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Book Madness: Elite 8 results and Final Four matchups

FINAL FOUR MATCHUPS

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins vs American Gods by Neil Gaiman

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson vs Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by JK Rowling

VOTE HERE

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ELITE 8 RESULTS

NY PUBLIC LIBRARY

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins def Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke, 63%-37%

ROYAL LIBRARY

American Gods by Neil Gaiman def The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini, 51%-49%

BRITISH LIBRARY

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson def A Dance with Dragons by George R.R. Martin, 52%-48%

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by JK Rowling def The Book Thief by Markus Zusak, 70%-30%

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SWEET 16 RESULTS

NY PUBLIC LIBRARY

Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke def Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins def Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

ROYAL LIBRARY

American Gods by Neil Gaiman def The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon

The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini def Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro

BRITISH LIBRARY

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson def Life of Pi by Yann Martel

A Dance with Dragons by George R.R. Martin def The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by JK Rowling def Bel Canto by Ann Patchett

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak def The Help by Kathryn Stockett

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ROUND 2 RESULTS

NY PUBLIC LIBRARY

Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood def Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, 52%-48%

Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke def The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes, 65%-35%

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins def All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr, 57%-43%

Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn def Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides, 64%-36%

ROYAL LIBRARY

American Gods by Neil Gaiman def Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer, 64%-36%

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon def Looking for Alaska by John Green, 60%-40%

The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini def The Art of Fielding by Chad Harbach, 82%-18%

Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro def The Known World by Edward P Jones, 74%-26%

BRITISH LIBRARY

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson def The History of Love by Nicole Krauss, 73%-27%

Life of Pi by Yann Martel def Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel, 65%-35%

A Dance with Dragons by George R.R. Martin def The Road by Cormac McCarthy, 53%-47%

The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger def Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell, 60%-40%

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

Bel Canto by Ann Patchett def Gilead by Marilynne Robinson, 53%-47%

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by JK Rowling def Empire Falls by Richard Russo, 88%-12%

The Help by Kathryn Stockett def The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold, 65%-35%

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak def The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt, 70%-30%

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ROUND 1 RESULTS

NY PUBLIC LIBRARY

Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie def Life After Life by Kate Atkinson, 52%-48%

Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood def The Brooklyn Follies by Paul Auster, 63%-37%

The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes def 2666 by Roberto Bolano, 67%-33%

Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke def The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay by Michael Chabon, 58%-42%

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins def The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz, 70%-30%

All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr def Room by Emma Donoghue, 55%-45%

Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides def A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan, 68%-32% 

Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn def My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante, 85%-15%

ROYAL LIBRARY

Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer def Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk by Ben Fountain, 86%-14%

American Gods by Neil Gaiman def The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen, 78%-22%

Looking for Alaska by John Green def Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff, 60%-40%

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon def Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen, 55%-45%

The Art of Fielding by Chad Harbach def The Great Fire by Shirley Hazzard, 75%-25%

The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini def The Line of Beauty by Alan Hollinghurst, 90%-10%

Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro def A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James, 74%-26%

The Known World by Edward P Jones def Tree of Smoke by Denis Johnson, 55%-45% 

BRITISH LIBRARY

The History of Love by Nicole Krauss def The Flamethrowers by Rachel Kushner, 70%-30%

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson def The Lowland by Jhumpa Lahiri, 76%-24% 

Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel def The Fortress of Solitude by Jonathan Lethem, 61%-39%

Life of Pi by Yann Martel def Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel, 77%-23%

A Dance with Dragons by George R.R. Martin def Let the Great World Spin by Colum McCann, 68%-32%

The Road by Cormac McCarthy def Atonement by Ian McEwan, 51%-49%

Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell def 1Q84 by Haruki Murakami, 57%-43%

The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger def Netherland by Joseph O'Neill, 85%-15%

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

Bel Canto by Ann Patchett def Dept. of Speculation by Jenny Ofill, 61%-39%

Gilead by Marilynne Robinson def Special Topics in Calamity Physics by Marisha Pessl, 64%-36%

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by JK Rowling def The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss, 87%-13%

Empire Falls by Richard Russo def Austerlitz by WG Sebald, 60%-40%

The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold def The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot, 56%-44%

The Help by Kathryn Stockett def NW by Zadie Smith, 80%-20%

The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt def Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese, 78%-23%

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak def The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon, 83%-17%

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