Shawn the Book Maniac’s Besties & Worsties Of 2021 HD

Shawn the Book Maniac’s Besties & Worsties Of 2021 The awards - in chronological order: Best opening line or paragraph Sexiest writing or scene Best cover Book I wish I’d bailed on Favorite character Most hated character Pukeworthiest paragraph Best conclusion Most extreme bail Favorite short story Best sentence Book that’s stayed with me / is aging well Most vivid setting The most surprising bail Most moving passage or scene Goofiest, bestest quote of the year Most surprising scene The book I am most likely to reread the soonest The most surprising five star read Popular 2021 Books I didn’t hate, but yet didn’t see what all the fuss was about Favorite quote The most disappointing read Best title Best characterization of a female protagonist by a male writer Genre breakthrough New Years resolution Top 5 Fiction Worst fiction The books - in alphabetical order by author (I had to delete a bunch of Goodreads links because it was way over the 5000 character limit) Nishga by Jordan Abel https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58346289-nishga (My full review: https://youtu.be/NikQDVtrYfU) Catch the Rabbit by Lana Bastašić (Author/Translator) https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56064463-catch-the-rabbit What Willow Says by Lynn Buckle https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57184923-what-willow-says (My full review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gx9c-JJXros) “Poison” in Multitudes by Lucy Caldwell https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29763716-multitudes?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=n1DVSuLwru&rank=1 Halfbreed by Maria Campbell https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/44526416-halfbreed Cantoras by Carolina De Robertis https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43289181-cantoras?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=RVyVThF71R&rank=1 Bear by Marian Engel https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23879542-bear (An in-depth discussion with Dorian and James about Marian Engel’s classic 1976 Canadian novella: https://youtu.be/phHuokngjxo) The Promise by Damon Galgut https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54633172-the-promise (My Zoom chat with Bob the Bookerer: https://youtu.be/mkj9ZAgnRD0) Big Girl, Small Town - Michelle Gallen: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/49150937-big-girl-small-town?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=8Tm0XA1EM6&rank=1 (The audiobook is narrated by Nicola Coughlan) The Only Woman in the Room: A Memoir of Japan, Human Rights, and the Arts by Beate Sirota Gordon https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18526948-the-only-woman-in-the-room (My full review: https://youtu.be/16b_aoSdo30) Potiki by Patricia Grace: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1108204.Potiki?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=jcXWrJIA92&rank=1 The Recent East by Thomas Grattan https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53317479-the-recent-east?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=U5AMdLFtV3&rank=1 (My full review: https://youtu.be/6J0Se9P5rw4) Panenka by Rónán Hession https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55410610-panenka (My chat with Rónán about Panenka: https:/