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The Wedding People: A Novel | Alison Espach

It was to be expected that The Book Censor‘s Library didn‘t stand a chance against The Wedding People. So we‘re left with two very popular books left in the #LitsyToB25: TWP and James (James is a finalist in #ToB25 too).

Please vote one more time for your favorite and I‘ll see you on Monday for the final match! Have a good weekend. https://forms.gle/QksJX14ZcJMmmYij7

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sarahbarnes Two great books indeed. Although not the type of TOB books I hope for! Oh well, it seems like the tournament may never be what it used to be. 🤷🏻‍♀️ At least we still have the longlist every year! 20h

ChaoticMissAdventures @sarahbarnes what book(s) from the long list were you rooting for? There were a few I was sad didn't make the shortlist. 20h

ImperfectCJ I appreciate that the judge in today's official ToB decision addresses the challenges of reading fiction in times like these. It can feel indulgent while at the same time feeling essential (at least to readers). Her comments remind me of how blown-away I felt when I read James and how important fiction is (although it doesn't take much to convince me of that). 20h

sarahbarnes @chaoticmissadventures I would‘ve liked to have seen Ghost Roots, Banal Nightmare, and Poor Deer on the shortlist. Which ones were you rooting for? 20h

BkClubCare Today‘s TOB readthru made me glad that I read The Safekeep 20h

BkClubCare @sarahbarnes - Poor Deer is such a great read! (The author admitted that she was relieved to not have it on the short list.) 19h

BkClubCare AND as much as I cheer for and (believe it or not,) continue to learn more to appreciate of James, I am choosing The Wedding People as it was my favorite read of 2024! 💒🍾 🌊 (edited) 19h

AmyG Thanks for the book rec of Poor Deer. 19h

Bookwormjillk I‘m torn about who to vote for. I have to think about this. (About 1/3 through Wedding People.) I loved Help Wanted from the long list and thought it should have taken George‘s place. 18h

Hooked_on_books Boo!!!! I loved TWP, but BCL is such a special book! I‘m not surprised, of course, but very disappointed more people didn‘t see in it what I did. 18h

ChaoticMissAdventures @sarahbarnes so many of us liked Poor Deer, it is sad it didn't make it in. I also really enjoyed I Cheerfully Refuse. There are a few on the longlist I still want to read eventually Cahokia Jazz and Small Rain look great. 13h

sarahbarnes @ChaoticMissAdventures yes! I want to read all three of those. Good to hear you enjoyed I Cheerfully Refuse. 12h

kwmg40 Two excellent books for the final! 11h

GatheringBooks Woohoo!! Voted!!! Thank you for the opportunity of participating. I have yet to finish around three books or so but this has been a fantastic experience. Til next year! 💕💕💕 8h

BarbaraBB @BkClubCare How cool that the author was glad Poor Deer wasn‘t shortlisted! And I totally agree @sarahbarnes , none of my longlisted favorites ended up on the shortlist 4h

BarbaraBB @GatheringBooks Very happy you enjoyed it and to have you participating ❤️ 4h

BarbaraBB @Hooked_on_books I voted for it because I think it deserves more audience but it didn‘t stand a chance 4h

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James: A Novel | Percival Everett

We have our first #LitsyToB25 finalist. The History of Sound didn‘t really stand a chance against James.
I personally am disappointed, I rooted so hard for THoS 🤷🏻‍♀️
In the #ToB25 we‘ll see tomorrow if James there too advances to the finals. Today Martyr! beat Margo in the first ToB Zombie round.

Tomorrow we‘ll have the second Zombie match: The Book Censor‘s Library vs The Wedding People.

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Bookwormjillk I'm disappointed too. Hoping to finally start The Wedding People today! 2d

BarbaraBB @Bookwormjillk Just in time to vote for it in the finals - if it wins against The Book Censor! (edited) 2d

TheBookHippie I like HoS better than James 🙃 2d

ImperfectCJ I'm disappointed in the results of both our contest and the official, but more in a *sigh* way than a stomping-my-feet way. I could go either way in our contest, and I shouldn't be surprised that an mfa prof chose the artier novel. I liked Martyr overall, but Cyrus's self-involvement wore on me after a while, and the creative-writing-class ending annoyed me. As did the totally predictable "twist." 2d

Hooked_on_books I‘m not surprised by either result. I threw my vote behind the underdog for us today, but clearly not enough of us did the same. Oh well. 2d

Suet624 Rats 2d

fredthemoose @ImperfectCJ I felt exactly the same about Martyr! 2d

squirrelbrain Meh - I wish HoS had got through but didn‘t really expect it to, with the James juggernaut. 2d

Megabooks Boo! History of Sound was just a bit better imo! 2d

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The Wedding People: A Novel | Alison Espach

Happy birthday Jen 🎈!

