Goodreads Picks for Tournament of Books 2017 (512 books)

Add or vote for novels or short story collections that you think deserve to be in the Tournament of Books for 2017. Eligible books are literary fiction published from December 2015 to December 2016.

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1	Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi (Goodreads Author) 4.47 avg rating — 398,296 ratings score: 31,471, and 317 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	Dark Matter by Blake Crouch (Goodreads Author) 4.13 avg rating — 704,114 ratings score: 27,329, and 277 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	A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles (Goodreads Author) 4.32 avg rating — 657,863 ratings score: 25,298, and 256 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 Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead (Goodreads Author) 4.06 avg rating — 441,808 ratings score: 20,740, and 211 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 Girls by Emma Cline 3.51 avg rating — 241,808 ratings score: 17,371, and 176 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	All the Ugly and Wonderful Things by Bryn Greenwood (Goodreads Author) 3.97 avg rating — 205,114 ratings score: 12,780, and 131 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	Commonwealth by Ann Patchett 3.83 avg rating — 203,314 ratings score: 12,755, and 132 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	My Name Is Lucy Barton (Amgash, #1) by Elizabeth Strout (Goodreads Author) 3.60 avg rating — 187,459 ratings score: 11,864, and 121 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	Britt-Marie Was Here by Fredrik Backman (Goodreads Author) 4.09 avg rating — 196,689 ratings score: 11,175, and 114 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 Vegetarian by Han Kang 3.65 avg rating — 364,657 ratings score: 11,123, and 113 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 Nest by Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney (Goodreads Author) 3.41 avg rating — 181,474 ratings score: 10,703, and 110 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	Lilac Girls (Woolsey-Ferriday, #1) by Martha Hall Kelly (Goodreads Author) 4.29 avg rating — 339,432 ratings score: 10,679, and 109 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	Before the Fall by Noah Hawley (Goodreads Author) 3.72 avg rating — 132,579 ratings score: 10,023, and 103 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 Nix by Nathan Hill 4.08 avg rating — 85,797 ratings score: 9,551, and 98 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	Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult (Goodreads Author) 4.36 avg rating — 434,775 ratings score: 8,820, and 91 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	Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys (Goodreads Author) 4.35 avg rating — 252,286 ratings score: 7,608, and 78 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 Nightingale by Kristin Hannah (Goodreads Author) 4.64 avg rating — 2,037,851 ratings score: 6,063, and 63 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	Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts 1 & 2 by John Tiffany (Adaptation) 3.47 avg rating — 1,130,152 ratings score: 5,575, and 57 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	The Woman in Cabin 10 (Lo Blacklock, #1) by Ruth Ware (Goodreads Author) 3.72 avg rating — 758,528 ratings score: 5,086, and 53 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	News of the World by Paulette Jiles 4.08 avg rating — 111,811 ratings score: 4,783, 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
21	What Is Not Yours Is Not Yours by Helen Oyeyemi (Goodreads Author) 3.64 avg rating — 14,402 ratings score: 4,487, and 47 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	Lily and the Octopus by Steven Rowley (Goodreads Author) 3.74 avg rating — 52,968 ratings score: 4,460, and 47 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	The One-in-a-Million Boy by Monica Wood 4.09 avg rating — 40,074 ratings score: 4,147, 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
24	Jane Steele by Lyndsay Faye (Goodreads Author) 3.88 avg rating — 16,494 ratings score: 4,087, and 42 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	Behold the Dreamers by Imbolo Mbue (Goodreads Author) 3.94 avg rating — 85,581 ratings score: 3,926, and 42 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	The Queen of the Night by Alexander Chee (Goodreads Author) 3.43 avg rating — 12,131 ratings score: 3,889, 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
27	Behind Closed Doors by B.A. Paris (Goodreads Author) 3.97 avg rating — 744,283 ratings score: 3,862, 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
28	Mr. Splitfoot by Samantha Hunt 3.65 avg rating — 7,816 ratings score: 3,792, 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
29	Sleeping Giants (Themis Files, #1) by Sylvain Neuvel (Goodreads Author) 3.82 avg rating — 97,255 ratings score: 3,789, 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
30	American Housewife by Helen Ellis 3.34 avg rating — 16,812 ratings score: 3,623, 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
31	Vinegar Girl by Anne Tyler (Goodreads Author) 3.39 avg rating — 40,574 ratings score: 3,515, 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
32	The Wonder by Emma Donoghue (Goodreads Author) 3.65 avg rating — 91,151 ratings score: 3,439, 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
