The Booker Prize | 
Aaand…. I‘ve finished the #bookerlonglist!
Above is my list, in approximate order. I‘m disappointed that, while I enjoyed a lot of these, none will make my best of the year as I‘d always hope to find 1 or 2 absolute gems on a prize list.
The first 4 were all at the same level, but I just don‘t think the Markovits is a Booker book. Oddly, I‘d substitute in Misinterpretation, despite it being lower down the list than others. ⬇️
BookishTrish, JenP, AnneCecilie, TheKidUpstairs, Leniverse, charl08, Chelsea.Poole, rmaclean4, JamieArc, BarbaraBB, Graywacke, Ruthiella, ChaoticMissAdventures, vikaplus321squirrelbrain I admire it a lot more than The South, The Land In Winter and One Boat. I enjoyed all 3 of those but they were all rather ‘plain‘, not daring or different, whereas Misinterpretation certainly was, even if I felt the author didn‘t nail the ending. 2w
AmyG Wow! Congrats! 2w
BarbaraBB Congrats on finishing so fast! However, it doesn‘t sound like the best experience. I‘ve read only a few and so far, agree with you. Nothing stand out yet but I have a lot more reading to do! 2w
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Susanita 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 2w
Jas16 Woah! Well done. I am still slowly making my way through but given how lackluster everyone seems to be finding the majority of the list I wish I had waited for the short list. (edited) 2w
ChaoticMissAdventures Wow great job! Sorry it is a bit of a disappointment year. I still haven't cracked any open but I am interested in a couple of them. Seascraper for sure. 2w
charl08 Really interesting to hear. I think I'll probably only get to five or six before the shortlist is announced (depending on the library books that turn up). 2w
Chelsea.Poole Nicely done! I am looking forward to Seascraper, for sure! My next up will be Flashlight and Endling, so I'm happy to see they're on the top of your list. 2w
Tamra I haven‘t felt compelled to read any of them. 😒 Thank you for sharing your thoughts - it helps me decide whether I should read any of them. (edited) 2w
Amiable Nice work! 2w
ImperfectCJ I am impressed! I have three of them arriving in the mail today and several I'm nearing on the library holds list, so hopefully I'll have a few more finished soon (only two done so far). 2w
Ruthiella Amazing! 👏👏👏 Glad to see Endlings and Flashlight fairly high. Those are the two that interest me the most. 2w
Leniverse Well done! I have holds on almost everything, but I can't say that I'm feeling too impatient to get to most of them. I just started The South, and I think it might be one of those books that there's nothing wrong with but it just doesn't grab my interest. You know? I'll give it a bit longer though. 2w
Graywacke Congrats on finishing. I‘m having a good Booker experience, but then i‘m also in deep love with Audition. I‘m on book 8 right now 2w
Lesliereadsalot Way to go! Sorry this group wasn‘t better! 2w
JamieArc I‘m impressed! I‘m not as eager to read them this year but I‘m following posts and will be reading a few soon. 2w
squirrelbrain It‘s not the best Booker list. 🤷♀️ @BarbaraBB @Jas16 @Tamra @Leniverse @Lesliereadsalot @jamiearc 2w
squirrelbrain @ChaoticMissAdventures - Seascraper is one I‘d recommend for sure! 2w
squirrelbrain I hope you enjoy those that you read! @charl08 @ImperfectCJ 2w
squirrelbrain @Chelsea.Poole @ruthiella - those two are definitely worth the read - I look forward to hearing your thoughts. 2w
squirrelbrain @Graywacke - it‘s not that I had a bad experience, just not a stellar one! But you‘ve liked the books that I didn‘t, so hopefully your experience will continue to be great! 2w
TheKidUpstairs Congrats on finishing the list! I've rather enjoyed my Booker reading this year, but have been pretty selective with what I'm reading from the list. I seem to be the only one who loved The South, it really struck a chord with me. I would also put Flashlight and Endling on my short list, both multi layered and impressive reads. I'm not going to be a completist this year, but I've got a hold on the Desai and I've got Seascraper pre-ordered. 1w
squirrelbrain @TheKidUpstairs - I think you‘ll really enjoy the Desai and Seascraper. I think I‘d probably have loved South if I‘d have read it in print. 🤷♀️ 1w
JenP Congrats on finishing the list! My order so far is pretty different from yours but nice to see all your reviews 1w
squirrelbrain I can see that your order so far is quite different @JenP but that‘s the beauty of the Booker - it‘s never easy or predictable! 1w
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