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Originally Posted by Renaldo
I don't pay much attention to awards or best seller lists at all. I've read enough award winning books that I thought were terrible. The same goes for movies and music, really.
My tastes don't seem to necessarily run to everything that's popular, current or critically acclaimed. I think a lot of awards are really a reflection of what's happening today, and not necessarily a reflection of what's best.
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This is exactly how I feel about awards. In the past two months I've read TWO books on the best seller list just because I have a Kindle (Lost City of Z and World War Z). I read a blurb about them and decided to get them, later found out they were on the best seller list.
I tend to read books because they're recommended to me or I think I'll like them from reading the synopsis. The award never comes into play until after I read it, at which point I either say:
1. Wow! This really deserved to win an award! OR
2. This book is terrible/mediocre at best. Must have been a thin crop of books the year this won.