As stated, I read the BookBrowse Top 20, Pulitzer winners, Booker Prize recipients, and Newbery Medal every year. The Pulitzers came out today, and I have only read “James.” Who has read “Combee: Harriet Tubman, the Combahee River Raid,” “Native Nations: A Millenium in North America,” “Every Living Thing: The Great and Deadly Race to Know All Life,” “Feeding Ghosts: A Graphic Memoir,” “New and Selected Poems by Marie Howe,” or “To the Success of Our Hopeless Cause: The Many Lives of the Soviet Dissident Movement”? These categories of History, Memoir, and Poetry take me out of my comfort zone, and I enjoy the break. What say you?
While I have no interest in reading James, there are several others on this year’s Pulitzer list that are of interest. I have had Feeding Ghosts on my list for awhile and I requested Every Living Thing from my library yesterday when I saw the announcement.
I did read “James.” but none of the other nominees. Looking back a few years, I read Demon Copperhead and Trust (one of the most difficult books I’ve ever slogged through!).
I do try to read some of prize winners every year; however, I admit I’ve neglected the Newbery for decades. I want to return to those books as they’re so rich. Once in a while there was a dud (my humble opinion). Is there an award for best fiction young adult?
I love watching awards lists and definitely find some are more in tune with my reading tastes than others. The one list I have become a steadfast fan for is the Dublin Literary Award.
Nominations are made by librarians and the books can be from anywhere so long as they are written in English or have been translated. It’s a lucrative prize purse of €100,000. I have just completed this year’s shortlist and have totally enjoyed all but one of the titles. This year’s selections all seem to have a thread of some sort of unexpected voice/nature. Not quite sure how to say it. Quirky sounds too trite.
I knew someone would ask. I didn’t enjoy Prophet Song and yes, I know it has already won other awards and is generally well regarded. There were so many aspects that just didn’t appeal to me.
I haven’t read Prophet Song yet but it’s on my list (translation: I already bought it and it’s sitting on my Kindle). Not every book appeals to every reader for sure. Many people have loved it, but many haven’t, so you’re not alone.
I intend to read Native Nations by Kathleen Duval. I was privileged to audit her course this semester on the American Revolution at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She’s a fabulous and engaging lecturer and I look forward to reading her prize winning book.
I have read both James and Every Living Thing. I greatly enjoyed Every Living Thing, which helped me understand the classification system that is used to group living things. Who doesn’t love a great race to be the first…in this case, the first to identify every living thing!
I knew someone would ask. I didn’t enjoy Prophet Song and yes, I know it has already won other awards and is generally well regarded. There were so many aspects that just didn’t appeal to me.