Happy New Year!!
Win a new book for the new year.
As another reading year winds down, I wanted to share some of my favourite reads this year with you, kind followers of The Book Nook. And I would also like to know which of the books you have read this year most moved, or excited, or amused you.
You have a chance to win one of the following three books. There will be two winners randomly selected, and if both winners have chosen the same title that is fine. I have selected three very different titles for you to choose from, so I hope there is something amongst these that appeals to everyone.
The Books
My absolute favourite book this year was Bereft by Australian novelist Chris Womersley. So good for so many reasons: the writing, the eerie atmosphere, characters, plot - this one is a standout.
My second pick is The Scar by British "new weird" writer China Mieville. The first half of the year saw me reading quite a bit of sci-fi, not my usual purview at all, but I loved this book. Okay, it is a bit of a chunkster, and normally I complain about the huge book, but the pages fly by in this incredible swashbuckling, almost Dickensian world Mieville creates. The guy is a bit of a genius if you ask me.
I did read a couple of Victorian classics this year, and the one that impressed me most was Jude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy. I would go so far as to say that, of all the so called classics I have read, this one left the greatest impression.
Conditions of the competition:
- In a comment, please leave: a contact email address, the title of the book you would like to win, AND a link to the post of one of your own favourite reads this year. Or just tell me the title of a book you enjoyed.
- The two winners will be randomly selected on Sunday 15th January 2012, and contacted by email. If I don't hear from you after 10 days another winner will be selected.
- The books will be coming from The Book Depository, so naturally enough, you need to live in a country they deliver to.