33	Barkskins by Annie Proulx 3.83 avg rating — 20,350 ratings score: 3,426, 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
34	A Court of Mist and Fury (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #2) by Sarah J. Maas (Goodreads Author) 4.64 avg rating — 3,117,531 ratings score: 3,376, and 35 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	Sweetbitter by Stephanie Danler (Goodreads Author) 3.33 avg rating — 78,591 ratings score: 3,298, and 35 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	Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders 3.75 avg rating — 173,783 ratings score: 3,266, 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
37	It Ends with Us (It Ends with Us, #1) by Colleen Hoover (Goodreads Author) 4.09 avg rating — 4,532,669 ratings score: 3,135, 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
38	The Unseen World by Liz Moore (Goodreads Author) 4.12 avg rating — 24,523 ratings score: 3,118, 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
39	The Association of Small Bombs by Karan Mahajan (Goodreads Author) 3.57 avg rating — 14,590 ratings score: 3,102, 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
40	Lab Girl: A story of Trees, Science and Love by Hope Jahren (Goodreads Author) 3.98 avg rating — 71,640 ratings score: 3,095, 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
41	Everyone Brave Is Forgiven by Chris Cleave (Goodreads Author) 3.75 avg rating — 45,479 ratings score: 3,003, 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
42	America's First Daughter by Stephanie Dray (Goodreads Author) 4.23 avg rating — 67,757 ratings score: 2,949, 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
43	Nutshell: A Novel by Ian McEwan (Goodreads Author) 3.69 avg rating — 57,421 ratings score: 2,947, 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
44	Be Frank With Me by Julia Claiborne Johnson (Goodreads Author) 3.89 avg rating — 23,563 ratings score: 2,946, 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
45	The Summer Before the War by Helen Simonson (Goodreads Author) 3.79 avg rating — 44,543 ratings score: 2,891, 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
46	Redemption Road by John Hart (Goodreads Author) 4.09 avg rating — 22,480 ratings score: 2,874, 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
47	Imagine Me Gone by Adam Haslett (Goodreads Author) 3.69 avg rating — 20,040 ratings score: 2,868, 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
48	Glory Over Everything: Beyond The Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom (Goodreads Author) 4.31 avg rating — 45,338 ratings score: 2,858, and 30 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 Two-Family House by Lynda Cohen Loigman (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 29,095 ratings score: 2,847, and 30 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	LaRose by Louise Erdrich 3.91 avg rating — 24,610 ratings score: 2,832, 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
51	All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr (Goodreads Author) 4.31 avg rating — 1,950,416 ratings score: 2,820, and 30 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	Eligible by Curtis Sittenfeld (Goodreads Author) 3.60 avg rating — 100,011 ratings score: 2,803, and 30 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 Portable Veblen by Elizabeth Mckenzie (Goodreads Author) 3.46 avg rating — 8,231 ratings score: 2,776, and 30 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	All the Missing Girls by Megan Miranda (Goodreads Author) 3.70 avg rating — 242,218 ratings score: 2,565, 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
55	The High Mountains of Portugal by Yann Martel 3.39 avg rating — 21,041 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
56	Hag-Seed by Margaret Atwood (Goodreads Author) 3.79 avg rating — 40,154 ratings score: 2,429, 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
57	All the Birds in the Sky by Charlie Jane Anders (Goodreads Author) 3.59 avg rating — 48,617 ratings score: 2,383, 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
58	Your Heart Is a Muscle the Size of a Fist by Sunil Yapa (Goodreads Author) 3.60 avg rating — 7,177 ratings score: 2,350, 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
59	The North Water by Ian McGuire (Goodreads Author) 3.98 avg rating — 34,350 ratings score: 2,297, 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
60	The Trespasser by Tana French (Goodreads Author) 3.99 avg rating — 96,032 ratings score: 2,255, 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
61	The Swans of Fifth Avenue by Melanie Benjamin (Goodreads Author) 3.63 avg rating — 37,167 ratings score: 2,194, 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
62	Everybody's Fool (Sully, #2) by Richard Russo (Goodreads Author) 4.12 avg rating — 17,357 ratings score: 2,176, 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
63	Modern Lovers by Emma Straub (Goodreads Author) 3.42 avg rating — 54,982 ratings score: 2,141, 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
64	The Noise of Time by Julian Barnes 3.75 avg rating — 26,582 ratings score: 1,872, 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
65	Crooked Kingdom (Six of Crows, #2) by Leigh Bardugo (Goodreads Author) 4.57 avg rating — 760,574 ratings score: 1,816, 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
