2017 National Book Awards posted

[rapa]

Wonder who chose these! I'm not familiar with any of them. Are you?

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/national-book-award-shortlists...

[Lyn]

I have not heard of them either.  My husband is reading The Physician now and even though I have already read it, I am jealous!

Lyn

[CaliforniaNow]

Only one I've heard of is Manhattan Beach by Jennifer Egan and it did NOT make the cut, according to this.  What's The Physician?  Who's it by?

[Lyn]

I actually got the book in a trilogy, The Physician, Shaman and Matters of Choice by Noah Gordon.  The first, The Physician is the best book, and long.  A journey of a young man determined to become a physician, it is set in the 11th century.  I loved the attention to detail, the author's ability to make that time come alive.  The book takes you across continents and cultures.  The other two books are pretty good but not as outstanding.

Lyn

[Ioruach]

I haven't read any of them, either. I did, however, check the Goodreads site and Sing Unburied Sing had such excellent reviews that I put it on hold at my library.