2006 Tournament of Books (16 books)

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List of books that competed in The Morning News 2006 Tournament of Books

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1		Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro (Goodreads Author) 3.85 avg rating — 901,732 ratings score: 797, 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
2		No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy 4.17 avg rating — 264,848 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
3		On Beauty by Zadie Smith 3.79 avg rating — 93,246 ratings score: 476, 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
4		The History of Love by Nicole Krauss 3.92 avg rating — 142,432 ratings score: 396, 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
5		Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer (Goodreads Author) 3.97 avg rating — 439,096 ratings score: 389, 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
6		Saturday by Ian McEwan (Goodreads Author) 3.64 avg rating — 74,709 ratings score: 377, 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
7		Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman (Goodreads Author) 4.04 avg rating — 230,993 ratings score: 291, 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
8		Veronica by Mary Gaitskill 3.44 avg rating — 8,288 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
9		Beasts of No Nation by Uzodinma Iweala 3.80 avg rating — 7,242 ratings score: 282, 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
10		The Accidental by Ali Smith 3.37 avg rating — 14,052 ratings score: 281, 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
11		The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova 3.80 avg rating — 280,448 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
12		Home Land by Sam Lipsyte (Goodreads Author) 3.62 avg rating — 2,902 ratings score: 194, 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
13		The King of Kings County by Whitney Terrell (Goodreads Author) 3.63 avg rating — 267 ratings score: 94, 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
14		The Time In Between by David Bergen 3.27 avg rating — 3,091 ratings score: 93, 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
15		The Greatest Man in Cedar Hole by Stephanie Doyon (Goodreads Author) 3.61 avg rating — 460 ratings score: 91, 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
16		Garner by Kirstin Allio 3.38 avg rating — 64 ratings score: 88, 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

16 books · 13 voters · list created February 28th, 2011 by Gayla Bassham (votes) .

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