I’m a GoodReads user and periodically enter to win free books. Last month, I learned I’d won an advance reader copy of Matthew Gallaway’s debut novel, The Metropolis Case, which was released Dec. 28. Crown Publishing sent me a review copy at the end of December. And then they sent me a second copy last week. Their confusion is your benefit because I’m hoping to share the redundant book with one of you.
Leave me a comment telling me either what your favorite book of 2010 was or what you’re most looking forward to reading in 2011 by Monday evening, Jan. 17, at 9 p.m. EST. I’ll randomly select one commenter and send The Metropolis Case off to you next week.
Crown’s summary of the book:
From the smoky music halls of 1860s Paris to the tumbling skyscrapers of twenty-first-century New York, a sweeping tale of passion, music, and the human heart’s yearning for connection
Martin is a forty-year-old lawyer who, despite his success, feels disoriented and disconnected from his life in post-9/11 Manhattan. But even as he comes to terms with the missteps of his past, he questions whether his life will feel more genuine going forward.
Decades earlier, in the New York of the 1960s, Anna is destined to be a grande dame of the international stage. As she steps into the spotlight, however, she realizes that the harsh glare of fame may be more than she bargained for.
Maria is a tall, awkward, ostracized teenager desperate to break free from the doldrums of 1970s Pittsburgh. When the operatic power of her extraordinary voice leads Maria to Juilliard, New York seems to hold possibilities that are both exhilarating and uncertain.
Lucien is a young Parisian at the birth of the modern era, racing through the streets of Europe in an exuberant bid to become a singer for the ages. When tragedy leads him to a magical discovery, Lucien embarks on a journey that will help him—and Martin, Maria, and Anna—learn that it’s not how many breaths you take, it’s what you do with those you’re given.
This unlikely quartet is bound together across centuries and continents by the strange and spectacular history of Richard Wagner’s masterpiece opera Tristan and Isolde. Grandly operatic in scale, their story is one of music and magic, love and death, betrayal and fate. Matthew Gallaway’s riveting debut will have readers spellbound from the opening page to its breathtaking conclusion.
Not commenting to win, as I have no idea what my favorite book of 2010 was, and I’m not sure what I’m looking fwd to this year, as the only thing I can think of is the new Jodi Picoult and I refuse to say that it’s that! I’m really commenting to thank you for reminding me that I mean to actually start using GoodReads – I joined like 2 years ago and had a spurt of activity…and then forgot about it. OOps.
Comment by Jenn 01.13.11 @ 3:07 pm@Jenn: Oh, heck, I’ll enter you anyway unless you really don’t have any interest in reading it. And you’re welcome re: GoodReads. I was glad to peruse your list and see where we overlapped — and where we disagreed.
Comment by soe 01.14.11 @ 1:16 amHehe, well, thank you! 🙂
I’m trying to decide if I want to look through my library borrowing history and add in those books to GoodReads, or if I’ll just sorta start again from now and ignore anything I read in the last 2 years that doesn’t just spring to mind…
Comment by Jenn 01.14.11 @ 11:19 amI’m intrigued by this book & would love to win a copy, but is your offer open internationally? If it is, then count me in. 🙂 My favorite book in 2010 was Little Boy Lost by Marghanita Laski.
Comment by Tiina 01.16.11 @ 7:08 am@Tiina: Sure! I’m willing to send it to you overseas. I’m going to pick the winner tomorrow, so know you’ve got an 50-50 chance of winning…
@Jenn: I do a little of both. I try to add everything current, but add back titles as I’m motivated. Were you using LibraryThing just for your own collection or were you recording stuff over there too?
Comment by soe 01.18.11 @ 2:23 am