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The standings
The field, ranked.
Sorted by ELO · sparkline shows the last twelve snapshots
RankContenderELO12-snapshot trend7d ΔW–L
1
Stoner
John Williams
1,962· ±00–0
02
Gilead
Marilynne Robinson
1,884· ±00–0
03
Beloved
Toni Morrison
1,842· ±00–0
04
Middlemarch
George Eliot
1,812· ±00–0
05
A Visit From The Goon Squad
Jennifer Egan
1,740· ±00–0
06
The Remains of the Day
Kazuo Ishiguro
1,690· ±00–0
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Methodology
Every duel pits two contenders. The winner's ELO rises in proportion to the upset; the loser's falls by the same amount. With each new vote, the leaderboard rebalances.