Another very hard choice in the #LitsyToB25: The History of Sound vs The Wedding People, two absolute favorites. An almost equal score, but The Wedding People has won in the end.
It's not the end though, for The History of Sound. It will return as a zombie!
I'll annouce both 🧟 🧟‍♀️ shortly - along with another GForm for you to vote.
In the #ToB25 we were facing Irena vs Margo and again Irena wins. What‘s happening?

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Bookwormjillk I can't believe I still haven't read Wedding People! 3d

BarbaraBB @Bookwormjillk You obviously should. It‘s very popular among the #LitsyToB25 participants! 3d

AmyG Happy Birthday @Jas16 🥳🎂🎉 3d

Jas16 Thanks for the birthday wishes @BarbaraBB @AmyG I honestly thought History of Sound would be our winner today so I am surprised and pleased by today‘s results. Not so much the other tournament. 3d

cariashley I said “ugh” out loud when I reached the end of the official judgment today, though I fully expected it. Margo is great but I knew it was just too flighty to go any further with the judges (same with Wedding People). 3d

squirrelbrain Happy Birthday @jas16 - glad you got your birthday wishes with our results! 🥳 Let‘s just ignore the main tournament shall we?! 🤣 3d

Deblovestoread Happy birthday @jas16! 🎂🎈📚🎉 3d

BarbaraBB @cariashley I agree. I expected the judges to find Margo and The Wedding People not ToB‘ish enough! 3d

Bookwormjillk Happy birthday @jas16 🍰 🍰 🍰 3d

Hooked_on_books This was a hard choice for me, as I really liked both these books. I‘m not surprised the official tourney chose Irena. It‘s what they do. 3d

Jas16 @squirrelbrain Thank you! And agreed. Another reason to be thankful for the Litsy tournament which I agree with more often than not and when I do disagree I can appreciate why. 3d

Jas16 @Bookwormjillk @Deblovestoread Thank you both so much! 3d

CarolynM I read about 20 pages of Irena before my irritation with it became too great to continue. This is the sort of writing the ToB likes? Sheesh! 2d

BkClubCare Yay Wedding People! 2d

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James: A Novel | Percival Everett

In the #ToB25 it's James against Martyr!, in the #LitsyTOB25 it's James against Beautyland.
That turned out to be one of the hardest choices for many of us but in the end James won, while in the real tournament Martyr! has grown into a serious contender for the Rooster!
We‘re sorry to see Beautyland go. The question is: can Percival Everett be stopped?! Tomorrow we'll know which Zombie he'll be up against!

BarbaraBB @CarolynM @Kristy_K @Chelsea.Poole @Megabooks @AnneCecilie @fredthemoose @Well-ReadNeck @Bookwormjillk (edited) 4d

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Bookwormjillk I guess there's still hope for a Beautyland Zombie! 4d

Lesliereadsalot I‘m sorry to see Beautyland go too, but James was amazing. Unforgettable. 4d

GatheringBooks I am super pleased to hear this. Glad that Martyr is doing quite well too. 4d

Suet624 My arms shot up in the air and I surprised myself by yelling, “YES!“ when I saw that Martyr! moved on on the TOB side of things. It's typical of me to root for an underdog and I was so glad to see the judge move Martyr! forward. I see that the commentariat disagrees with the decision but I'm thrilled. :). IMHO James has received its due praise. It's time for Martyr! to receive some love. 4d

Jas16 Beautyland vs James pitted my two favorite books of the tournament against each other. So it was going to both please me and make me unhappy either way it went. I was pretty shocked by Martyr beating out James. In my mind there is no comparison but that is what makes the tournament so I fun. 4d

Deblovestoread Not surprised James moves on and not unhappy either. I must read Martyr! 4d

ImperfectCJ The biggest thing that bugs me about Martyr! beating James in the official ToB (aside from the total MFA-speak of the judge's decision) is that now Beautyland is bumped out as a zombie. I don't dislike All Fours, but I think Beautyland deserves the chance to come back more. 4d

Hooked_on_books I‘m shocked by the judge today. For me Martyr was just ok and in no way a better book than James. Although I do like to see the book love get spread around, so it‘s a little tiring to see one book, even a really worthy one like James, hoover everything up. 4d

