Monday, 1 December 2014

Christmas 2014

So the much anticipated results of the 2014 boOkSCARS are finally here. It has taken 2 months for me to collate, count, recount, double check, triple check and post these results (and it didn't help that I lost the sheet with the results written down on for a month!), but here they are:

Booker of the Year (Best Book) - I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

Blooper of the Year (Worst Book) - Memories of my Melancholy Whores

Best Discussion - Gate of Angels

Most Disappointing Book of Promise - Westwood & Memories of my Melancholy Whores

Biggest Improver - Shantaram

Most Apt Venue of the Year - Lowndes Bar & Kitchen at the Jumeirah Lowndes (Westwood)

Best Venue of the Year (Food) - Shantaram (Roti Chai)

Best Moment (Yay!) - Northern Lights (Polar bears in armour and witch romances!)

Best Moment (Eek!) - The Ocean at the End of the Lane (A witch burrowing into foot!)

Best Nice Character (Male) - Iorek Byrnison (Northern Lights)

Best Nice Character (Female) - The Hempstock Women (The Ocean at the End of the Lane)

Best Bad Character (Male) - Gerard Challis (Westwood)

Best Bad Character (Female) - Mrs. Coulter (Northern Lights)

Worst Food - B Bar (The Ocean at the End of the Lane)

Dishonourable Mention (Blooper of Bloopers) - Spring Snow (Still)

Honourable Mention (Booker of Bookers) - To be decided