Booker Prize Winners

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The winner of this year‘s Booker Prize

Off course it was Orbital.
Guess I have to give it another chance

BarbaraBB I am super disappointed though I guessed it would either be this one or the Kushner. 1mo

AnneCecilie @BarbaraBB Me too, but I had a feeling it would be either this one or Held. Generally my least favorite books win these things 1mo

BarbaraBB I kind of liked it but others were so much better 1mo

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AnneCecilie

Booker Prize Winners: Global Dimensions | Farzana S. Ali

The winner of the International Booker Prize 2024 was announced yesterday

One of the few books on the list that I‘ve actually read. I enjoyed it as well.

What do you think of the winner?

Ruthiella I‘ve never read her. My friend in Germany tells me she‘s not that well known in Germany. But I‘ve certainly heard a lot about her in English speaking bookish circles. 7mo

AnneCecilie @Ruthiella That‘s interesting. I would have expected her to have been well know there too. Generally speaking, Norwegian authors that get translated into other languages, have sold a lot of books in Norway 7mo

Tamra @Ruthiella I enjoyed this one by her, but haven‘t read anything else. Kairos isn‘t really calling to me. @AnneCecilie

Visitation. Jenny Erpenbeck

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lil1inblue I *just* finished Go, Went, Gone by Erpenbeck. Her writing is good, and there was a lot I liked about the book. But there was a bit of white saviorism, which I felt hurt the overall messages of the book. I think Kairos would be an interesting read - she touches on the East/West legacy in Go, Went, Gone, and it was really thought provoking. I'd be interested to delve further into that. 7mo

Graywacke I wasn‘t enraptured, but I enjoyed it a lot and thought the writing was excellent and interesting in complex ways. It‘s a creepy relationship that ties into the world of East Berlin in the mid-1980‘s - and is arguably beautiful in many ways. And it has an odd prose that emphasizes association. Recommended to anyone curious 7mo

BookWrym Still waiting for my library hold 7mo

BarbaraBB I am happy she won. Kairos was not my favorite of the shortlist but I loved

Go, Went, Gone

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sarahbarnes I agree that I was glad to see her win and enjoyed this book quite a bit. I didn‘t read all of the shortlist but I think she‘s a fantastic writer. 7mo

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Tamra

Booker Prize Winners: Global Dimensions | Farzana S. Ali

I‘m excited to see titles I haven‘t heard about on the 2023 Booker long list!

I have read Old God‘s Time & The Other Eden. Loved the Harding novel, which sparked my current read, Tinkers.

The ever expanding TBR……..

jlhammar It is an exciting list! Old God's Time is the only one I've read. Not many are out in the US yet (and a couple don't have US pub dates at all). Definitely going to go for the Harding since I was interested in that anyhow (hope you're enjoying Tinkers so far) and am going to try the audio for If I Survive You. After that, we'll see. 1y

Tamra @jlhammar it‘s so fun to have new titles to anticipate! I hope you like the Harding - it is reflective character development. I‘d say quiet, but that may be the wrong adjective since there is quite a bit of inner and sometimes outward turmoil. (edited) 1y

Ruthiella Wow! I‘m only familiar with Barry, Adebayo, and Murray as authors. Exciting to look into the rest and see what they are about. (edited) 1y

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Tamra @Ruthiella yes! I was thrilled I didn‘t recognize many. 1y

Cathythoughts The two you‘ve read are two I have ( but havnt read yet ) looking forward to them 👍🏻😁 1y

Tamra @Cathythoughts I think you‘re going to like them! 😁 1y

Gissy I want to read a couple of them but I‘m still reading some books I bought from Women‘s Prize Longlist😳 1y

Tamra @Gissy I know just what you mean! So many to read. 😅 1y

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MicheleinPhilly

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Longlist is out!

https://www.waterstones.com/category/cultural-highlights/book-awards/the-booker-...

Cathythoughts ♥️ 2y

BarbaraBB Thoughts?! 2y

MicheleinPhilly @BarbaraBB I‘ve read none of them, naturally. 😂 2y

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BarbaraBB I only read two but it does look inviting and several books have been highly recommended by some of our friends. So I am not scared to try again this year 😉 2y

MicheleinPhilly @BarbaraBB I own Nightcrawling (and will probably read that this week). I think I also own Oh William and The Trees. 🤷🏻‍♀️ For a librarian, I‘m not very good at keeping track. 😂 2y

BarbaraBB The Trees and Oh William are the ones I read. I honestly loved both! 2y

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AnneCecilie

Booker Prize Winners: Global Dimensions | Farzana S. Ali

This year‘s Booker Prize winner

Not my favorite among the shortlisted books, but I still enjoyed this very much and gave me something to think about.

