 30, 2015 06:35PM

yeah... i'm going to remove 'orphan train'. took a moment to double-check publishing dates, and it's definitely 2013.

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message 26: by ♑︎♑︎♑︎ (new)

Oct 01, 2015 08:39AM

Thank you Jennifer and Michele!

Wow. Voting campaigns. I hadn't thought of that. It makes sense that people would try but otoh on Goodreads you do risk raising the wrath of the community for the smallest turn in the direction of self-promotion.

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message 27: by Michele (new)

Oct 01, 2015 09:13AM

I run a listopia list of books by women sci-fi authors and I regularly deal with voting campaigns putting completely unknown books up at the top of the list with ursula le guin. Mostly what I've seen happen is that self-published authors form organizations and then go run voting campaigns for each other on lists and on the book's homepage.

I wish they would spend their energy on becoming better writers instead of gaming the system.

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message 28: by AmberBug (new)

Oct 01, 2015 10:34AM

Michele wrote: "I run a listopia list of books by women sci-fi authors and I regularly deal with voting campaigns putting completely unknown books up at the top of the list with ursula le guin. Mostly what I've se..."

I wish goodreads would add the capability of editing - like letting others invite friends to a party. Sometimes a list is just that... a specific list. Make a button that gives the creator of the list the option of selecting - open voting or not.

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message 29: by Michele (new)

Oct 01, 2015 12:57PM

Yes, there are a bunch of cool features like that that could be added to listopia. I agree.

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message 30: by Juniper (last edited Oct 01, 2015 01:47PM) (new)

Oct 01, 2015 01:47PM

Poingu wrote: "Thank you Jennifer and Michele!

Wow. Voting campaigns. I hadn't thought of that. It makes sense that people would try but otoh on Goodreads you do risk raising the wrath of the community ..."

no problem at all, poingu!! it hadn't occurred to me that that weird behaviour would go on on this list, but i have seen it elsewhere. or instances where a book is just put on ALL lists, whether it fits or not. it does annoy a lot of people, but luckily librarians can clean these sorts of things up. (shame to create 'make work' situations though. heh!)

yeah -- there are definitely improvements that would be nice to see in the listopia department. not sure how high on the priority list listopia is for the GR powers that be, however.

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message 31: by Michele (new)

Oct 01, 2015 01:59PM

I think Goodreads is probably low on their priorities as a whole.

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message 32: by AmberBug (new)

Oct 01, 2015 02:15PM

Michele wrote: "I think Goodreads is probably low on their priorities as a whole."

Terribly sad.

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message 33: by ♑︎♑︎♑︎ (new)

Oct 01, 2015 03:00PM

So how do you librarians decide whether something like the novel A Small Indiscretion is a campaign or a legitimate outpouring of love for that book?

I think I would abuse my power and think, man, this book I gave 1 star to, how did that ever get 22 votes...that looks suspicious! (just kidding) (mostly)

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message 34: by Juniper (last edited Oct 01, 2015 03:08PM) (new)

Oct 01, 2015 03:08PM

Poingu wrote: "So how do you librarians decide whether something like the novel A Small Indiscretion is a campaign or a legitimate outpouring of love for that book?..."

ha! i only tend to removed very obvious misfits -- like if the list is about nonfiction something or other, and someone's slipped in their/a novel, it's in the wrong place.

i've left 'small indiscretion' alone, because (after attention was drawn to it) i really didn't know if it had come up in any ToB chatting. (i have a dodgy memory at times!) i did notice amber, i think, has it on one of her shelves... so i thought it was possible it had come up in the group.

but if you feel it shouldn't be here... i am sure we could help it along on its way. :)

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message 35: by ♑︎♑︎♑︎ (new)

Oct 01, 2015 03:17PM

I don't know anything about this novel, good or bad, but I think I would not mind you removing it because I see that more than a few of the votes for this novel are from people with 0 to 1 books in Goodreads, and/or have 0 to 1 friends, and also because when I search for it it seems that no one in the Goodreads TOB group has mentioned it.

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message 36: by ♑︎♑︎♑︎ (new)

Oct 01, 2015 03:22PM

At some point I guess i'll try to go through the long tail and do some housekeeping too. For instance Blackout: Remembering the Things I Drank to Forget doesn't appear to be fiction. But I am fascinated with that long tail, and fascinated by how this list has 65 different books chosen by 100 readers, so far. That's a lot of different opinions.

