The Semi-Finals. Round 5. The Final 4.
No matter what you call it, we’re there. From a field of 64 excellent books you have chosen just four to duke it out for the chance to make it to next week’s Finals. Voting has been tight and whichever book wins it will have earned it’s place in our Hall of Fame.
Just two weeks left voters. Go vote now!
While SOME tournaments just started this past weekend ours is already into the Elite 8. Yes, from a field of 64 of the world’s best books you, the readers, have cut it down to just eight.
In the matchup we’ve speculated about since the beginning of the tournament Agatha Christie takes on Agatha Christie as Murder on the Orient Express duels And Then There Were None.
Neil Gaiman takes on Garth Stein as American Gods takes on The Art of Racing in the Rain.
Canadian superstar Kenneth Oppel’s Silverwing takes on the legend, J.R.R. Tolkien and The Hobbit.
And finally, another Canadian, Lawrence Hill and The Book of Negroes goes up against Betty Smith and A Tree Grows in Brooklyn.
Two weeks over and 48 books have been eliminated. We’re in the Sweet 16 now where things get REALLY interesting. Read our recap here.
This round features a few VERY intriguing matchups, including The Hobbit vs. The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe and a possibility that Agatha Christie will face…Agatha Christie in the Elite Eight.
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After just one week 32 books have been eliminated and another 32 have kept hope alive. Read our recap of the first round here on thesavvyreader.ca.
The tournament is just getting started and if Round 1 is any indication we have no idea which book will ultimately win and end up in our Hall of Fame. Be sure to click on each book to start reading it free online now. Maybe you’ll pick up a new favourite!
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