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The 2012 Goodreads Choice Awards—Open for Voting!
Vote Now in the Opening Round! »Feeling choosy? What's the best book you read this year? Pick your favorites in 20 categories by voting in the 2012 Goodreads Choice Awards, the only major book awards decided by readers—that's you! Junot Díaz is duking it out with Barbara Kingsolver in Best Fiction. Arab Spring activist Wael Ghonim is up against best-seller Cheryl Strayed in Best Memoir. Will Tudor expert Hilary Mantel slay international man of mystery Carlos Ruiz Zafón in Best Historical Fiction? It will be a fight to the finish until the polls close November 27!
To begin the Opening Round, we've nominated 15 books in each category. Instead of consulting publishing experts or a judging panel, we look to readers to find the best books of the year. We analyzed statistics from the 170 million books added, rated, and reviewed on the site in 2012 and nominated books based on the number of ratings and average rating. A nomination is truly an honor because it comes straight from the readers! And to make sure every reader has the "choice" he or she wants, the Opening Round also accepts write-in votes.
Who will be the major break-out nominee of 2012? Last year's juggernaut Fifty Shades of Grey picked up speed when it reached the 2011 finals for Best Romance before becoming a viral hit. And our new crop of nominees boasts a larger percentage of indie authors than ever before. Some household names did not even make the cut. J.K. Rowling's The Casual Vacancy and Zadie Smith's novel NW both were just shy of the 3.50 average rating required for an Opening Round nomination (but if you loved those books, don't worry. You can still place a write-in vote!)
You have three chances to vote. The Opening Round lasts until November 10. Vote now to make sure your favorite books make it into the Semifinals.
Don't wait! Vote for the best books of 2012! »
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Nov 01, 2012 04:52PM
huh? I never said anna dressed in blood was a horror novel - i'm confsed
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Diana wrote: "Kelly wrote: "ALWAYS THE MORTAL INSTRUMENTS Oh, my gosh, yes! Best series ♥"
why is it the best?
Dee wrote: "huh? I never said anna dressed in blood was a horror novel - i'm confsed"now i'am confused? oh, well.
Hi!
Lainie wrote: "Melanie wrote: "Suggestion? Make it so you can only vote for books that voters have marked as "read." Sure it's still on the honor system, but it seems that like will make the voting a little mor..."Why? I don't always catalogue the books I read, for a myriad of reasons. I disagree with the concept of limiting to voting just because you put it on your read shelf. Also it won't change anybody who is really intent on voting for that particular book.
I'm bummed not to see Quintana of Charyn (the amazing finale to the awesome Lumatere Chronicles series) on the list of nominees for YA Fantasy. Books published late in the year get short shrift. :( Let's hope it picks up momentum and makes the list next year. It really is deserving of any love it gets!
I'm going to agree with everyone about adding a GLBTQ section. I get the whole segregation thing (and that is really respectable reason), but when it comes to the results, I probably won't even look at the lists if I have to dig for that information. I mean... I wouldn't sign a petition to have a gay section in a book store (because it causes too much separation), but online lists are a little different. That is how I -and a lot of people in the GLBTQ community- actually find our books. We just love our lists! :P
EA wrote: "I'm bummed not to see Quintana of Charyn (the amazing finale to the awesome Lumatere Chronicles series) on the list of nominees for YA Fantasy. Books published late in the year get short shrift. :(..."my understanding is that it hasn't been released in the US yet and won't be until 2013, so it is ineligible - although because 2012 is the programed pub date, it can be written in
Serith wrote: "I'm going to agree with everyone about adding a GLBTQ section. I get the whole segregation thing (and that is really respectable reason), but when it comes to the results, I probably won't even loo..."so you don't want physical separation but online separation is ok - couldn't it be argued that one potentially leads to another and then you have discrimination (either pro or neg)
Dee wrote: so you don't want physical separation but online separation is ok - couldn't it be argued that one potentially leads to another and then you have discrimination (either pro or neg)See, that is why I'm a little torn on the whole topic! XP It's such a fine -and sometime sensitive- line. I just figure that having a list is more helpful to those that are actually looking for queer books, you know? (...still hella' confusing choice to make, though)
Have you looked at the Lambda Liteeary Award - they are all LGBt books
Dee wrote: "Have you looked at the Lambda Liteeary Award - they are all LGBt books"No, but thanks a lot for sharing, Dee! It looks like an amazing source (nice categories too). I'll definitely spend a lot of time digging there. What a treat <3
If you have YA, why not Erotica? Erotica, unfortunately is the category GLBTQ books typically fall under, but I'm trying to make a point here. If YA is a category for a "different" reader then I think the same could be said for Erotica.
Not able to Vote for many of the Books or Author's I have read or grown to Love... But what's a Lady to DO?
corban addison - a walk across the sun - excellent book.
Dee wrote: "Lily wrote: "I wish GoodReads had a category just for indie books, Like "Best Indie Book of Year or something like that. I hope no one finds my idea offensive because that was not what I meant it ..." As an Indie writer, I don't find it offensive at all. I believe my own book is the best one I've read all year. Maybe I'm just a little bit biased.
A Walk Across The Sun by Corban Addison-Great book
LisaT - We Are Qhuay! wrote: "Amit wrote: "There should have been a vote for best cover art as in 2010. I mean , why would you pick a book up if the cover just had a the title and the author in bold."I agree Amit."
you mean you both LITERALLY want to judge books by their covers?
hang your heads guys,hang your heads.
