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Funky Turkeys | Benjamin Zephaniah

We thought you‘d like a bit more info on our Turkey list!

Our top 16 got between 11 & 20 votes each. The next 5, shown at the top of the pic, got between 8 & 10 votes each. Any there that you‘ve read or plan to read anyway? There were a further 10 books that received 7 votes each.

And as for our *actual* turkeys-those on the bottom of the pic received either 1 vote or no votes at all. 😢

Interesting to compare with the *real* ToB!

#litsyToB24

Megabooks, BarbaraBB

squirrelbrain And you‘ll note I‘ve used the UK cover of Brainwyrms instead of the US one. 🤣 You‘re welcome! 🤣 11mo

squirrelbrain @jas16 @Bookwormjillk @AmyG @kwmg40 @imperfectcj @Rebelreader @Deblovestoread @Sarahbarnes @Micheleinphilly @Hooked_on_books @suet624 @decalino
@BkClubCare @Addison_Reads 11mo

squirrelbrain @Ruthiella @Flaneurette @jess @Yuki_Onna @Karisimo @Chelsea.Poole @larkken @Well-readNeck @batsy @cariashley @catheyb @Readerann @Liz_m @fredthemoose @jlhammar @KarenUK 11mo

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squirrelbrain @TheBookHippie @JulesG @julieclair @kimberlone @meshell1313 @JenReadsAlot @Caroline2 @CBee @MittenGirlPeach @Caryl @JamieArc @merelybookish @peaKnit @Kristy_K @rmaclean4 11mo

squirrelbrain @Gissy @Leniverse @CatLass007 @jhod @Kitta 11mo

TheBookHippie I read the top row 😅 I only liked Blackout…🤷🏻‍♀️ 11mo

Megabooks @TheBookHippie same, but I only liked Birnam Wood! Library was okay, but the other two didn‘t work as well. 🤷🏻‍♀️ 11mo

Megabooks This post is dedicated to Helen, who braved Brainwyrms so we didn‘t have to! 🫡🤭🫶🏻 11mo

Leniverse Aw, shame I missed the voting. I would have voted for Lone Women. And I would like to read Blackout. No interest in the bottom 5 though 😂 11mo

ImperfectCJ Birnam Wood and Lone Women were on my TBR already, and I'm interested in all of the top row. There are a couple from the bottom row that interested me initially, but the reviews from Littens pushed them down the priority list for me. 11mo

JamieArc @Megabooks 😂😂 11mo

fredthemoose Blackouts is on my TBR. I‘ve heard great things about Chain Gang but have held back because the premise sketches me out. But am Wood is on the periphery of my TBR. Do whatever you want with all of that! 11mo

Bookwormjillk Lone Women is on my TBR but when I listened to the first few minutes this summer I ended up bailing. I want to try though. I thought Birnam Wood was ok when we read it this summer. 11mo

squirrelbrain @TheBookHippie - I read all of the top row. Well, almost, I bailed on Chain-Gang but I don‘t think it worked on audio. 11mo

squirrelbrain @Leniverse @ImperfectCJ @Bookwormjillk -I too tried Lone Women in the summer but hibernated it about 20% in. I finished it a couple of weeks ago - liked it but it‘s not going to trouble my 2023 favourites list. 11mo

squirrelbrain @Megabooks - it‘s my own fault for being a #completerfinisher! 🤣 11mo

squirrelbrain @fredthemoose - I loved Birnam Wood, wasn‘t sure about Blackouts (a bit too ‘clever‘ for me 🤨) and hibernated Chain Gang. 11mo

Deblovestoread Lone Women is on my shelf so I‘ll get to it eventually and I‘m giving What You Are Looking For to my dad for Christmas unread so will also read in the future. Loved Chain Gang and Birnam Wood. Might pick up Blackout at some point. 11mo

squirrelbrain @Leniverse aawww I have a lovely copy of Brainwyrms I can send to you, but if you‘re not interested… 🤷‍♀️ 11mo

Ruthiella Maybe the TOB was looking for a complaint heavy tournament this year! 😂 11mo

Caroline2 I bailed on Chain gang 😂 but looking forward to reading Lone Woman. (It‘s currently sitting on my kindle) 👍 11mo

Leniverse @squirrelbrain Thanks but no thanks 😅 I even have trouble looking at the title, and I really don't want the cover to exist in my home. Although the UK cover isn't a patch on the US one for nightmare material. 11mo

jlhammar Very interesting. Thanks for sharing! So Cold People actually got some votes? 11mo

Megabooks @jlhammar yes! 😱 just 2 if I remember correctly. 11mo

BarbaraBB Super interesting list! I have no wish whatsoever to read the bottom five. Of the upper five I read three. I was underwhelmed by Lone Woman and Library and I LOVED Birnam Wood but didn‘t vote for it because we already discussed it during #CampLitsy23 🤷🏻‍♀️ 11mo

Larkken Very interesting! I‘ve already read some of the almosts, so maybe completing it that can be my version of the longlist 😆 11mo

squirrelbrain @Megabooks @jlhammar - yes, that‘s right; it received 2 votes! 11mo

Hooked_on_books I‘ve actually read all 5 of the nearly there ones. Chain-gang is not only a best of the year for me but a best of all time book, so seeing the negative response to it here makes me glad it didn‘t make our tourney. I think it‘s so remarkable and I really don‘t want to see people bashing it. I also apparently liked Lone Women far more than others here—I thought it was great! And Helen, you know that Brainwyrms vote was yours. 😉 11mo

squirrelbrain Brainwyrms got no votes at all @Hooked_on_books - my work here is done! I‘m going to try Chain-Gang again, but in print rather than audio. Waiting for a digital copy from the library. 11mo

AmyG I read Birnam Wood and I own Lone Woman but haven‘t read it yet. I just couldn‘t “get into” Chain Gang. 11mo

Addison_Reads I've read all of these except Blackouts and Independence Square. @Hooked_on_books I thought Chain-Gang was great, so you're not alone there. I also really liked Lone Woman. All the others were lackluster for me. 11mo

Karisimo Chain gang and lone women are on my TBR list 11mo

youneverarrived Thank you for the Christmas card Helen 😘 the book trust donation is a lovely idea! It‘s inspired me to do the same for Alfie‘s teachers as I‘m sure they‘ll get lots of gifts and will hopefully appreciate this just as much. 11mo

squirrelbrain Aw, that‘s so nice Katie @youneverarrived - I‘m sure they‘ll love it! 🥰 11mo

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