International Booker Prize Shortlist Reaction 2022
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 เม.ย. 2022
- The International Booker Prize announced the six titles that made the shortlist for 2022. They had a solid longlist, so come see which books I ordered, which I'm debating ordering, and which ones I'm thinking I might hold off on. Expand for more information 👇
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The Shortlist 📚
Heaven, Mieko Kawakami (translated by Samuel Bett & David Boyd)
Elena Knows, Claudia Piñeiro (translated by Frances Riddle)
A New Name: Septology VI-VII, Jon Fosse (translated by Damion Searls)
Tomb of Sand, Geetanjali Shree (translated by Daisy Rockwell)
The Books of Jacob, Olga Tokarczuk (translated by Jennifer Croft)
Cursed Bunny, Bora Chung (translated by Anton Hur)
Longlisted Titles That Did Not Make It 📚
Paradais, Fernanda Melchor (translated by Sophie Hughes)
Love in the Big City, Sang Young Park (translated by Anton Hur)
Happy Stories, Mostly, Norman Erikson Pasaribu (translated by Tiffany Tsao)
The Book of Mother, Violaine Huisman (translated by Leslie Camhi)
More Than I Love My Life, David Grossman (translated by Jessica Cohen)
Phenotypes, Paulo Scott (translated by Daniel Hahn)
After the Sun, Jonas Eika (translated by Sherilyn Hellberg)
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Today I received Tomb of Sand, I'm so excited. Even though it's long, I saw that the chapters are pretty short and the font is big and nice, so I hope I will fly through it. Great video!
That's good to know--thanks!
I'm the same with Tomb of Sand, it's a book that caught my attention and the more I see it the more I want to read it!
Also your chat about your hoodie made me laugh, I always worry that people will notice I'm always wearing the same thing..but not enough to change my clothes to film haha
BookTuber problems! 🤪
Loved Elena Knows-getting through the rest
I'm looking forward to getting to Elena Knows.
I've read both the other Olga T books (which are quite different from each other!) and am looking forward to Books of Jacob, but have a bunch of other doorstoppers going on at the moment, so it'll be a while yet. Tomb of Sand also sounds interesting, but one of the doorstoppers I'm currently reading is set in the aftermath of Indian partition - I think that one will also need to wait. I ordered Elena Knows in Spanish and hope to get it to it very soon - the reviews have all been so good! The other books on the list aren't tickling my fancy as much...
Two doorstoppers about partition would definitely be a lot.
Being a native hindi speaker, i'm glad a hindi book made it to the list.
Hindi literature and particularly novels have always been about sad events, social justice and satire.
It is antagonistic to sanskrit and persian that had dominated the literature circle of north india during pre-modern times and had elitist nature.
I hope to read this book soon.
Flights and Drive Your Plough, are both great on audio. I’m put off The Books of Jacob because of the length…. But I do want to read it. The one I’m definitely going to read is Elena Knows.
That's good to know about the audios--thank you!
I loved Cursed Bunny! It is squeamish, but it's not quite Chuck Palahniuk level squeamish, if that makes sense. I think the first two stories are the grossest ones. (Also two of my favorites, but I'm a weirdo that enjoys body horror.) I would probably at least look up what the first story, "The Head," is about before diving into it. I also wouldn't let the "science fiction" deter you. Some of the stories have a sci-fi slant, but they're more folklorish than they are technical.
That's good to know--thanks.
Read the long list books I could find-Books of Jacob is an amazing read. I order all the time from UK-just long deliveries
Yes the delivery time is definitely long--it's nice that it's so possible these days, though!
i think you'd enjoy Love in the Big City - it's a really bittersweet, quiet novel. I'm sad Paradais didn't make it!! I did really enjoy Elena Knows, it was so good!! I still need to read Tomb of Sand, A New Name and Books of Jacob
I would love to get a copy of Love in the Big City at some point. I did end up ordering Tomb of Sand because restraint just isn't my thing when it comes to books. 😉
@@SupposedlyFun ahhaha! i don't know restraint either!! today, i bought up ferrante's in the margins because i was in the mood for a pick me up lol
@@kiranreader Well at least I'm not alone!
I ordered Tomb of Sand from Abe’s Books but also a paperback is sold on Amazon
I went with Blackwell's to avoid Amazon (which owns Abe Books). I hope you enjoy it!
Tokarczuk is such an amazing author. Flights is my favourite, but I think Drive Your Plow…is more accessible. Both are great. BOJ is fine. Not my favourite by her. It has some great moments and sentences, but it’s a bit too much on detail.
Thank you so much for the feedback. Accessible sounds like a good place to start--I appreciate it.
Elena Knows has my vote for the win, but I’ve only read that one and Heaven from the shortlist. I thought Heaven was really great and well worth a read, but it was a bit below Elena Knows for me.
Without having ready any yet, I'm rooting for either Elena knows or Tomb of Sand. We'll see what happens!
Septology by Jon Fosse is an extraordinary work. Give yourself time to read this transcendent work
Thanks for the feedback--I've heard a lot of good things about Fosse's work since this was filmed.
I have read some great books that won Booker!
There are definitely some good ones!
Good morning. I am reading The Books of Jacob. It is very good. It is very philosophical. It is not a light read. I just put a hold on Elena Knows.
I'm really looking forward to Elena Knows. The philosophical aspect of Books of Jacob makes me a little hesitant, being honest, but I've heard a lot of good things about it.
@@SupposedlyFun It is not a book you just read.
@@annegibson6072 I bet!
Book of Jacob & Elana Knows Sounds Great I will read them
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Here where I live the weather is very hot sometimes I think this hot not come from one sun
I'm really excited to get a copy of Elena Knows. I'm ready for spring but reminding myself that come July I'll be miserable in the heat, so I should enjoy the in-between period and not complain so much.
@@SupposedlyFun that better! we don't have spring season at All, in july It rains heavily everything becomes difficult for us
@@fatimamuhammad3425 That does sound difficult.
BoJ
Henceforth, Books of Jacob shall only typed out as BoJ and pronounced "bodge," it has been decreed.
I’ve read Heaven, Paradais, and Elena Knows from the longlist. Heaven was middling in my opinion, but I’m not surprised it’s on the shortlist because a lot of people love it. Very happy to see Elena Knows on it though - it’s not going to be a favorite of the year for me, but it’s really good (could have been 5 stars for me, but I didn’t think the ending was as strong). Paradais was also great; I’m disappointed it didn’t make the shortlist, but I’m not completely surprised because it’s not as strong as Hurricane Season (again, in my opinion). Melchor is a really excellent writer though!
I've heard great things about Melchor. Thanks for the feedback.