2007 Tournament of Books (16 books)

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Books that competed in the Morning News 2007 Tournament of Books

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1		The Road by Cormac McCarthy really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,085,271 ratings score: 898, 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
2		The Echo Maker by Richard Powers 3.45 avg rating — 12,903 ratings score: 392, 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
3		The Emperor's Children by Claire Messud 2.99 avg rating — 21,703 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
4		Arthur & George by Julian Barnes 3.73 avg rating — 19,257 ratings score: 293, 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
5		Alentejo Blue by Monica Ali 2.77 avg rating — 1,338 ratings score: 285, 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
6		The Lay of the Land (Frank Bascombe, #3) by Richard Ford 3.92 avg rating — 4,955 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
7		Absurdistan by Gary Shteyngart (Goodreads Author) 3.33 avg rating — 14,123 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
7		Apex Hides the Hurt by Colson Whitehead (Goodreads Author) 3.50 avg rating — 3,593 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
9		One Good Turn (Jackson Brodie, #2) by Kate Atkinson 3.82 avg rating — 52,602 ratings score: 189, 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
10		Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 4.34 avg rating — 192,156 ratings score: 186, 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
11		The Second Coming of Mavala Shikongo by Peter Orner (Goodreads Author) 3.73 avg rating — 410 ratings score: 178, 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		Against the Day by Thomas Pynchon 4.06 avg rating — 10,476 ratings score: 98, 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
13		English, August: An Indian Story by Upamanyu Chatterjee 3.78 avg rating — 6,288 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
14		Firmin: Adventures of a Metropolitan Lowlife by Sam Savage 3.49 avg rating — 9,209 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
15		Brookland by Emily Barton (Goodreads Author) 3.52 avg rating — 619 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		Pride of Baghdad by Brian K. Vaughan (Goodreads Author) 3.89 avg rating — 25,797 ratings score: 90, 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 · 12 voters · list created February 28th, 2011 by Gayla Bassham (votes) .

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