tob23shortlist

Babel: Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of The Oxford Translators' Revolution | R. F. Kuang

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I loved this book! Not my usual read, but I thought it illustrated power and the cost of fighting against power in a very real way. I also appreciated all the research the author did regarding language and history. Definitely one of my #tob23shortlist favorites!

Megabooks, Cinfhen, MicheleinPhilly, Suet624, merelybookish, Chelsea.Poole, squirrelbrain, BarbaraBB, Addison_Reads, Ruthiella, sarahbarnes

sarahbarnes Yay! So glad you liked it! 1y

Ruthiella Glad you enjoyed it! 1y

BarbaraBB This book was such a surprise! 1y

squirrelbrain Glad you liked it too! And I agree @BarbaraBB - I think that this has been the surprise of the tournament! 1y

Cinfhen Agreed! This was definitely a surprise hit 🤩 1y

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The Rabbit Hutch: A Novel | Tess Gunty

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One of the best of the #tob23shortlist for me. I stayed up way too late the night I started. These characters had a lot going on and it seemed a bit disjointed at first, but it still captivated me right away. My IRL group will read this when it comes out in paperback and I can‘t wait for that discussion!

Megabooks, Cinfhen, MicheleinPhilly, Suet624, merelybookish, Chelsea.Poole, squirrelbrain, BarbaraBB, Addison_Reads, Ruthiella, sarahbarnes

jlhammar Yay, that is great to hear! Planning to read this over the weekend. 1y

Ruthiella I really liked this one too. I thought the writing was great. 1y

Megabooks Fantastic! I loved this too! 1y

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sarahbarnes Yay! I loved this one too and couldn‘t put it down. 1y

Suet624 I actually bought this one and still haven‘t read it. I‘ve been reading the longlist books from the library. Gotta get to this one pronto. 1y

RebelReader @Suet624 I bought this one, Babel and Olga Dies Dreaming. I‘m halfway through Babel and all of Olga and then I‘m done. I tried the whole shortlist with the exception of The Passenger. 1y

BarbaraBB This is my favorite ❤️. @Suet624 which longlist book are you reading? 1y

Tamra I keep seeing this one! I need to bump it up the TBR. 1y

Suet624 @BarbaraBB Maybe I should rephrase. :) Spent time reading longlist books & many other books that have no relation to the TOB. LOL. I've not been as focused as I wish I had been on making sure I got to all of the shortlist instead of being distracted by other shiny books on the library shelf. Longlist: Cyclorama, Carlotta, The Employees, Ocean State, The School of Good Mothers & Trust. I own Rabbit Hutch and Flight and haven't opened them. 😔 1y

Suet624 @barbaraBB I've read 8 shortlist, now have 2 library books that just became available for shortlist and 2 that I own. Can I read 4 books before the tourney starts? Doubtful. But I'll persevere! 1y

BarbaraBB @Suet624 I want to read Carlotta and Good Mothers of those. The others I read and see all better than many shortlisted ones… 😬😉 (edited) 1y

BarbaraBB @Suet624 I hope you‘ll read Rabbit Hutch and that you‘ll participate in the #LitsyToB23! 1y

Suet624 @BarbaraBB I definitely plan on participating in the Litsy version. 1y

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