The Worst Bestsellers

Episode 11 – Bests & Worsts of 2014 (Part 2, Adult and Graphic Novels)


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Tune in to our Bests & Worsts of 2014 episodes to hear us discuss these titles and read excerpts from our favorites and least favorites! Please note:

  • We counted things that we read in 2014, regardless of publication year.
  • We didn’t count anything that we read specifically for this podcast, so our worst books are aside from those.
  • For that reason, we picked top 5 favorites and only 1 least favorite–we have this whole podcast to talk about bad books, so for these episodes we’re choosing to focus on the positive!
  • Some of our “worsts” are really just “least best.” Listen to the podcast to hear more detail!
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    Kait’s Top 5 Best

    5.) Dead Mountain: The Untold True Story of the Dyatlov Pass Incident by Donnie Eichar

    4.) The Universe Versus Alex Woods by Gavin Extence

    3.) Rooms by Lauren Oliver

    2.) Yes Please by Amy Poehler

    1.) Bad Feminist by Roxane Gay

     

    Kait’s Worst

    Horrorstor by Grady Hendrix

     

    Renata’s Top 5 Best

    6.) Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead by Sheryl Sandberg

    5.) The Magician’s Land by Lev Grossman

    4.) This Changes Everything by Naomi Klein

    3.) Where’d You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple

    2.) Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

    1.) Bad Feminist by Roxane Gay

    Renata’s Worst

    Raylan by Elmore Leonard

     

    Comics/Graphic Novels
    Kait’s Top 5 Best

    5.) Hawkeye: LA Woman by Matt Fraction & Katie Wu

    4.) This One Summer by Jillian Tamaki & Mariko Tamaki

    3.) Through the Woods by Emily Carroll

    2.) The Superior Foes of Spider-Man by Nick Spencer & Steve Lieber

    1.) Lumberjanes by Noelle Stevenson, Grace Ellis, & Brooke Allen

    An excerpt from Lumberjanes (click to embiggen!):

    Kait’s Worst

    Uncanny Avengers by Rick Remender & John Cassaday

    (See below for an excerpt after Renata’s list!)

     

    Renata’s Top 5 Best

    5.) She-Hulk by Dan Slott & Juan Bobillo

    4.) Seconds by Bryan Lee O’Malley

    3.) El Deafo by Cece Bell

    2.) Saga by Brian K. Vaughn & Fiona Staples

    1.) Captain Marvel by Kelly Sue DeConnick & David Lopez

    An excerpt from Captain Marvel (click to embiggen!):

    Renata’s Worst

    Uncanny Avengers by Rick Remender & John Cassaday

    A brief (you’re welcome) excerpt (click to embiggen):




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