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BkClubCare

Vox | Christina Dalcher

Starting this today. Finally done reading for #TOB2020 #TOB20 #dystopia #stayhome #washyourhands #thankyoumedicalpeople

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thebluestocking

March Madness: The Story of High School Basketball in Illinois | Jim Enright

You guys. I got to spend some time talking about the Tournament of Books with Jenny of @ReadingEnvy and now it‘s an episode of the Reading Envy Pocast: https://tinyurl.com/ReadingEnvy183. Being a guest on one of my favorite podcasts is a little surreal. I hope you enjoy it.

#tob #tob2020 #tob20
📷: repost from @ReadingEnvy

ReadingEnvy I've been eager to share this episode! 5y

BarbaraBB I have to listen to that! 5y

Reggie I listened to this yesterday as I was cleaning in my casino. Great show, Jessica! 5y

thebluestocking @Reggie Aww. Thanks Reggie. 💙😊 5y

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merelybookish

Rooster | Don Trembath

For the first time ever, I filled out the brackets. I don't think Normal People will actually win, but I *want* it to. 🙂
Hoping to see The Testaments go down in 🔥🔥🔥 tomorrow!
#tob #tob20

Cathythoughts I‘m with you on both counts 👍🏻❤️❤️❤️ 5y

BarbaraBB I‘m with you on The Testaments. I filled the brackets in too and think Girl Woman Other will win - even though it‘s not my favorite. Fortunately the judges are always unpredictable 😀💕 5y

merelybookish @Cathythoughts You have excellent taste! 😉 5y

merelybookish @BarbaraBB I think GWO also has a good chance of winning it all. Not my favorite either but a winner I could respect. (As opposed to The Testaments...) 5y

BarbaraBB Indeed! 😘 5y

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thebluestocking

The Tournament | Matthew Reilly

And the Tournament of Books 2020 is off to the races. To stick with the metaphor, I didn‘t have a horse in this play-in round, but I enjoyed the judgment. What did you think?

https://themorningnews.org/tob/2020/golden-state-v-oval-v-we-cast-a-shadow.php

#tob #tob2020 #tob20

BkClubCare I enjoyed reading the judgment and respect the decision. It was interesting how the comment faves seemed almost balanced amongst the 3 (but that was when only a handful - I need to catchup) 5y

Suet624 I agreed with the judge‘s decision. I was so-so about both Golden and Shadow and I think she highlighted some of the reasons for my slight disappointment in both. I haven‘t read Oval though and she made me want to track it down to read. 5y

BarbaraBB I haven‘t read this one but her review was very good, as was her judgmental on Oval, like @Suet624 says. I am a bit disappointed that Golden State is out already. 5y

merelybookish I did not have a dog in this fight so wasn't very invested in the outcome. I am invested in seeing Testaments eliminated in Round 1, however. 😛 5y

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rsteve388

We Cast a Shadow: A Novel | Maurice Carlos Ruffin

I have dived into the #TOB2020 Reads.

So far I have read /or reading the following books:
1.) Your House Will Pay
2.) Girl, Women, Other
3.) We Cast A Shadow

I am so excited to be participating in this year's #TOB I even have a T Shirt! #TOB20

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thebluestocking

Mary Toft; or, The Rabbit Queen: A Novel | Dexter Palmer

I‘m getting excited for the Tournament of Books!! It should start in a week or so! 💙

#tob20 #tob #tob2020

Cinfhen Great photo 5y

thebluestocking @Cinfhen Thank you! I like how it turned out. 💙 5y

Cinfhen Are these books your faves??? 5y

thebluestocking @Cinfhen They‘re just the tournament books I have physical copies of. But Mary Toft and Normal People were among my favorites on the short list. 5y

Cinfhen 😊👍🏽 5y

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CindyE09

Nothing to See Here | Kevin Wilson

pick

Very entertaining and touching novel about a woman who gets recruited by her high school best friend to take care of her step-children, who just happen to randomly catch on fire. Loved Kevin Wilson‘s writing style and I will definitely be checking out his short story collections soon. #ToB #ToB20

8little_paws loved loved loved this book and want to read his whole backlist 5y

squirrelbrain I loved this one too! 5y

britt_brooke LOVED this one!! 5y

Megabooks Totally agree!! 5y

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CindyE09

Overthrow: A Novel | Caleb Crain

so-so

Started off thinking this book about a group of friends in their 20s who hack a government file would be a DNF for me but pushed through since it‘s on the #ToB shortlist. The writing was a bit stale and I didn‘t really end up caring about any of the characters, but the issues about privacy addressed were interesting to think about. I think this book would have been stronger if it had fewer point of views and left out all the ESP. #tob2020 #tob20

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rsteve388

Light Changes Everything: A Novel | Nancy E. Turner

Hey Litsy, have any of you participated in Roosters Tournament Of Books?. I am curious about it. I have started listening to this podcast called So Many Damn Books and they have a series of episodes that talk about it. It sounds interesting.

Scochrane26 I‘ve seen some posts about it but can‘t remember from who. There‘s a hashtag. #tob 5y

ljuliel I think I saw a Goodreads group about it once awhile ago. Haven‘t seen anything else about it and not sure how it works. 5y

rsteve388 @ljuliel here is more information about it. https://themorningnews.org/article/the-2020-tournament-of-books-shortlist-and-ju... 5y

thebluestocking Hi! I‘m a huge fan of the Tournament and have been following it since 2012. There‘s quite a crew here on Litsy that reads along. We use #ToB #tob20 and #tob2020. It should be starting up next week! 💙 5y

rsteve388 @thebluestocking How Exciting! Thanks for telling me I can't wait to participate 5y

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