The voting mimics the NCAA tourney quite well. Some of the matchups are no-brainers. Who in their right mind would pick The Call of the Wild over Pride and Prejudice? You know Austen is going to wipe the floor with anyone she steps onto the court...er...shelf?...with.... And there have been some last-minute, down-to-the-wire heartbreakers, too, just as you would see in any lesser playoff that might be going on elsewhere. My beloved Their Eyes Were Watching God went out in the first round to On the Road, proof that when two teams...works...whatever....are evenly matched, anything can happen on a given day. (Boo, though. Very Boo.)
Right now, the 3rd round of preliminaries is going on. If you like books, I'd mosey on over and vote. Spend some time. Look at Out of Print's t-shirts and sweatshirts, too. They have wonderful stuff and this competition is a hoot. I find great amusement in it, as you can probably tell. Tomorrow's bracket promises to offer the toughest decisions for me. I'll have to choose between Slaughterhouse Five and The Scarlet Letter. Nobody should have to pick between those, right?
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