The final winner of last week's Great Wednesday Compare (Joseph Boyden Vs Louisa May Alcott), with a final score of 5-4, was Louisa May Alcott!
This week we say goodbye to Joseph Boyden. Boyden, as I've said many times on here, was the author behind Three Day Road, a book I quite enjoyed. However, for some reason, I still haven't made it to Through Black Spruce, the 2nd in the trilogy, which sits impatiently on my bookshelf. I'm not sure why this is. I have the same issue with Mary Lawson's The Other Side of the Bridge: I loved its predecessor Crow Lake, but haven't made the time for the next. Ditto for Seeing, the sequel to Jose Saramago's Blindness. Do you ever have this problem? I think, for me, there are two factors to blame: 1. I'm always wanting to read new authors and 2. I'm slightly nervous about the sophomore syndrome, where the 2nd can't possibly live up to my expectations.
I digress. Meet this week's contender.
Remember, vote simply by adding your comment below, base it on whatever merit you choose, voting does not end until Tuesday at 11:59 p.m. (Feb 22, 2010), and if you want your book to get more votes, feel free to promote them here or on your blog!
Who is better?
8 comments:
Alcott for me this week!
Sylvia Plath, please.
I'll go with Alcott. Plath is too depressing, not that I've read her, but she seems too depressing to even read.
I love that I can vote on what ever criteria I feel like!
Alcott again for me.
Alcott, again.
I don't like either -- I am voting for Joseph Boyden. :0
John, I actually enjoyed The Other Side of the Bridge better than Crow Lake...
Hmmm tough one - Alcott was important to me as a child, Plath important to be as a drama queen teenager.
Alcott, by virtue of having written more novels.
Can you hear my screams over the ocean? You are too cruel.
I love both authors. I admire Alcott and always wish to go back in time and comfort Plath.
OK, I'm going with Plath. If she had lived, I think she would have calmed down a bit but retained her edge.
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