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Vote Now in the 2011 Goodreads Choice Awards Final Round: See What Made the Cut!
Posted by Jessica on November 21, 2011
Only 10 books left standing in each category! »
After two rounds of voting and more than 411,000 votes cast, we've entered the Final Round of the Goodreads Choice Awards. There are now 10 lucky finalists in each of 22 categories. Congratulations to the authors who have made it this far!
The polls remain open until midnight on November 30, and it's still anyone's race! Voters are keeping things interesting and spreading their love across a broad range of books. Whisper-thin margins separate the top books, so get out the vote and lead your favorite book to victory! To give you an idea, at the end of the Semifinal Round only 24 votes separated the top books in Best Fiction—despite thousands of votes cast. Several books are vying for the top spot in Best Paranormal Fantasy, with rampant fans all supporting their favorites series. You might guess that best-selling juggernaut Stephen King would have Best Science Fiction all wrapped up, but write-in candidate Ilona Andrews rocketed into the top 10, even without an Opening Round nomination. It's a wide-open race!
You now have a third and final chance to vote for your favorite books of the year. Remember, polls close November 30, so don't forget to vote this week as you baste your turkey and roll your pie crusts for Thanksgiving dinner. Winners will be announced in December.
Vote for the best books of 2011! »
Only 10 books left standing in each category! »
After two rounds of voting and more than 411,000 votes cast, we've entered the Final Round of the Goodreads Choice Awards. There are now 10 lucky finalists in each of 22 categories. Congratulations to the authors who have made it this far!
The polls remain open until midnight on November 30, and it's still anyone's race! Voters are keeping things interesting and spreading their love across a broad range of books. Whisper-thin margins separate the top books, so get out the vote and lead your favorite book to victory! To give you an idea, at the end of the Semifinal Round only 24 votes separated the top books in Best Fiction—despite thousands of votes cast. Several books are vying for the top spot in Best Paranormal Fantasy, with rampant fans all supporting their favorites series. You might guess that best-selling juggernaut Stephen King would have Best Science Fiction all wrapped up, but write-in candidate Ilona Andrews rocketed into the top 10, even without an Opening Round nomination. It's a wide-open race!
You now have a third and final chance to vote for your favorite books of the year. Remember, polls close November 30, so don't forget to vote this week as you baste your turkey and roll your pie crusts for Thanksgiving dinner. Winners will be announced in December.
Vote for the best books of 2011! »
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Where is Daughter of Smoke and Bone? It's not in a single category. And in the last round it was in a few. It definitely deserved to be in the last round, and win.
Erica (daydreamer) wrote: "Where is Daughter of Smoke and Bone? It's not in a single category. And in the last round it was in a few. It definitely deserved to be in the last round, and win."I agree Erica!
That's not up to GR though Erica and Ashley. They kept the top 10 books in each category and it was decided by the voters so it must not have gotten enough votes.The title sounds interesting so I'm going to take a look.
Yes, the top 10 vote-getters in each category made it into the finals. These awards are decided by the readers!
Ellen wrote: "I'm honestly surprised by the lack of good books in this round."Good is in the eye of the beholder. You might not think some books are good, but many others must have thought they were otherwise they wouldn't have made it to this round. Just something to keep in mind.
Gargh! I clicked on a book I've never heard of to see what it was about, and apparently that constituted my vote. Don't suppose it's possible to "undo" my vote in the "Fiction" category is it? I really wanted to vote. :(
Ruby wrote: "Gargh! I clicked on a book I've never heard of to see what it was about, and apparently that constituted my vote. Don't suppose it's possible to "undo" my vote in the "Fiction" category is it? I re..."Just click "clear your vote" on the screen, it should be above the book selection where it said "You voted for..."
"Remember, polls close November 30, so don't forget to vote this week as you baste your turkey and roll your pie crusts for Thanksgiving dinner. Winners will be announced in December."Happy Thanksgiving to all American members. I was watching on Food Network how to make tur-duck-hen. Amazing. Do people really eat that?
Sometimes I almost forget that this site isn't an international one, but then I am reminded, it is an American one.
