2010 Book of the Year

The vote was close this year.  There was a lot of  support for our second favorite "Let the Great World Spin" but "Cutting for Stone" won the most votes for book of the year.  We really loved this book and recommend it without reservation.

In the stinker category the vote was again close (4 to 3) for "The Little Book" as the worst book we read over "Netherland".  We recommend neither.   Someone commented that in other years The Piano Teacher would have taken a beating at year end, but with these two books in our midst, TPT eked out a (lower) middle of the pack placement.

2007 Favorites & Least Liked

The discussion for 2007 Book of the Year was not a simple one. It took a long time to vote and it was clear we were torn. Even the title of Worst Book of the year wasn't a violent decision for some. For others there were emphatic reminders to the undecided about the most ridiculous plot points in an effort to sway the vote.

2007 Book of the year went to Omnivore's Dilemma (with a close second to Team of Rivals.)

Snow and The Worst Hard Time had some strong backers for least liked, but in the end Peony in Love garnered the least favorite title.

2006 Favorites & Least Liked

2006 SGBG Book of the Year:

Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami





















2006 Stinker / Overrated Book of the Year:
Herzog by Saul Bellow