/r/Books Best Short Story/Graphic Novel/Poetry 2016 - Voting Thread

https://www.reddit.com/r/books/comments/5j0ywh/rbooks_best_short_storygraphic_novelpoetry_2016/

created by vincoug on 18/12/2016 at 16:33 UTC*

20 upvotes, 13 top-level comments (showing 13)

Welcome readers, to /r/Books' Best Short Story/Graphic Novel/Poetry of 2016 Voting thread!

From here you can make nominations, vote, and discuss the best short story/graphic novel/poetry of 2016!

Here are the rules:

1 Anyone can make a nomination by posting a parent comment (i.e. **not** a reply to someone else's nomination)

Only one nomination per comment.

All nominations must have been published in 2016. Any nominations not from 2016 will be removed.

Please search the thread to see if someone else has already made the same nomination as yours. Duplicate nominations will be removed.

State which category your nomination falls under.

Feel free to add any descriptions or reasons your nomination should be the Best Short Story, Graphic Novel, or Poetry of 2016!

2 Voting will be done using upvotes and the nomination with the most upvotes wins! Feel free to upvote as many nominations as you'd like!

3 Most importantly, have fun!

To help you remember some of the great books that were published this year, here are some links:

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Lists

Goodreads Best Books of 2016

New York Times' Critics Top Books of 2016

New York Times 10 Best Books of 2016

NPR's Best Books of 2016

The New Yorker's Books we Loved in 2016

Publishers Weekly Best Books of 2016

Buzzfeed's 24 Best Fiction Books of 2016

The Washington Post 10 Best Books

The Guardian's Best Books of 2016

Tor.com Best Books of 2016

The Spectator Best Books of 2016

Amazon's Best Books of 2016

Kirkus Best Books of 2016

The Wall Street Journal's Best Books of 2016

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Awards

The National Book Award

Walt Whitman Award

The Hugo Awards

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Oh, and I almost forgot! The admins have generously given us 20 reddit gold creddits to hand out. We will be giving reddit gold to the user who nominates the winner of each genre.

Comments

Comment by nikiverse at 19/12/2016 at 14:14 UTC

12 upvotes, 0 direct replies

Paper Girls, by Paper Girls by Brian K Vaughan and Cliff Chiang

Comment by leowr at 18/12/2016 at 16:38 UTC

11 upvotes, 2 direct replies

*Monstress, Vol. 1: Awakening, by Marjorie Liu, Sana Takeda and Rus Wooton** Goodreads link[1].

1: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29396738-monstress-volume-1

I really enjoyed this one. The art was different and beautiful. The storyline was refreshing and the world was very interesting. Very excited to see where this series is going in the future.

Comment by Fiftyfeetnorth at 20/12/2016 at 00:56 UTC

7 upvotes, 0 direct replies

Vision by Tom King

Comment by Mist_effin_born at 19/12/2016 at 04:02 UTC

5 upvotes, 0 direct replies

The Omega Men: The End is Here by Tom King (graphic novel)

Comment by ME24601 at 19/12/2016 at 17:57 UTC

6 upvotes, 0 direct replies

*Dark Night: A True Batman Story** by Paul Dini and Eduardo Risso

Comment by [deleted] at 19/12/2016 at 00:15 UTC

7 upvotes, 0 direct replies

*March: Book Three, by John Lewis and Andrew Aydin; illustrated by Nate Powell** - It is the bio/memoir of John Lewis, Civil Rights Activist and current US Representative for Georgia (CD05.) Book Three is the knockout punch of the trilogy. The physical violence that was exacted on African-Americans and their allies was staggering. Names are named, and a schism widens within the Movement itself; but ultimately, the Civil Rights Voting Act was passed. It didn't stop people from being racists, but it was one step in the metaphorical march. It's a graphic novel set, but don't let the idea that this is a "glorified comic book" fool you: It's intense and eye-opening.

Comment by hausofmiklaus at 25/12/2016 at 02:43 UTC*

3 upvotes, 0 direct replies

*The Wicked + The Divine, Vol. 4: Rising Action** by Kieron Gillen and Jamie McKelvie

Comment by pearloz at 19/12/2016 at 00:59 UTC

2 upvotes, 0 direct replies

*The Incantations of Daniel Johnston by Ricardo Cavolo**[1], graphic novel

1: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27135263-the-incantations-of-daniel-johnston

Comment by [deleted] at 05/01/2017 at 16:12 UTC*

2 upvotes, 0 direct replies

*Adulthood is a Myth**, by Sarah Andersen (graphic novel)

Comment by brownspectacledbear at 18/12/2016 at 16:52 UTC

2 upvotes, 0 direct replies

**Beasts and Children by Amy Parker** goodreads

Short story collection dealing with the interactions of sisters and how they fit into complicated broken families. All the stories can stand alone but are related to each other.