Butterfinger I absolutely adored Martyr. I also loved James. Tough. 4d

Butterfinger 100% agree @Suet624 4d

AnneCecilie I really enjoyed Martyr! I read Huckleberry Finn at uni and I don‘t like books I‘m forced to read, so while I liked James, my enjoyment of it suffered from my memories of HF 4d

BarbaraBB @AnneCecilie I agree! I hated HF when I had to read it and that definitely influenced my opinion of James. 4d

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The Wedding People: A Novel | Alison Espach

Today we had another obvious winner: The Wedding People. It is remarkable popular on Litsy and it's the #LitsyToB25 favorite of Myra, Care & Theresa. However, many will be sad to see Margo go (Chelsea & Carolyn's favorite book).
Fortunately, Margo advances in the #ToB25 where it knocked-out Liars.

🚨It is time to vote for the Semi Finals! 🚨Please fill in the form today as the tournament continues tomorrow! https://forms.gle/crtE6SZcqVW1fkid9

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Bookwormjillk It says I need access to vote 5d

BarbaraBB @Bookwormjillk I changed the settings and the url above. Does it work now? 5d

Bookwormjillk @BarbaraBB yes, thank you! 5d

Suet624 Both books surprised me. I went in assuming they would be fluff and they weren't. Sorry to say goodbye to Margo but happy for Wedding People. 5d

AmyG Awesome. I loved this book. I bailed on Margo. 5d

ImperfectCJ I like both, but I'm sad to see Margo go. The official decision today was interesting to read. Sometimes I get to the end and have no idea which the judge will pick, but Judge Hughes was not subtle in her preference between Margo and Liars. I think there's more going on in Liars than she gives it credit for, but I get where she's coming from. 5d

Jas16 I am happy with both of today‘s outcomes but would not have been overly upset if either of them went the other way. 5d

cariashley Both are great in their ways, but I just loved Wedding People so much so am happy it continues to advance here. I thought for sure Liars would win this round in the regular tournament and I‘d be annoyed, so am pleased! As noted in the official commentary, Liars was a massive metaphor and those kinds of books always leave me cold. 5d

Lesliereadsalot I liked both of these books, but Wedding People got my vote for how surprisingly good it turned out to be. 5d

CoffeeAndABook Ha!!! I‘ve just recently read & absolutely enjoyed both books. But Wedding People just knocks any book out of the park, it just does 😁 5d

GatheringBooks Yay! Just voted! Will get to Margo soonest but Wedding People really captured my heart. 5d

Well-ReadNeck This was maybe the hardest decision for me so far. I would highly recommend both of these. 5d

Hooked_on_books This was my hardest vote of this round because I really liked both books. I would have been happy for either to win. I was sure Liars would prevail in the official tourney, as I think it‘s the better book, so I‘m curious to read the judgement and see how the judge got there. 5d

BarbaraBB @CoffeeAndABook So many people loved it! It now goes on to our semi finals! 5d

BarbaraBB Like many I was surprised by The Wedding People and while I liked Margo too it didn‘t make such an impression. 5d

BarbaraBB @cariashley I had no idea it was a metaphor. So interesting! 5d

sarahbarnes I loved both of these, but I agree with you that Wedding People won out with me so I‘m happy for this outcome. 5d

squirrelbrain Like most of us, I loved both books, but preferred Wedding People. I‘m surprised by the ‘official‘ judgement though. 5d

CarolynM Although I voted for Margo I liked Wedding People a lot too. I also liked Liars a lot. I‘d have been happy for any of them to win. 5d

kwmg40 I liked both books, so I'm happy with the outcomes in the ToB and our tournament. 4d

BkClubCare And CHEERS for books that can be “fluffy” AND LITERARY !!! Book reviews reveal so much bias? I liked Margo, was more worried that my mom was also reading and not sure what she would think… and that I also thought Liars was such rage. . . Which is “better”? It depends on! (edited) 4d

BkClubCare But I so enjoyed TWP and think it the easier recommendation. Yikes 4d

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The History of Sound: Stories | Ben Shattuck

I am in shock that the today‘s #ToB25 judge favored Irena above The History of Sound…. Fortunately it is today's winner, in #LitsyToB25. It was up against Colored Television, Traceys favorite book on the shortlist. Unfortunately 6 votes for the book weren't enough against the very popular History of Sound. We'll be back after the weekend, with one more Quarter Final, directly followed by the Semi Finals, so be prepared to vote again on monday!

