In the first knock down semifinal match, Freedom defeated Goon Squad., my pick to win the whole tournament. I thought my many NCAA bracket losses exemplified my lack of basketball knowledge. It seems that I'm just not good at tournament picks (or else I don't know as much about books as I thought I did). So it goes. Franzen's Freedom is a formidable foe and a worthy opponent.
In the second semifinal match up, Lemon Cake beat Next. While I thought Lemon Cake was a fine book, there was no way it could withstand the blows Freedom has been dealing out to its foes.
Then came the Zombie round. In the zombie round, the winner of each semi-final round squares off with another contestant that lost earlier in the contest. The zombies were Room and Goon Squad. Freedom dealt a decisive blow to Room to enter the finals and Good Squad squarely defeated Lemon Cake. My pick is back!
On Monday, the finals are played out with a rematch of Freedom and Goon Squad. I'm still hoping for Goon Squad to pull off an upset of the seemingly unstoppable Freedom. What makes this round different than the earlier match up between these titans is that every judge votes in the finals. In earlier rounds, it is a single judge making the call. While I enjoyed Freedom a lot, I'm sticking with Egan's Goon Squad to win it all. Stay tuned.
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