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Which book should be nominated in 2013.
I think that fourth part of Riordan series of Heroes of Olympus may be nominated. The same with the third part of Divergent series. These are ideas from the top of my head. Later in a year, when I have the chance to read more this year's releases I may have more :)
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I totally agree with you! So far, I was so concentrated on our challenge that I haven't read any new release. I need to!! :)
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The House of Hades
Mind Games
Freak of Nature
Palisades Park
How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia
Scarlet
Hopeless
Mila 2.0
The Fall of Five
The 5th Wave
The House Girl
The Archived
Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock
Reviver: A Novel
Splintered
And the Mountains Echoed
The Repeat Year
Life After Life
The Next Time You See Me
Reconstructing Amelia
The Ocean at the End of the Lane
The Interestings
Allegiant
American Elsewhere
Six Years
This House is Haunted
The Burgess Boys
Eleanor & Park
Love Water Memory
The Best of Us
The Firebird
The Bone Season
The Rosie Project
Whether I get round to reading them all or whether I think they are worth nominations we shall see ....
(This list will be edited as we go along with more of my finds and my picks from suggestions below)
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Lynn wrote: "Oh and I doubt I'll read it (got a bit bored of her books) but I think The Storyteller will be eagerly anticipated by a lot of people."I loved the book, but I can see why she's a love her or ambivalent about her author. I like the themes she explores, but sometimes she misses with the people part. And she obviously has a formula she sticks to. I prefer her earlier books but I will continue to read her new releases.
In The Storyteller the bits about the Holocaust are great, and even the vampire storyline (as weird as it seems) was great, but I wasn't such a fan of the modern part of the story and I didn't really take to Sage.
I think that's the only book I've read so far that will be nominated. But I expect the Divergent one, and the next in the Heroes of Olympus will be nominated. I also think that the new Kristin Hannah one will be nominated, it's a sequel to Firefly Lane, I'm not sure what it's called but it's out in April.
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Joanne wrote: "Lynn wrote: "Oh and I doubt I'll read it (got a bit bored of her books) but I think The Storyteller will be eagerly anticipated by a lot of people."
I loved the book, but I can see why she's a lov..."
I was about to read The Storyteller but seriously? Vampires? The stories about wolves in her last book really bored me. I'm not sure, I'm up to go through that again!
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Joanne wrote: "Lynn wrote: "Oh and I doubt I'll read..."
I hadn't heard about the vampires either. I do know people that have read it and they loved it.... Now I feel like I need to ask them about the vampires!
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Joanne wrote: "Lynn wrote: "Oh and I..."
Likewise. All the people I know who have read it say it's her best so far... mmmh Vampires??
This is the synopsis that Goodreads has...Sage Singer befriends an old man who's particularly beloved in her community. Josef Weber is everyone's favorite retired teacher and Little League coach. They strike up a friendship at the bakery where Sage works. One day he asks Sage for a favor: to kill him. Shocked, Sage refuses…and then he confesses his darkest secret - he deserves to die, because he was a Nazi SS guard. Complicating the matter? Sage's grandmother is a Holocaust survivor.
The story centers around Sage, who is then told stories about what happened during the Holocaust by her Grandmother and Josef. Her grandmother was an aspiring writing and was writing a story about a girl who lives in a small village and who encounters a upior (Polish vampire). I actually liked this story within a story within a story! It is also an integral part to the Holocaust story...good vs evil, should we condemn all of a group of people because the group as a whole is evil? It does raise some questions, as I think is the point in most Jodi Picoult books. It is worth reading, and unlike most of her books it doesn't have a courtroom scene.
It is one of her better books, but then again there are only a couple that I wouldn't recommend. Lone Wolf and Salem Falls spring to mind!
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My guesses for a few nominations:
And maybe:
I'm sure a lot of the series books that were nominated in 2012 will have new entries for 2013.
I think a lot of the usual hyped up YA releases will be on the lists - Divergent #3, Infernal Devices #3, Delirium #3, Caster Chronicles #2, etc etcThe Wool Omnibus
(books 1-5) should definitely be on the list for Dystopian/post-apocalyptic . If you haven't picked it up yet you really should, it's brilliant.Other releases I am looking forward to are -
April
June
August
August
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My guesses for a few nominati..."
Oh I'd totally forgot about Scarlet, that needs to go on my list.
However Hopeless was published in 2012 (December) so that wouldn't count?
I keep saying I'm going to look up what the dates are to what counts ...... one day I'll do it!
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My guesses fo..."
I'm not sure about the dates. Maybe december is ok!
Vanessa wrote: "Hi Esther! Wool Omnibus was part of the nominees in science fiction this past year. It got the 2nd place with 5624 votes."Oh pooey, so it was!