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sarahbarnes That is shocking. I really loved History of Sound. 1w

Suet624 That really is shocking news. I guess that‘s what the TOB is all about but History of Sound was soooo good. And yay for our LitsyTOB voting result. 1w

BarbaraBB @Suet624 @sarahbarnes It can very well be a zombie in the #ToB25! And sometimes zombies do win the tournament 🤞🏽 1w

Suet624 @BarbaraBB Good point 1w

Bookwormjillk I was shocked too! 1w

ImperfectCJ I loved reading today's decision, and while I'd still likely pick Sound over Irena, the judge explained his reasoning well. And I love this from the commentary: "...but I remember so much of the book because I felt I had to be constantly on guard. Imagine if we read, say, the news or social media posts that way." It seems like a survival mechanism to approach almost everything in life these days as though the narrator might be unreliable. 1w

Hooked_on_books I haven‘t read the judgement yet, but I‘m not surprised. Yesterday when they said who the judge is and that he‘s a translator, I figured he‘d pick Irena. I loved HOS and am happy to see it progress for us, though CT really worked for me and was my pick today, so I‘m really sad to say goodbye to it. 1w

cariashley @Hooked_on_books yup it was obvious where it was going to end up as soon as I read his bio at the top! 1w

BkClubCare @sarahbarnes - I just yesterday started a reread/listen of THoS, I really thought it would beat Irina. That‘s ok, it‘s the fun of the ToB! 1w

Jas16 Not a day that either Tournament went the way I would have preferred. I really liked History of Sound but it is not a book I will reflect on the way I do with Colored Television 1w

kwmg40 Like everyone else, I'm shocked by the ToB judgement but glad that THoS is continuing with our tournament. 7d

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Beautyland: A Novel | Marie-Helene Bertino

This is interesting. In today‘s bracket Martyr! beats Beautyland in the #ToB25 while in the #LitsyToB25 Beautyland advances. The book is this year's favorite for five of us, while Martyr! is just two people's favorite: Sue and Anne Cecilie‘s Zombies are approaching quickly so we'll soon know if Martyr! wil be able to return from the grave!

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Suet624 Yeah, I actually didn‘t imagine Martyr would advance on our litsyTOB. I liked both books and I just always like to give props to Martyr whenever I can. 😊 1w

Bookwormjillk I haven't read Martyr yet, but I loved Beautyland so much it would be hard to top. At least when one advances in our bracket and one advances in the TOB everyone can be happy. 1w

Deblovestoread I fully intend to read Martyr one day and always feel a bit guilty voting for a book when I haven‘t read the other. I did love Beautyland. 1w

BkClubCare Happy happy! 👏 1w

Hooked_on_books I am baffled by the TOB judge today. So much time spent on explaining her criteria (that needed some serious editing), only to discount the book I found far more surprising! I don‘t get it. Martyr‘s MC is a classic addict and therefore highly predictable and the whole premise of Beautyland is wholly unique. I‘m just boggled. I think we made the better choice. 1w

squirrelbrain I did like Martyr!, but it wasn‘t an ‘enjoyable‘ read, so I voted for Beautyland. I‘m glad Martyr! made it through as well though. 1w

ImperfectCJ @Hooked_on_books The decision today was definitely confusing. There was very little about why the judge actually picked Martyr over Beautyland, and while I agree that the scene she describes is excellent, it comes at the very beginning of the novel and we don't get many more of those moments. I like Martyr and find the writing beautiful, but I agree that Beautyland was the more surprising book and the one that got to me more. 1w

Jas16 It was an interesting judgement today. I think I love Beautyland so much in part of how surprising it was to me. So glad it is moving on in our tournament and hoping it returns as a zombie in the other tournament. 1w

cariashley I was really scratching my head about the whole “surprising” angle. Genuinely wasn‘t sure which one she thought was vs wasn‘t and it was weird that she was so binary about it. Made me think I was missing something with both books. I liked Martyr! more, for what it‘s worth! (edited) 1w

Lesliereadsalot Beautyland was so imaginative and well written and kept me wondering where it was going. I love those things in a book! 1w

BarbaraBB @cariashley I totally agree, in fact I was underwhelmed by Beautyland. 1w

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James: A Novel | Percival Everett

Our first #LitsyToB25 quarter final is James against The Book of Love. A nobrainer. Even though not everyone has voted yet: it is 17 votes for James against 0 for TBoL.
In the #ToB25 James was up to Headschot and there too, it came out as a winner loud and clear.
Tomorrow will be more exciting I suppose. In both tournaments it is Martyr! against Beautyland. If you haven't voted yet please do so: https://forms.gle/wLZ3vkQuYwU77wom6