66	The Dry (Aaron Falk, #1) by Jane Harper (Goodreads Author) 4.06 avg rating — 265,045 ratings score: 1,713, 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
67	Christodora by Tim Murphy (Goodreads Author) 4.30 avg rating — 7,059 ratings score: 1,704, 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
68	Fire Touched (Mercy Thompson, #9) by Patricia Briggs 4.38 avg rating — 54,373 ratings score: 1,671, 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
69	The City of Mirrors (The Passage, #3) by Justin Cronin (Goodreads Author) 4.22 avg rating — 61,014 ratings score: 1,662, 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
70	The Fishermen by Chigozie Obioma (Goodreads Author) 3.88 avg rating — 21,751 ratings score: 1,651, 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
71	Swing Time by Zadie Smith 3.56 avg rating — 77,006 ratings score: 1,648, 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
72	The Green Road by Anne Enright 3.51 avg rating — 16,549 ratings score: 1,643, 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
73	Morning Star (Red Rising Saga, #3) by Pierce Brown (Goodreads Author) 4.54 avg rating — 369,376 ratings score: 1,618, 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
74	The Fireman by Joe Hill (Goodreads Author) 3.92 avg rating — 65,128 ratings score: 1,615, 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
75	The Sun Is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon (Goodreads Author) 3.95 avg rating — 356,937 ratings score: 1,535, 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
76	Sweetgirl by Travis Mulhauser (Goodreads Author) 3.78 avg rating — 4,172 ratings score: 1,434, 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
77	Killfile (John Smith, #1) by Christopher Farnsworth (Goodreads Author) 4.09 avg rating — 2,055 ratings score: 1,392, 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
78	Shelter by Jung Yun (Goodreads Author) 3.73 avg rating — 8,951 ratings score: 1,387, 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
79	The Year of the Runaways by Sunjeev Sahota 3.87 avg rating — 10,354 ratings score: 1,370, 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
80	Innocents and Others by Dana Spiotta (Goodreads Author) 3.54 avg rating — 2,868 ratings score: 1,337, 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
81	Faithful by Alice Hoffman (Goodreads Author) 4.01 avg rating — 38,912 ratings score: 1,327, 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
82	A Gathering of Shadows (Shades of Magic, #2) by V.E. Schwab 4.19 avg rating — 233,037 ratings score: 1,323, 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
83	The Wangs vs. the World by Jade Chang (Goodreads Author) 3.26 avg rating — 17,386 ratings score: 1,308, 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
84	Mischling by Affinity Konar (Goodreads Author) 3.83 avg rating — 16,082 ratings score: 1,286, 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
85	Girls on Fire by Robin Wasserman (Goodreads Author) 3.35 avg rating — 12,222 ratings score: 1,273, 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
86	Truly Madly Guilty by Liane Moriarty (Goodreads Author) 3.60 avg rating — 315,886 ratings score: 1,253, 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
87	The Girl with Ghost Eyes by M.H. Boroson 3.85 avg rating — 4,455 ratings score: 1,181, 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
88	Fellside by M.R. Carey (Goodreads Author) 3.57 avg rating — 14,927 ratings score: 1,170, 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
89	The Expatriates by Janice Y.K. Lee 3.67 avg rating — 16,285 ratings score: 1,147, 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
90	Flight of Dreams by Ariel Lawhon (Goodreads Author) 3.84 avg rating — 10,118 ratings score: 1,133, 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
91	What Belongs to You by Garth Greenwell (Goodreads Author) 3.78 avg rating — 15,321 ratings score: 1,129, 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
92	Detached by Christina Kilbourne (Goodreads Author) 4.07 avg rating — 175 ratings score: 1,125, 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
93	Sunday's on the Phone to Monday by Christine Reilly (Goodreads Author) 3.31 avg rating — 790 ratings score: 1,110, 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
94	Smoke by Dan Vyleta 3.27 avg rating — 6,527 ratings score: 1,101, 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
95	Radio Girls by Sarah-Jane Stratford (Goodreads Author) 3.74 avg rating — 7,262 ratings score: 1,071, 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
96	To The Bright Edge of the World by Eowyn Ivey (Goodreads Author) 4.12 avg rating — 23,234 ratings score: 1,034, 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
97	Modern Girls by Jennifer S. Brown (Goodreads Author) 3.90 avg rating — 4,734 ratings score: 1,013, 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
98	Hidden Bodies (You, #2) by Caroline Kepnes (Goodreads Author) 3.74 avg rating — 90,402 ratings score: 997, 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
99	A Great Reckoning (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #12) by Louise Penny (Goodreads Author) 4.43 avg rating — 82,943 ratings score: 959, 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
100	A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness 4.35 avg rating — 288,468 ratings score: 948, 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

