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The Best Books of 2011: Announcing the Goodreads Choice Award Winners!
Congratulations to our winners in 22 categories from poetry to paranormal romance »
Voting has concluded for the 2011 Goodreads Choice Awards, the only major book awards chosen by readers, for readers. Thank you to everyone who voted, and a big round of applause for our winners!
In a result that reinforces the crossover power of Young Adult titles, Divergent, the debut novel by Veronica Roth, won Favorite Book of 2011. The critically-acclaimed 1Q84 by Haruki Murakami, a 900-page masterpiece of mystical realism won Best Fiction of 2011. Definitely not in the loser category is the winner of Best Nonfiction—The Geeks Shall Inherit the Earth by Alexandra Robbins, which demonstrates how outcasts thrive after high school. Our other big winners include The Paris Wife, Steve Jobs, Two Kisses for Maddy, and many more—see all the winners here!
We had a tremendous voting turnout for 2011, the third year we've run the Goodreads Choice Awards (view 2009 and 2010 results). Thanks for sharing your passion for your favorite books. However, we're guessing you haven't read every single book among our 440 nominees, so view the full results to see the vote breakdown for 20 nominees across 22 categories. Discover tons of new books to add to your to-read shelf and find great holiday gift ideas for every kind of reader on your shopping list!
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Finally, we're thrilled to share this video from 2011's big winner, Goodreads Author Veronica Roth, newly decorated with both Favorite Book of 2011 and Best Young Adult Fantasy & Science Fiction for Divergent, her debut novel. That's right; the first-time novelist beat out heavy hitters like George R.R. Martin and Tina Fey. Kudos to Veronica for a huge year—first book published, movie deal, and now two Goodreads Choice Awards!
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What does each winner get? Can we see the awards?
Smokin Seventeen????? There are some great mysteries out there but the Plum books barely qaulify as a mystery anymore & are no longer great reads. How could this book win since the reviews from Goodreads contrubitors are not good. I just don't get it.
people voted for it...even if they don't review it, people may have liked it...personally, I thought The Paris Wife was the worst book I attempted to read this year - I lasted 4 chapters and the intro before I gave up on it...but there are others who loved it
OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THAT WOULD BE MY DIVERGENT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Brenda wrote: "Divergent is an awesome book! Congrats Veronica!!" TOTALLY AGREED BRENDA!!
aww Forever didn't win. *sigh*At least Where She Went won. yay!
I don't know, but Divergent and Delirium were both awesome in their own ways.
Yay to vampire academy winning best graphic novel. haven't read it yet, but looks good!
why is everyone taking this voting thing personal! come on! be happy for the results mofos!!!!! ^-^
Adam 'Archer' wrote: "Wait... Whoa... Cassandra Clare won best goodreads author??? Do we award plagiarists now?"
who did she plagiarize?
who did she plagiarize?
So Many People Commented Gues I'm Out. !PEACE!
not voting...if they don't vote, then books won't win...
I loved the first three books of Cassandra Clare's Mortal Instruments. They totally rock and are among my favorite books of all time! But the fourth book was a huge disappointment in my opinion. I think Julie Kagawa and her Iron Fey series should have gotten more credit. I think she deserved more the title of GoodReads author and the Iron Knight deserved more the title of the "Best YA fantasy and science fiction".Just my opinion
Also, i wanted to mention that Fifty Shades of Grey is the BEST ROMANCE of the year, hands down. (Shouty capitals)
I if would have known it was that close between 'Shadow Fever' and 'Discovery of Witches' I would have changed my original voting (Pale Demon) to Discovery of Witches, even though I have never read Discovery of Witches. I dont think Shadow Fever is the appropriate winner but when the author bribes her fans to vote what is to be expected in fairness? :)
Adam 'Archer' wrote: "Wait... Whoa... Cassandra Clare won best goodreads author??? Do we award plagiarists now?"I know, right?!
Adeline wrote: "Adam 'Archer' wrote: "Most people here probably don't know about Cassandra Cla(i)re's shenanigans in the HP fandom before she became a published author.... Well, if anyone's curious, you can always look her up on Fan History. ;)On topic, I'm very happy that ADWD won in the Best Fantasy category."
so, if she worked with Rowling, that makes it ok to rip off ideas of HP?!?
Trisha wrote: "I if would have known it was that close between 'Shadow Fever' and 'Discovery of Witches' I would have changed my original voting (Pale Demon) to Discovery of Witches, even though I have never read..."Because voting for a book you never read is soooo much better than encouraging your own fans to vote (that is sarcasm!). I have never read either book, but I had to state that some of these commenters that are throwing out accusations with zero (!) reference to proof or evidence is at least as irresponsible/inappropriate as they are accusing others of being.
It would be good if you had to have read a book (read dates and a star rating picked) to then be able to vote for it on here.
Congrats to Veronica Roth :).. Looking forward to reading Divergent.
And how is it possible that there is only one or two translations from non-english-speaking writers? Sorry, guys, but you are losing most of good literature being writen in the world!! It is very sad.
Adam 'Archer' wrote: "Wait... Whoa... Cassandra Clare won best goodreads author??? Do we award plagiarists now?" Apparently we do. Its horrible.
Yay! City of Fallen Angels!Congrats, Cassandra Clare!
Hazel wrote: "Melodie wrote: "Just goes to show how different people's tastes are. I found DIVERGENT to be just okay. Thought DELIRIUM was a far superior book. I do agree with WHERE SHE WENT for best YA fiction..."me too. I already read delirium and divergent. I was more moved by the concept of delirium whereas divergent seems to be lacking something
I thought Divergent was as good as Delirium. But my vote went to Divergent, because it was just a tad more OMG.Surprised about Murakami though. 1q84 was sooo freaky.
Erika wrote: "so, if she worked with Rowling, that makes it ok to rip off ideas of HP?!?" I'm not sure why you ask that. I merely pointed out that most people have no clue why Adam Archer called Cassandra Clare a plagiarist because they obviously don't know anything about what she once did in the HP fandom. For example, I doubt many know that "Mortal Instruments" was once the title of her now-deleted fanfiction. Or that she managed to get banned from Fanfiction.Net in 2001 because she supposedly plagarized Pamela Dean. Or anything about Laptopgate. Therefore one shouldn't be surprised if anyone here votes for a "plagiarist". (Personally, I'd be more offended that those people don't have better tastes.)
When can we see what the actual awards look like though?
Adam 'Archer' wrote: "Wait... Whoa... Cassandra Clare won best goodreads author??? Do we award plagiarists now?"Explain yourself......
Book Addictions by Christina wrote: "Adam 'Archer' wrote: "Wait... Whoa... Cassandra Clare won best goodreads author??? Do we award plagiarists now?"Explain yourself......"
Star Wars + Harry Potter + Buffy the Vampire Slayer = TMI.
Also, Cassandra Clare has a rich plaigiarists' history with her fanfiction. Look it up. She's a disgrace to writers everywhere.
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I agree. I think of the Goodread's best book list like the People's Choice Award. I don't always agree with the winners but it is still interesting to see how the community voted