BarbaraBB @bkclubcare @chelsea.poole @gatheringbooks @AmyG @kspenmoll @kristy_k @sarahbarnes @soscha @CarolynM (edited) 1w

BarbaraBB @Bookwormjillk @Suet624 @cariashley @squirrelbrain @Butterfinger @lesliereadsalot @Megabooks @AnneCecilie 1w

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Megabooks I enjoyed book of love, and James isn‘t my favorite Everett, but James is brilliant. (edited) 1w

cariashley I‘m still only halfway through Book of Love and I‘m enjoying it, but it had no shot against James. Neither did Headshot! 1w

BkClubCare I just voted! 🗳️ and yeah, James. The GOAT of the tourney. I thought the audiobook of Headshot was excellent and definitely recommend that way to go. And I am super glad that I read The Book of Love 💕 1w

Hooked_on_books I liked BOL so much more than I expected to, but it was in no way better than James. This was an easy choice for me. 1w

squirrelbrain Exactly what Holly @Hooked_on_books said! ☺️ 1w

AnneCecilie I DNFed Book do Love so this was an easy choice 1w

Well-ReadNeck I keep coming back to the first Judge‘s thoughts about James being too highly touted to root for, but too undeniably good to not choose. 1w

BarbaraBB @AnneCecilie Neither did I and yet I was still tempted to vote for it to keep James from winning. I agree with @Well-ReadNeck and the first judge! 1w

GatheringBooks Yikes! I only saw this quarter finals google forms now! Super late to the party. 1w

BarbaraBB @GatheringBooks No problem! And there‘s another form on Monday! 1w

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Margo's Got Money Troubles: A Novel | Rufi Thorpe

#LitsyToB25 We mostly were in agreement again. Jill, Katherine and Myra voted for Someone Like us but couldn‘t prevent Margot winning with a large majority. Chelsea and Carolyn are even rooting for Margo to win this year‘s tournament! In the #ToB25 too Margo in the end stole the heart of the judge.
So we‘re all set for the Quarterfinals, starting tomorrow!

🚨 Please vote today for your favorites:
https://forms.gle/wLZ3vkQuYwU77wom6 🚨

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BarbaraBB @kwmg40 Hi Paulina, I think the link didn‘t work so I changed it. Should be fine now? 2w

kwmg40 The link works now, and I‘ve voted, thanks! 2w

fredthemoose Ugh—a head to head between two of my favorites!! 2w

kwmg40 Happy to see Margo move on in both competitions, but tough that it‘s now up against Wedding People in ours. 2w

Bookwormjillk I liked Margo a lot but it was kind of a James thing where I wanted a lesser known book to advance. 2w

BarbaraBB @Bookwormjillk I feel that way too especially about James! 2w

ImperfectCJ I'm happy to see Margo advance, but Someone Like Us has stuck with me to the point that I would have been happy to see it move forward, too. The Storygraph reminded me that I read (and liked) this book by Mengestu back in 2010. I didn't remember it by the title, but the synopsis brought back the vibe and a fair amount of the plot for me.

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ChaoticMissAdventures Yay!! I love Margo, I have recommended this book too many people. 2w

sarahbarnes Margo has my heart! 💜 2w

Megabooks Rufi Thorpe‘s last three books have been huge winners for me. I‘m so happy she‘s getting well deserved wider acclaim for this one!! 2w

Suet624 @Megabooks I totally agree 2w

cariashley I really loved this judgment today. I‘ve been feeling self conscious that I haven‘t been enjoying “literary” fiction lately and the judge just nailed so much of why - I want to be made to feel, not just think, at this point in my life! 2w

Hooked_on_books Hooray for Margo! I enjoyed this book so much more than I expected to. 2w

Bookwormjillk @BarbaraBB I really liked Margo and James but if they end up in the final I‘ll be disappointed 2w

Daisey I‘m going to have to add this to my TBR. I‘ve seen so many positive reviews. 2w

CarolynM I read so few of the books, I don‘t think my vote is worth very much. But I did like Margo. 1w

BarbaraBB @CarolynM Your vote can make all the difference! Both books are popular among us! 1w

BarbaraBB @cariashley That is so true. In my life and in this world! 1w

BarbaraBB @Daisey It‘s good. And fun! 1w

BarbaraBB @Bookwormjillk Margo I could live with. Has Thorpe had much recognition for this book? 1w

Bookwormjillk @BarbaraBB no awards I don‘t think but I‘ve seen it around a lot. 1w

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