Petra X wrote: "Happy Thanksgiving to all American members. I was watching on Food Network how to make tur-duck-hen. Amazing. Do people really eat that?"Happy Thanksgiving to you too!
Not very many people eat Turducken -- it's kind of a new fad -- but a few do, especially (I think) in the deep south. I believe it was invented in New Orleans, but I might be remembering that wrong.
Rose wrote: "Ruby wrote: "Gargh! I clicked on a book I've never heard of to see what it was about, and apparently that constituted my vote. Don't suppose it's possible to "undo" my vote in the "Fiction" categor..."Ah! Thanks Rose!
Petra X wrote: ""Remember, polls close November 30, so don't forget to vote this week as you baste your turkey and roll your pie crusts for Thanksgiving dinner. Winners will be announced in December."Happy Thank..."
lol from one Brit to another :-)
Marilee wrote: "I'm just not into fantasy, paranormal, etc. These books hold no interest for me."Likewise.
Ellie wrote: "Marilee wrote: "I'm just not into fantasy, paranormal, etc. These books hold no interest for me."Likewise."
Couldn't agree more.
I think it's fine to say you are not interested in the books but I think it is a whole different to say they are not good. Unless you have read every single one
Mercedes wrote: "Ellen wrote: "I'm honestly surprised by the lack of good books in this round."Good is in the eye of the beholder. You might not think some books are good, but many others must have thought they w..."
That is true for some of those books, but others are only up there because they're "cool" to like.
Marilee wrote: "I'm just not into fantasy, paranormal, etc. These books hold no interest for me."agree!
Disappointing when these books will not be remembered ten years from now, more like sitcoms than literature. Ruby wrote: "Gargh! I clicked on a book I've never heard of to see what it was about, and apparently that constituted my vote. Don't suppose it's possible to "undo" my vote in the "Fiction" category is it? I re..."
How do I get to the Awards area? I'd be interested in seeing the Awards books from previous years - can anybody help? Thanks
Lyn, click on any of the links the blog post above. Previous years are linked in the bottom left of the 2011 main page.Or click here:
2011 Choice Awards
2010 Choice Awards
2009 Choice Awards
RM wrote: "What is Turduckhen? Thanks. =)"I think it's a chicken, wrapped in a duck, wrapped in a turkey...
I know in the time of Henry VIII this sort of thing was popular (we had a programme where 2 actors got to sample foods from across different eras in British history and they sampled one of Henry VIII feasts. They were truely stuffed afterwards!).
Wooohoo....GO DAMON SUEDE!!! If you have not read Hot Head, BEST ROMANCE, you don't know what you're missing!
I've lost interest in this year's awards now that my top three choices (in fiction) are out. Let's go back to the format of previous years when I was excited to see the outcome. Anyone agree with me?
has good reads ever released any info about the gender breakdowns of its members? just looking at favorite book, fiction and memoir/autobiography, there seems to be an interesting skew. also wonder if this accounts for some of the glaring omissions on the favorite book and fiction lists... just an observation.
The problem with this type of voting is readers who have only read one of the category books are going to vote for it. So...if they haven't read the other books, what is their basis for comparison? Arghhhhh! I declined to vote for that very reason.
John wrote: "has good reads ever released any info about the gender breakdowns of its members? just looking at favorite book, fiction and memoir/autobiography, there seems to be an interesting skew. also wond..."I agree John but I believe it's not only gender but age as well.
Ellen wrote: "Mercedes wrote: "Ellen wrote: "I'm honestly surprised by the lack of good books in this round."Good is in the eye of the beholder. You might not think some books are good, but many others must ..."
My guess is people voted for them because they enjoyed them, not because they were "cool to like". Contests will always be controversial because people vote based on personal criteria that is vastly different from one another. Its funny you would state that you know they're doing it to be cool. Thanks for the laugh.
Jessica wrote: "I am so shocked Ready Player One isn't in the top 10 for best book :O sad!"Well at least it's in the finals for Best Sci-Fi!
GO Sarah Desen && Sara Shepard:)