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512 books · 2,001 voters · list created March 1st, 2016 by Lark Benobi.

Tags: 2017-fiction, fiction, literary-fiction, tob, tournament-of-books

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message 1: by Karla (new)

Jun 01, 2016 08:18PM

#2 & #18 are the same books.

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message 2: by Lark (new)

Jun 03, 2016 09:35AM

Thanks Karla. I've fixed the duplicates.

I've also removed Age of Myth by Michael J. Sullivan which is not yet published and does not appear to be a likely contender for TOB based on its description.

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message 3: by Carlissa (new)

Jun 06, 2016 06:04AM

#22, The Nightingale, although a wonderful book, was published in February 2015.

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message 4: by Megalion (last edited Jun 13, 2016 05:48AM) (new)

Jun 13, 2016 05:31AM

Several popular yet NOT QUALIFIED titles have popped up:

My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry by Fredrik Backman

Speaking from Among the Bones (Flavia de Luce, #5 ) by Alan Bradley

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message 5: by Jasmine (last edited Jun 30, 2016 02:48PM) (new)

Jun 30, 2016 02:45PM

Maybe there should be a link to the group. I had a hard time understanding what this was for when I first came across this...

Also: does the outcome of this list determine the alt. ToB from the group? I am still wondering about that one...

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message 6: by Lark (new)

Jun 30, 2016 03:09PM

Hi Jasmine. This list has nothing to do with alt.tob--it's just a place to vote for next year's possible Tournament of Books. Now and then I edit out the books that probably won't qualify for the 2017 tournament. I really welcome the help with this. Also eligibility is a judgment call...last year some books were included that were not published in 2015 (notably Oreo), and also, the TOB staff have mentioned the possibility that they might reach back into the previous year if a book seemed overlooked because of being published late in the year. poingu

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message 7: by Megalion (last edited Jul 01, 2016 03:46PM) (new)

Jul 01, 2016 03:34PM

is back.

New ineligible additions :

I'm only listing the obvious ones that stand out to me. Not deliberately checking ones that are low and known to me as 2016 published. Likely they'll never get anywhere close to the first page.

ETA: Intimations: Stories

Intimations Stories by Alexandra Kleeman

has 0 ratings and reviews but is currently at #71 with 2 votes. IMO, delete for being a planted book.
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Happy to be of help ;)

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message 8: by Megalion (new)

Jul 01, 2016 03:35PM

I know it's better that is not possible but boy there's a couple I wish I could down vote.

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message 9: by Lark (new)

Jul 01, 2016 04:30PM

Megalion wrote: " is back.

New ineligible additions :

I'm only listing the obvious ones that stand out to me. Not deli..."

Thanks Megalion. Man, this is frustrating! At least I got off the Nate the Great and other easy readers. It took about 2 hours to get everything off yesterday.

But I'm keeping literary fiction from Q4 2015 because of TOB's vague deadline and their acknowledgment of how they frequently overlook Q4 titles and may consider them the next year--so Laurus stays.

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message 10: by Megalion (new)

Jul 01, 2016 04:56PM

Gotcha. I just figured Oct was early enough in Q4.

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message 11: by Sduff222 (new)

Jul 08, 2016 01:09PM

Why delete Intimations: Stories? There are several other forthcoming titles, and that one is by an author many of us were surprised to see not on last year's TOB. Is excitement/anticipation not a factor for people?

