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Books Editor (673 KP) shared own list

Oct 4, 2017 (Updated Oct 4, 2017)
The finalists for the 2017 National Book Awards have arrived.

The National Book Awards serve roughly the same function in the book world that the Oscars do in the movie world. Pulitzer-winner Jennifer Egan’s Manhattan Beach was widely reviewed and much discussed, but although it was on the longlist for fiction, it didn’t advance to the final round.

Find out more here: http://www.nationalbook.org/nba2017.html#.WdUIZWhSzIU
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National Book Awards Longlist 2017

Below are the nominees for this year’s National Book Award, in four categories — Fiction, Nonfiction, Young People’s Literature and Poetry:

Afterland: Poems

Afterland: Poems

Mai Der Vang

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Afterland is a powerful, essential collection of poetry that recounts with devastating detail the...

Poetry
Don’t Call Us Dead: Poems

Don’t Call Us Dead: Poems

Danez Smith

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Award-winning poet Danez Smith is a groundbreaking force, celebrated for deft lyrics, urgent...

Poetry
Square Inch Hours

Square Inch Hours

Sherod Santos

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A vividly rendered collection tracing the aftermath of a breakdown and the struggle to reconnect...

Poetry
In the Language of My Captor

In the Language of My Captor

Shane McCrae

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Acclaimed poet Shane McCrae's latest collection is a book about freedom told through stories of...

Whereas: Poems

Whereas: Poems

Layli Long Soldier

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WHEREAS confronts the coercive language of the United States government in its responses, treaties,...

Poetry social issues
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Rhys (240 KP) rated Ring in Books

Feb 27, 2019  
Ring
Ring
Koji Suzuki, Glynne Walley, Robert B. Rohmer | 2007 | Fiction & Poetry
9
9.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Absolutely give it a go.
Contains spoilers, click to show
If you are not already acquainted with this series, and you are a fan of horror and/or psychological thriller fiction, this is an absolutely perfect place to start. It is written in parts, detailing Asakawa’s investigation of a set of mysterious murders and the discovery of a far greater curse. No part is so long as to drag on needlessly, though some are rather short.
  
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Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2367 KP) rated Eighth Shepherd (A.D. Chronicles, #8) in Books

Mar 9, 2018  
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Eighth Shepherd (A.D. Chronicles, #8)
Bodie Thoene | 2008
10
10.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
The slow march toward the crucifixion continues as we get the story of tax collector Zachai of Jericho. While this historical fiction series has been more hit and miss than normal for the Thoenes, I got emotionally drawn into this volume even though I knew the ultimate outcome.

Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/04/book-review-eighth-shepherd-by-bodie.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
  
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Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2367 KP) rated Tenth Stone (A.D. Chronicles, #10) in Books

Mar 9, 2018  
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Tenth Stone (A.D. Chronicles, #10)
Bodie Thoene | 2009
2
2.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
The Thoene's bring back characters from earlier books to retell the story of the Prodigal Son. However, they turn their historical fiction into fantasy and kill the climax of what should have been a powerful book. I'm debating whether I will continue to read them or not.

Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/05/book-review-tenth-stone-by-bodie-and.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
  
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Zuky the BookBum (15 KP) rated There is a Reaper ... in Books

Mar 15, 2018  
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There is a Reaper ...
Charles V. de Vet | 2010
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Isn’t fiction such an amazing thing? That you can read a 10 page piece of writing that draws you in and chills you to the bone… incredible.

This one is instantly unsettling, and maybe it’s not the most unpredictable ending in the world, but it’s done in such an amazing way that you’ll feel the goosebumps rise on your arms.

An excellent little horror story.
  
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Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2367 KP) rated The Last Musketeer (The Last Musketeer, #1) in Books

Mar 9, 2018  
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The Last Musketeer (The Last Musketeer, #1)
Stuart Gibbs | 2011
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Greg Rich finds himself sucked back through time to early 1600's Paris where he must unite teenage musketeers to save his parents. A kids book that combines elements of fantasy with historical fiction, I enjoyed it, although I did find the set up a bit too long.

Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/04/book-review-last-musketeer-by-stuart.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.