KIRKUS 2017 FINALISTS

1.
Exit West
Exit West 3.74 avg rating — 148,013 ratings
2.
The Gulf: The Making of an American Sea
The Gulf: The Making of an American Sea 4.23 avg rating — 2,724 ratings
3.
What It Means When a Man Falls from the Sky
What It Means When a Man Falls from the Sky 4.09 avg rating — 16,030 ratings
4.
Sing, Unburied, Sing
Sing, Unburied, Sing really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 145,371 ratings
5.
Tell Me How It Ends: An Essay in Forty Questions
Tell Me How It Ends: An Essay in Forty Questions 4.39 avg rating — 16,457 ratings
6.
The Cooking Gene: A Journey Through African American Culinary History in the Old South
The Cooking Gene: A Journey Through African American Culinary History in the Old South 3.87 avg rating — 8,046 ratings
7.
The Hate U Give (The Hate U Give, #1)
The Hate U Give (The Hate U Give, #1) 4.46 avg rating — 986,374 ratings
8.
White Tears
White Tears 3.67 avg rating — 10,262 ratings
9.
The Ninth Hour
The Ninth Hour 3.59 avg rating — 18,530 ratings
10.
Her Body and Other Parties: Stories
Her Body and Other Parties: Stories 3.82 avg rating — 102,311 ratings
11.
The Seeds of Life: From Aristotle to da Vinci, from Sharks' Teeth to Frogs' Pants, the Long and Strange Quest to Discover Where Babies Come From
The Seeds of Life: From Aristotle to da Vinci, from Sharks' Teeth to Frogs' Pants, the Long and Strange Quest to Discover Where Babies Come From 4.05 avg rating — 371 ratings
12.
Priestdaddy
Priestdaddy 3.86 avg rating — 25,273 ratings
13.
Henry David Thoreau: A Life
Henry David Thoreau: A Life 4.48 avg rating — 808 ratings
14.
Me Tall, You Small
Me Tall, You Small 3.93 avg rating — 323 ratings
15.
Bronze and Sunflower
Bronze and Sunflower 4.15 avg rating — 1,049 ratings
16.
It All Comes Down to This
It All Comes Down to This 3.87 avg rating — 677 ratings
17.
The Marrow Thieves
The Marrow Thieves 3.94 avg rating — 42,140 ratings