What do you think about this year‘s winner?

squirrelbrain It was my second favourite of the shortlist (the Lockwood was my first choice) so I‘m pleased with this. 3y

sarahbarnes I did love this one, although it would be hard for me to say which of the shortlist was my favorite. I was happy with this being the winner. 3y

mjtwo This was my favourite to win - I really loved it. 3y

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Ruthiella I‘d only read this and the Lockwood and I really hated the Lockwood title, so I‘m happy. I‘m definitely going to read Bewilderment soonish, however. 3y

BarbaraBB I enjoyed it too but rooted for Lockwood or Bewilderment! 3y

AnneCecilie @squirrelbrain @sarahbarnes @mjtwo @Ruthiella @BarbaraBB My favorites were Bewilderment and Great Circle. But The Promise is a very good book as well. 3y

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AnneCecilie

Booker Prize Winners: Global Dimensions | Farzana S. Ali

This year‘s shortlist has just been announced.

I‘m so happy to see both “No One is Talking about This” and “Great Circle” on the list.

“The Fortune Men” is on its way from the library.

I will probably buy “Bewilderment” when it comes out since I loved his latest “The Overstory”

What do you think of this year‘s shortlist?

Ruthiella I just finished The Promise and thought it was good. I might try and pick up Bewilderment before the prize is announced. 3y

Cinfhen I‘m reading the Great Circle now & I LOVE IT!! And I LOVED

No One Is Talking about This

Cinfhen I heard iffy reviews on this one / so i will probably pass

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squirrelbrain I‘m really pleased with the same two as you - and also liked The Promise. I‘ll probably try and get the Powers from the library once it is published. 3y

Brimful Not a fan of the Lockwood or the fortune men which I found tediously written although an important story. The others have all been cracking reads 3y

quietlycuriouskate I'm waiting on The Fortune Men from the library, too, and like you am keen to read Bewilderment because I loved the Overstory. 🙂 3y

StellaB I really liked A Passage North. I‘m disappointed that Klara and the Sun has not made the shortlist. 3y

charl08 Interesting! Lots for me still to read. I have started tbe Galgut 3y

charl08 Or even *the Galgut* 3y

AnneCecilie @Ruthiella I also liked The Promise. 3y

AnneCecilie @Cinfhen I‘m so happy to love Great Circle. It‘s an amazing book. I‘ll give A Passage North a try if the library gets it. I‘ve seen too many mixed reviews to want to spend money on it. 3y

AnneCecilie @squirrelbrain I also liked The Promise, but the other two have stood out for me and I still think about them. 3y

AnneCecilie @Brimful I didn‘t know what to think of the Lockwood when I was finished, but it has stayed with me and for me that‘s a sign of a great book. 3y

AnneCecilie @kathedron I‘ll keep an eye out for your reviews 3y

AnneCecilie @StellaB A Passage North seems to split readers so I‘ll probably give it a try if I can borrow it from the library. I didn‘t get along with Klara‘s and was happy to not see it on the shortlist actually. 3y

AnneCecilie @charl08 I liked that one. 3y

Cathythoughts I need to read some of these …I read all the ones that didn‘t make it ( & I loved them mostly 🤷🏼‍♀️😊 3y

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AnneCecilie

Booker Prize Winners: Global Dimensions | Farzana S. Ali

This year‘s Booker Prize winner and it‘s the one I bailed on. Guess I will be giving this another chance some time in the future.

JamieArc Did you try listening to it? The audio still wasn‘t the easiest thing to get through - quite long. But the narrator was nice to listen to. 4y

AnneCecilie @JamieArc No I haven‘t. I just put myself on the hold list for the audio on Libby. Thanks for the tips. 4y

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Abailliekaras

Booker Prize Winners: Global Dimensions | Farzana S. Ali

Our Booker Prize special is up now on Books On The Go podcast! Who‘s your favourite to win? 📚🎧

vivastory Burnt Sugar! With Shuggie Bain & Real Life a close second. Still need to read TMB. 4y

LeeRHarry Shuggie Bain - guess we will know soon enough 😊 4y

Abailliekaras @vivastory @LeeRHarry I think Shuggie Bain, Burnt Sugar and Real Life QRE definitely the top 3! 😀 4y

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AnneCecilie

Booker Prize Winners: Global Dimensions | Farzana S. Ali

These are this year‘s booker 13

I haven‘t read any of them

My library have the books by the following authors: Mengiste, Taylor, Reid, McCann and Dangarembga. Most of them will arrive within the next 2 weeks

I‘ve heard some great things about How Much of These Hills Is Gold, and will probably look into that one

I‘ll read Mantel once it‘s translated. I‘ve read the other 2 books about Cromwell and loved those

What do you think of the longlist?

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I haven‘t read or heard of most of them!! 4y

Vansa Such a fun age is absolutely excellent 4y

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