tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8273911883856580200.post9058338501175869972..comments2024-03-11T00:52:06.529+10:30Comments on MYSTERIES in PARADISE: Awards Shortlists - Similarities and DifferencesKerriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13581470363339796352noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8273911883856580200.post-55256444599873553362009-06-22T18:43:28.763+09:302009-06-22T18:43:28.763+09:30I Have really owned scratched the surface of award...I Have really owned scratched the surface of awards Bernadette. There are lots more. I think they are a good indication of books to look for, especially when the same book turns up again and again. However it could also be an indication of the effectiveness of publisher marketing.Kerriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13581470363339796352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8273911883856580200.post-4240087654272323992009-06-22T08:44:39.451+09:302009-06-22T08:44:39.451+09:30Excellent post Kerrie even though I am ever more n...Excellent post Kerrie even though I am ever more non-plussed by awards in general, especially after reading this post and realising how many there are - surely their quantity reduces their value? It's like giving an award to every kid in the class - if everyone gets one it doesn't have much meaning anymore. <br /><br />I've only read 10 of that list so I'm not speaking with any great authority but of those 10 several do indeed top my reading for the last couple of years but 2 are near the bottom of my personal list and one in particular I found to be the biggest load of drivel I read last year. <br /><br />Maybe I'll start my own awards - seems anyone can do it these days :)Bernadettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07641617609801125707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8273911883856580200.post-74232875948448951172009-06-22T07:01:50.197+09:302009-06-22T07:01:50.197+09:30I love lists Kenneth, very useful for suggestions ...I love lists Kenneth, very useful for suggestions about what you might consider reading next aren't they? I was surprised it was so long though. I had expected more books to have multiple nominations, but I guess that is a reflection of the criteria of the awards. I though it was interesting that Theakston's nominations seem to me to be "old", while the CWA Dagger ones are quite recent in publication. The others are generally books that were published somewhere in 2008.Kerriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13581470363339796352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8273911883856580200.post-10253047312633290382009-06-22T05:27:19.428+09:302009-06-22T05:27:19.428+09:30Thanks very much for the master list of nominees. ...Thanks very much for the master list of nominees. I'll check them all and add many to my wish list. I've read nine and many others were already included in my WL.<br /><br />My PC crashed recently (after almost six years) and I just replaced it so I missed a poll or two and I am now catching up on your emails.....on a nice, quiet Father's Day in the States.<br /><br />KenKennethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10230841071384176436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8273911883856580200.post-49611048211356808572009-06-20T17:25:59.026+09:302009-06-20T17:25:59.026+09:30I think there probably is. Last year Laura Lippman...I think there probably is. Last year Laura Lippman appeared on many lists and the book was good too.<br />I think being on a number of lists may indicate a breadth of reader appeal. Louise Penny's THE CRUEL(L)EST MONTH for example is excellent and is also on 4 best novel short lists.<br />It worries me a bit though that the awards to be decided/awarded at Bouchercon - Anthony, Barry, and Macavity- share so many titles. I suspect the audiences may at least overlap.<br /><br />I meant to mention that the Theakston's Old Peculier lets us all go in and vote too.Kerriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13581470363339796352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8273911883856580200.post-3960905330214573392009-06-20T17:11:29.789+09:302009-06-20T17:11:29.789+09:30I love lists like this! Do you see any link betwee...I love lists like this! Do you see any link between the number of awards a book has received and how good it is?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07698068501004755678noreply@blogger.com