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message 12: by Lark (new)

Jul 08, 2016 01:41PM

Sduff222 wrote: "Why delete Intimations: Stories? There are several other forthcoming titles, and that one is by an author many of us were surprised to see not on last year's TOB. Is excitement/anti..."

This is all certainly a judgment call since others were added prepublication but I prefer people to wait until the book is published before adding it here as a contender--otherwise the book's presence on the list is a bit more promotional, and is based on people reading advance reviews and/or ARCs.

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message 13: by Megalion (new)

Jul 08, 2016 01:51PM

Oops, I'm an ARC reader, didn't think about that. I'll check what I added now.

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message 14: by Lark (new)

Jul 08, 2016 02:07PM

Megalion wrote: "Oops, I'm an ARC reader, didn't think about that. I'll check what I added now."

Please don't worry about it too much! Because on the other hand waiting until publication means that books published in January will have a boost in our list's rankings. If Intimations: Stories appears on the list prematurely again I probably will leave it right there...it's just that you had given me feedback about it that I acted on.

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message 15: by Megalion (new)

Jul 08, 2016 02:15PM

OK cool because while it's already published i think, was hoping that getting The Huntingfield Paintress on the list and high as possible (via legit votes from fellow arc readers I got to read the book) in hopes of attracting some TBR attention.

The Huntingfield Paintress by Pamela Holmes

Its a small indie press book that IMO is easy contender for making the best of 2016 lists. Historical fiction about a real woman who was very progressive minded for her time (not activist about it) who followed Michelangelo's path by painting the ceiling of her small church.

Hehe, i can never not rave about it if I mention it. But hey, I'll do what I can to get any word of mouth going.

Haven't actually checked yet but pretty sure that all my additions have or will be published by sept.

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message 16: by Megalion (new)

Jul 08, 2016 02:17PM

Oh I called out Imitation Stories because it had ZERO ratings or reviews. Which made it likely a plant and not a legit vote from a neutral reader.

As I said above but Sduff222 missed it.

Cheers

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message 17: by Megalion (new)

Jul 10, 2016 12:48AM

Currently on first page

The Year of the Runaways by Sunjeev Sahota

published June 2015

Spill Simmer Falter Wither by Sara Baume

published Oct 2015

published Dec 2015, but first published in Jan 2015??

published Sept 2015

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message 18: by Sduff222 (last edited Jul 26, 2016 07:02AM) (new)

Jul 26, 2016 06:41AM

The Year of the Runaways was published in the United States in March 2016.

Spill Simmer Falter Wither was also published in the United States in March 2016.

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message 19: by Sduff222 (new)

Jul 26, 2016 06:46AM

Megalion wrote: "Oh I called out Imitation Stories because it had ZERO ratings or reviews. Which made it likely a plant and not a legit vote from a neutral reader.

As I said above but Sduff222 missed it.

Cheers"

No, I just think it's kinda weird to say things like "plant." I am very sure that tons of people are voting for books they haven't finished yet. I mean, I got a copy of Intimations: Stories, so egalleys are out there. I just typically don't rate a lot of books on goodreads. And considering Intimations only had a couple votes, I think it's likely that people were voting based on having read one or two stories elsewhere.

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message 20: by Megalion (last edited Jul 26, 2016 10:42AM) (new)

Jul 26, 2016 10:41AM

And

is back again.

I'm voting

The Tao of Bill Murray Real-Life Stories of Joy, Enlightenment, and Party Crashing by Gavin Edwards

onto list. Out in a couple months and absolutely wonderful! Check it out poingu. :)

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message 21: by Lisa (last edited Aug 13, 2016 02:44PM) (new)

Aug 13, 2016 02:42PM

I removed The Nightingale as it was published in Feb 2015 and so does not meet the guidelines for this list.