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Books published between November 26, 2012, and December 31, 2012, will be eligible for the 2013 awards.
Maybe add that to your first post Vanessa?
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Books published between November 26, 2012, and December 31, 2012, will be eligible for the 2013 awards.
Maybe add that to your first post Vanessa?"
Good to know! I just saw that the paperback came out in Jan 2013, so I didn't even think to look at when it first came out, but it looks like it will be eligible anyway. Thanks for checking on that!
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comes out this year too. That may be nominated. Again, I haven't read it, so I can't say if I'd vote for it.
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Books published between November 26, 2012, and December 31, 2012, will be eligible for the 2013 awards.
Maybe add that to your first post Vanessa?"
Done! I guess you meant December 2013, right?
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I just finished and I think
should definitely be nominated for Young Adult Fantasy and goodreads author. Amazing book and amazing series!For Young Adult Fiction, definitely
. Amazing Contemporary!
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it is awesome"
Unfortunately that was published in August 2012 so wouldn't be valid for nomination.
If a book has different release dates for different countries, which one does Goodreads consider when deciding if it's eligible?
Kathleen wrote: "I just finished and I think should definitely be nominated for Young Adult Fantasy and goodreads author. Amazing book and amazing series!"
I was going to say that :')
Definitely Clockwork Princess
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I don't know Joanne, they don't say anything about this subject in their write up about the awards.
As the wording for each book on Goodreads says 'first published' I can only assume they go from the date it was first published in the first county it happens.
I honestly didn't know there was a huge difference in time with countries????
I think the main problem is when it comes to translations. In Poland we usually wait for the first Polish editions up to 8 months after the book was released in 'original' language in its country.
There is a book that was published in Jan 2012 in the UK, but not until Dec over here. Me Before You by Jojo Moyes. I was going to say that it would be a good nominee, but then I saw the UK publishing date and wasn't sure how it would work.
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I heard this book is very good! :)
It was brilliant Vanessa, the synopsis and cover made it seem like it was just another chick lit book, you know girl meets boy etc. But it was far from it! I started it about an hour before bed one night and couldn't put it down. Definitely worth a read.
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I think the publishing dates differ, simply because they want to be sure a book will sell before publishing it in North America. It's like that with a fair few British authors, once they have a huge hit then they roll it out. I did notice that the cover had also been changed for being published over here. Sometimes they also change the name, I wonder which date counts when the name of the book is changed?!
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I definitely think Splintered
will be nominated.
is suppose to be excellent (our bookclub that meets in person is set to discuss/read this in May). I'm sure
will get a nomination, simply due to Gaiman's writing and the anticipation of it.I've found that the awards don't always go to the best books but the ones that are most known; I don't think a lot of the people have actually read them but just vote on them based on their cover and that they "recognize" them. It would be very interesting if they would only allow votes to count based on actual reads and reviews.
I don't think I have seen this one mentioned yet which I find very surprising and believe it will be a huge hit and very anticipated :And the Mountains Echoed
Joanne wrote: "Lynn wrote: "Oh and I doubt I'll read it (got a bit bored of her books) but I think The Storyteller will be eagerly anticipated by a lot of people."I loved the book, but I can see why she's a lov..."
Fly Away is the title for FireFly Lane's sequel :-) I'm looking forward to it!
I definitely agree with Hopeless being nominated. Wonderful book.
Joanne wrote: "If a book has different release dates for different countries, which one does Goodreads consider when deciding if it's eligible?"Last year the awards went by the US release date, so if the book had an earlier release date in the UK or Australia or wherever, it will be fine as long as the US release date is in the eligibility period.
For example, Quintana of Charyn could be nominated.
Our additional reads books for May The Time Keeper
It is an excellent book (and the author's name is known, which many people vote on, the name of an author without ever having read the book).
This is worthy of a nomination; what a wonderful fable :-)
Lynn wrote: "Just about to start The Red Tent"Oooh. The Red Tent is a great story.
I have a question. Is
a 2012 Goodreads nomination. I swore it was but now cannot find it on the list?
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Oooh. The Red Tent is a great story.
I have a question. Is
a 2012 Goodreads nomination. I swore it was but now ..."I don't think it was.
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I've just had a quick flick through and it isn't there.
However yes it was published in 2012 (September) so wouldn't class for this year.
I am surprised it wasn't there for last year.
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This was supposed to be in the folder 'what are you reading now'! Serves me right for posting when tired and fighting off a headache ::rolleyes::
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Of the books released between November 26, 2012, and December 31, 2013 that you have read, which one do you think deserved to be nominated for Goodreads Choice Award?
Any hot future release that you expect to be in the race?
I remind you that this group is not an official goodreads group, so the books we talk about here might not be nominated. However, Goodreads' people might still read this discussion thread! ;)