https://www.reddit.com/r/books/comments/a6p6zj/best_debut_novel_of_2018_voting_thread/
created by vincoug on 16/12/2018 at 14:00 UTC
13 upvotes, 16 top-level comments (showing 16)
Welcome readers!
This is the voting thread for the best debut novel of 2018! From here, you can make nominations, vote, and discuss the best debut of 2018. Here are the rules:
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To remind you of some of the great books that were published this year, here's a collection of Best of 2018 lists.
/r/Books's "Best of 2018" Megalist
The Economist's Books of the Year
The New York Times' 10 Best Books of 2018
The New York Times' 100 Notable Books of 2018
FiveBooks.com Best Books of 2018
The Washington Post's Best Books of 2018
The Guardian's Best Books of 2018
Lit Hub's Favorite Books of 2018
The New Yorker's Best Books of 2018
The Smithsonian's Best Books of 2018
Comment by MyNameIsCalebJ at 17/12/2018 at 04:42 UTC
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Comment by andrewroy39 at 16/12/2018 at 14:49 UTC
30 upvotes, 2 direct replies
The Poppy War, by R.F. Kuang.
A really impressive fantasy debut. Early on it seems like a traditional YA-type academy book, and that's fun and well done. Things quickly move beyond that setting and go in places I never expected. The protagonist character development is excellent, the darkness of it all was well written, and all of it was inspired by the histories of China and Japan (particularly one especially devastating scene to read was inspired by a specific historic event), which gives it a deeper layer when you realize these horrible things they do really happened. We rarely see fantasy from an Eastern perspective, and I've hardly ever read a fantasy book so willing to make you love the protagonist and then take her into the darkest of places. Amazing, devastating book that I devoured in a day and I think is absolutely worthy of Best Debut.
Comment by [deleted] at 16/12/2018 at 18:55 UTC
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Comment by [deleted] at 16/12/2018 at 16:29 UTC
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There There, by Tommy Orange
Comment by tstrand1204 at 18/12/2018 at 23:19 UTC
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Comment by [deleted] at 16/12/2018 at 18:56 UTC
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Comment by c-smash at 16/12/2018 at 19:03 UTC
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Comment by ilostmycarkeys3 at 22/12/2018 at 17:26 UTC
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“Ohio” - Stephen Markley.
Every sentence is mind blowing.
Comment by chucks_mom at 22/12/2018 at 17:50 UTC
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Comment by vincoug at 16/12/2018 at 14:25 UTC
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It's thy only debut I read this year but it was a good one so I feel ok nominating it. It's a (pretty violent) Western set in the Australian outback near the end of the 19th century. It's about the history of violence against the Australian Aborigines as well what that violence costs the people committing it.
Comment by [deleted] at 16/12/2018 at 18:56 UTC*
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Comment by vincoug at 13/01/2019 at 18:15 UTC
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Thank you everyone for participating! The nominations and votes are now locked and we will count the votes and announce the winners!
Comment by vincoug at 13/01/2019 at 18:15 UTC
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Thank you everyone for participating! The nominations and votes are now locked and we will count the votes and announce the winners!
Comment by [deleted] at 20/12/2018 at 14:23 UTC*
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Comment by MaxPower97 at 23/12/2018 at 06:53 UTC
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