I've also deleted A Man Called Ove as it was published in 2014

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message 22: by Juniper (last edited Sep 12, 2016 06:17AM) (new)

Aug 14, 2016 02:21PM

i removed the following nonfiction books:

* Adulthood Is a Myth: A "Sarah's Scribbles" Collection
* Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology
* Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania
* Ghettoside: A True Story of Murder in America
* Everybody Was So Young: Gerald and Sara Murphy: A Lost Generation Love Story (which was actually on the list twice, but one was a mistitled edition)
* Pandemic: Tracking Contagions, from Cholera to Ebola and Beyond
* Teacher Misery: Helicopter Parents, Special Snowflakes and Other Bullshit
* The Tao of Bill Murray: Real-Life Stories of Joy, Enlightenment, and Party Crashing

this work of fiction was duplicated on the list, so it was merged into one record: The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet

edited to add:

Megalion wrote: "I'm voting The Tao of Bill Murray: Real-Life Stories of Joy, Enlightenment, and Party Crashing onto list...."

@ megalion: i am SO sorry! i just now saw your comment on the bill murray book. because it was catalogued as nonficiton/ is essays and this list is for novels and short stories (as is the tournament of books), i jumped the gun before realizing you had commented specifically on this book. there was only the one vote, so if you want to re-add it, no other votes were lost. my apologies to you!

22 aug 16 -- removed: Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging, by Sebastian Junger -- non fiction work. it had 1 vote and was in position #203.

12 sept 16 -- removed Circling the Sun, by paula mclain, as it was published 28 july 2015. it had 3 votes, and was in position 115.

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message 23: by Lisa (new)

Aug 22, 2016 08:41AM

removed

again.

It was published in Feb 2015, for the love of all that is bookwormy can people please stop adding it?!

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message 24: by Greg (new)

Aug 23, 2016 11:49AM

Lisa wrote: "I removed The Nightingale as it was published in Feb 2015 and so does not meet the guidelines for this list.

I've also deleted A Man Called Ove as it was published ..."
Lisa, there is massive "pushing" of some books onto any and every goodreads list, it seems. And I know absolutely that there are massive, pre-arranged voting segments to get votes: if you analyze the total votes for last year's best fiction: Go Set a Watchman, you'll see that the numbers indicate data so non-normal that statistically they are impossible.

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message 25: by [deleted user] (new)

Sep 11, 2016 06:11PM

As far as I can tell, The Gracekeepers and A General Theory of Oblivion are from early 2015.

Purity and You Too Can Have a Body Like Mine were published in 2015 and were on the TOB 2016 longlist so they definitely do not qualify.

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message 26: by Lark (new)

Sep 11, 2016 06:40PM

Thanks Sarah. I deleted all except General Theory because the Archipelago/US edition came out in 2016. I'm not sure if that was the first in US, but I think so. Anyone know for sure?

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message 27: by Melissa (new)

Nov 23, 2016 11:02PM

I checked the book page and clicked on the "other lists with this title" before adding "It Ends With Us" which didn't show it being on this list so I added it then I saw as I scrolled more it was already added. Now it's a duplicate at number 352 at the time of this comment. Not sure why it didn't show in the lists it was on. Sorry for the duplicate.

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message 28: by Petro (new)

Dec 28, 2016 07:06AM

#104 and #356 duplicated (When Breath Becomes Air)

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message 29: by Yvonne (new)

Jan 05, 2017 10:08PM

Chanced upon this very interesting list. Sorry to mention this, since I gave both books five stars, but neither When Breath Becomes Air nor Lab Girl are fiction. :-( Too bad...

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message 30: by Donna (last edited Feb 23, 2017 09:11PM) (new)

Feb 23, 2017 09:03PM

The system found and removed 1 duplicate. I removed When Breath Becomes Air, by Paul Kalanthi, from #26 because it is nonfiction:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

Also gone from page 1, Me Before You, with a pub date of Sept. 2015:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

Removed from #100, All the Light We Cannot See, pub date May 2014:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

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message 31: by Donna (last edited Feb 23, 2017 09:52PM) (new)

Feb 23, 2017 09:17PM

Lisa wrote: "I removed The Nightingale as it was published in Feb 2015 and so does not meet the guidelines for this list.

I've also deleted A Man Called Ove as it was published ..."
...and tonight I am deleting it again. Why do people do this?? Backman published two titles last year, and this was not one of them!

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

Seriously? This book was first published in 1962. Even if one is fooled by a re-release, that was 2006. We Have Always Lived in the Castle
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8...
And again...2002. The Art of Hearing Heartbeats, removed from page 2.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
Published 2009:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6...