Please, please, tell me there a list of all 2012 nominees somewhere on Goodrerads.
lafon حمزة wrote: "Lainie wrote: "Melanie wrote: "Suggestion? Make it so you can only vote for books that voters have marked as "read." Sure it's still on the honor system, but it seems that like will make the voti..."More I just don't like that I had the option to vote for a book I hadn't read yet.
Estelle wrote: "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows"DH wasn't published in 2012. Otherwise, it's an excellent book.
Someday, i hope to write a novel that will be published and popular on goodreads
Samira wrote: "Someday, i hope to write a novel that will be published and popular on goodreads"Or just write Twilight fan fiction.
Alicia wrote: "Samira wrote: "Someday, i hope to write a novel that will be published and popular on goodreads"Or just write Twilight fan fiction."
Advice: Someday starts with today.
Laura wrote: "Not able to Vote for many of the Books or Author's I have read or grown to Love... But what's a Lady to DO?"Go to the write in box.
Samira wrote: "Someday, i hope to write a novel that will be published and popular on goodreads"November is National Novel Writing Month - so why not try - there are probably over a million people participating around the world
It is a great example of reading democracy and the grassroots movement, but some books are truly pathetic. I am reading some of those nominations now to see whther I have missed something major and keep wondering why or why they are in the list. If people add them or read them, it does not always mean that they are good. Why not balance some expertise with the vox populi and split the presentations in nominations?
That makes too much sense, Zulfiya. Therefore, it won't happen :)
GR sponsored "Brain Dead Contest" for 2 million GR idiots. Check 'em out.
The Bible, Raising Dragons by Bryan Davis, The Rise of the Wyrm Lord by Wayne Thomas Batson, and Redwall by Brian Jacques
late to the ball but there are some really amazing books yet to be released this year don't they get a shot? Will they be eligible for next year's awards?
EA wrote: "I'm bummed not to see Quintana of Charyn (the amazing finale to the awesome Lumatere Chronicles series) on the list of nominees for YA Fantasy. Books published late in the year get short shrift. :(..."Quintana of Charyn is actually eligible for this year. I was slightly confused since I wanted to vote for Froi of the Exiles which was realeased in March in USA but after trying to vote it said it wasn't eligible for this year. So I voted for Quintana instead which is mysteriously eligible although it won't be published in USA till next March. I guess Goodreads doesn't distinguish between Australian and American realease dates.
So if you want to vote for Quintana, do it now because next year it won't be eligible.
EA wrote: "I'm bummed not to see Quintana of Charyn (the amazing finale to the awesome Lumatere Chronicles series) on the list of nominees for YA Fantasy. Books published late in the year get short shrift. :(..."Quintana of Charyn is actually eligible for this year. I was slightly confused since I wanted to vote for Froi of the Exiles which was realeased in March in USA but after trying to vote it said it wasn't eligible for this year. So I voted for Quintana instead which is mysteriously eligible although it won't be published in USA till next March. I guess Goodreads doesn't distinguish between Australian and American realease dates.
So if you want to vote for Quintana, do it now because next year it won't be eligible.
EA wrote: "I'm bummed not to see Quintana of Charyn (the amazing finale to the awesome Lumatere Chronicles series) on the list of nominees for YA Fantasy. Books published late in the year get short shrift. :(..."Quintana of Charyn is actually eligible for this year. I was slightly confused since I wanted to vote for Froi of the Exiles which was realeased in March in USA but after trying to vote it said it wasn't eligible for this year. So I voted for Quintana instead which is mysteriously eligible although it won't be published in USA till next March. I guess Goodreads doesn't distinguish between Australian and American realease dates.
So if you want to vote for Quintana, do it now because next year it won't be eligible.
I nominate "The Ugly Duchess" by Eloisa James and "Halo if the Damned" by Dina Rae
Linda Hays-Gibbs
My Angel, My Light As Darkness Falls
So...Days of Blood & Starlight is TOTALLY the YA book of the year. I guess it's under YA supernatural. I'm gonna write it in, but I fear given that non-ARC readers have less than a week to vote for it, it'll get unfairly snubbed even though the great (but not as amazing as DoBaS) first book was nominated for Book of the Year.
I think anything from Margret Peterson Haddix is amazing and well-written! i love her, check it out!
I don't approve, in fact, of such a vote. I mean, has everyone read all of the books nominated? If I were to read all of the books nominated, would that change the book I would vote the best?
I don't approve, in fact, of such a vote. I mean, has everyone read all of the books nominated? If I were to read all of the books nominated, would that change the book I would vote the best?
Jason wrote: "So...Days of Blood & Starlight is TOTALLY the YA book of the year. I guess it's under YA supernatural. I'm gonna write it in, but I fear given that non-ARC readers have less than a week to vote for..."This is my concern exactly!! I still haven't read this book and feel certain based on the first one that it will be nothing short of extraordinary. So why does this award process begin so early? Books that are released later in the year deserve a fair shot as well. I feel uncomfortable voting now as some of my favourite authors have yet to release and the nominations therefore feel unfairly incomplete. I feel like I'm betraying some of the authors/characters/books I've come to love that are excluded from this process because of their late release date.
lafon حمزة wrote: "Lainie wrote: "Melanie wrote: "Suggestion? Make it so you can only vote for books that voters have marked as "read." Sure it's still on the honor system, but it seems that like will make the voti..."Agreed ...
I think that:Among the Hidden by Margaret Peterson Haddix
and
I'm Not Her by Janet Gurthler (I can't remember the last name. It's something like that)
should win awards.
Alicia wrote: "Kenya wrote: "lol. Stop that! :-) "I will never let go of the fact Goodreads was instrumental in launching that God-awful Twific. There should be utter shame for it and yet they wear it like a ba..."
Yup. I'm one.
