Tournament of Books discussion

My pick is Netherland. I feel like race and 9/11 are weightier subjects that romance and storytelling. Of course, I've read neither.

I'm giving it to Netherland, purely based on the hype I've heard about it. I haven't gotten a chance to read either of these yet, though...

I haven't read Netherland, but I did read and HATED A Partisan's Daughter. For that reason alone I'd simply want Netherland to win. Throw in the hype and acclaim it's gotten, and I think Netherland is the clear choice here.

Wow. An upset! I guess the judge would be surprised to read our comments. Of course, no one seems to have read Netherland.

It's interesting that Remainder was brought up from last year in comparison to Netherland. I ended up reading it because of the tournament, and really enjoyed it, so I'm going to have to check Netherland out.

Just finished with Daughter. Couldn't believe it won. I think the judge didn't really like either book, so he gave it to the one he least dislike.

It doesn't matter... I think it will get knock off in the second round.