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message 32: by BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) (last edited Mar 10, 2017 05:02AM) (new)

Mar 10, 2017 04:45AM

If it's the date of first publication that counts, then the following books should definitely not be on this list (I own a copy, so I should know, shouldn't I...?):
The Vegetarian (#7)
Brooklyn (#168)
Thus Bad Begins (#188)
The Luminaries (#252)
First They Killed My Father (#334)

As far as other titles are concerned, I only went through the first 50 on the list but I found
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (#49)

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message 33: by Lark (new)

Mar 10, 2017 09:28AM

Please don't purge The Vegetarian--it's actually in this year's TOB.

No need to have the list be totally pure, imo. TOB itself has championed translations, reprints, and USA-first-printings, even if these books might have been published years earlier. Another example being last year's Oreo.

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message 34: by Donna (last edited Mar 10, 2017 12:09PM) (new)

Mar 10, 2017 11:38AM

The publication issue can be frustrating, because sometimes a book is first published in UK or USA, then released the following year in the other country, and so Goodreads members in the second country of publication don't get a chance to vote for a book they really like and couldn't have obtained when it was legit. But one does have to draw the line somewhere, or the whole list is pointless. For those experiencing this frustration, I recommend cruising the best of decade lists.

That said, The Goldfinch was published in 2013, and I just pulled it off the third page. Seriously, folks.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

And from page 4, for heaven's sake Upton Sinclair? Best of 2016? Oh come on now! https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...
And an early bird, We Were the Lucky Ones, pub. 2017, page 4:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
Also page 4, The Curious Case of Dassoukine's Trousers, first published 2012:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
Reprobates, also early pub date
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
Outline, page 4, 2014:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

A gentle reminder: if you see a title that falls outside the list's description, i.e., the wrong pub date or nonfiction, please indicate on which page you found it. Those of us that help edit these lists are all unpaid, doing this for the satisfaction alone.

Also, if you have minimal qualifications such as a BA and/or experience in library science or education, consider volunteering to be a Goodreads librarian, and then you can swoop in and nip those annoying entries yourself (but always document what you have done, as I did here).

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message 35: by Julie (last edited Jun 24, 2017 01:21PM) (new)

Jun 24, 2017 01:05PM

Deleted a few books that were published way outside of the time range such as Brooklyn, published in 2009 and Unbroken, published in 2010. I also removed multiple memoirs which are nonfiction.

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message 36: by Donna (last edited Jun 24, 2017 02:04PM) (new)

Jun 24, 2017 01:46PM

Deleted from position #190, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian, which was published in 2007. C'mon now, people.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6...

From #53, 2014, The Long Road to a Small Angry Planet
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

From #88, Sudden Death, 2013
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

The system found and removed 1 duplicate.

When users add new titles, it makes for a more interesting list and provides other readers with ideas for future reading. However, please do check the publication date. Sometimes a book is first published in some other English-language country, and so it shows up in your local bookstore as a hot-off the presses release. But for this list, you need the specific publication window mentioned above, and that means a novel that's been published for the first time in 2016 (or December 2015) ever, anywhere.

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message 37: by Greg (new)

Jul 02, 2017 02:17PM

This list feels very old. I read a number of these books in early 2016.

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message 38: by Donna (new)

Jul 02, 2017 03:42PM

Greg wrote: "This list feels very old. I read a number of these books in early 2016."

Look at the subtext. This is not a list of 2017 books; it's a list of books published between 12/15 and 12/16. The tournament is this year's; the books are last year's.

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message 39: by Susanna - Censored by GoodReads (new)

Jul 03, 2017 10:08AM

There are some things on there that seem to me to be not eligible. For example The Invisible Library, published in January 2015.

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message 40: by Donna (new)

Jul 03, 2017 03:53PM

Susanna - Censored by GoodReads wrote: "There are some things on there that seem to me to be not eligible. For example The Invisible Library, published in January 2015."

Sharp eyes! That one missed eligibility by 15 days, and now it is gone: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

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message 41: by Donna (last edited Jul 13, 2017 08:27PM) (new)

Jul 13, 2017 08:26PM

Lumeda wrote: "

Lunora and the Monster King NEEDS to be on here. Brilliant read for 2017."

...but you didn't add it. Nobody else will do this; everyone that likes a book that isn't here adds their titles using the tab at the top of the list, and each of us adds the books we liked best.

The comment section is primarily to note errors and assist in editing of the list.

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