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message 37: by Juniper (new)

Oct 01, 2015 04:27PM

Poingu wrote: "I don't know anything about this novel, good or bad, but I think I would not mind you removing it because I see that more than a few of the votes for this novel are from people with 0 to 1 books in..."

yes, that is a telling sign, the # of books. i'll remove it!

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message 38: by Juniper (new)

Oct 01, 2015 04:30PM

i'll remove 'blackout' too - since nonfiction doesn't work for ToB.

when you have a chance to get to the housekeeping, just post any others you think don't belong here, and we can get them deleted. i can take a closer look too and ask about any books i am not sure about her in the comments. :)

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message 39: by Juniper (new)

Oct 01, 2015 04:33PM

one i am curious about, that did stand out to me: #61, Broken Promise. barclay's a canadian writer, popular, but not ToB-type stuff at all.

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message 40: by Juniper (new)

Oct 01, 2015 04:34PM

# 62 - The Lie Tree is shelved a bit as a middle grade book. when YA gets in, it's usually older stuff, yes?

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message 41: by Juniper (last edited Oct 01, 2015 04:41PM) (new)

Oct 01, 2015 04:39PM

#50 - Mr Mac and Me came out in (sept) 2014. unless it was different in the US (i feel like it wasn't though.)

#31 - The Weight of Blood - also 2014 (march)?

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message 42: by ♑︎♑︎♑︎ (new)

Oct 01, 2015 06:23PM

Jennifer wrote: "#50 - Mr Mac and Me came out in (sept) 2014. unless it was different in the US (i feel like it wasn't though.)

#31 - The Weight of Blood - also 2014 (march)?"

Jennifer all of your suggestions sound like good books to edit out. Sorry to be making you housekeeper though.

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message 43: by Juniper (new)

Oct 01, 2015 06:38PM

no worries at all, poingu! :)

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message 44: by Ryan (new)

Oct 07, 2015 10:32PM

Hi. I'm a silent follower of ToB and hope no one minds that I added Our Souls at Night, Black River, and The Secret Wisdom of the Earth to the list. They are among my favorite books of the year so far, along with A Little Life.

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message 45: by ♑︎♑︎♑︎ (new)

Oct 07, 2015 10:57PM

Thank you so much for adding these, Ryan! I've been meaning to read Our Souls at Night and the others look great too.

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message 46: by Megan (new)

Oct 11, 2015 10:35AM

Can I put in a request for The Lie Tree to be added back, on the grounds that it's shelved twice as much in Young Adult than in Middle Grade (and that since it's a super low sample data anyway?), and I would classify it as definitely Young Adult. (Also, I think I was the only one who voted for it, so this is less of a request and more of a "If I add this back, would it be so bad?")

I did add it because I think it's a complex and literary read (and far more literary if far less popular than other previous TOB YA picks). (And I have no illusions about it actually making the TOB longlist, but I think it'd be a good book for the tournament.)

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message 47: by ♑︎♑︎♑︎ (new)

Oct 11, 2015 12:28PM

Megan wrote: "Can I put in a request for The Lie Tree to be added back, on the grounds that it's shelved twice as much in Young Adult than in Middle Grade (and that since it's a super low sample ..."

The best reason I can think of to keep a book on this list is that someone genuinely loves it. Librarians?

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message 48: by ♑︎♑︎♑︎ (new)

Oct 11, 2015 12:33PM

Also: One of my favorite books of the year, Fifteen Dogs, probably has a reading score of around 8th grade. Books don't need to be long or complicated or NSFW to be profound.

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message 49: by Juniper (new)

Oct 11, 2015 03:08PM

Poingu wrote: "The best reason I can think of to keep a book on this list is that someone genuinely loves it. Librarians? "

totally valid!

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message 50: by Megan (new)

Oct 11, 2015 04:30PM

Thanks! I totally didn't mean to sound ungrateful for active pruning and oversight--just wanted to defend a book I loved and felt was TOB-y.

And I probably should have said in my earlier comment, but thanks to everyone who's been curating this list. I've enjoyed watching its evolution, and I'm looking forward to see how it differs from the official lists in (oh gosh) a couple months.

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