I think a lot of people were shocked by the winner, including the winner! It is a good book, I just liked others from the shortlist more. I still have to read My Friends and This Strange Eventful History and then I will have read the Longlist. Happy reading! 🥂 😃 📚
I think Creation Lake was my most controversial read of the year. I still can’t decide whether it was so bad it was brilliant or if I just didn’t like it. 😆 It was a great Longlist and shortlist. There are so many new writers I am interested in because of the Booker. Happy reading! 📚 🥂 😃
The BookTuber consensus seems to be that the Booker committee made a very bad choice. I was surprised at how many BTers HATED Orbital, and almost everyone thought the James was the best of the lot.
I think Orbital is a very good book, from a well chosen shortlist, it just wasn’t my favourite of the six. It’s a good problem to have! 😆 James is the darling of the reading world, and I understand why. However, The Safekeep was my favourite, and thank you to the Booker because they introduced me to so many new, amazing writers! 📚 🥂 😊
My ratings were similar to yours although my favorite nominated book this year was My Friends. Shocked by the winner as well.
I think a lot of people were shocked by the winner, including the winner! It is a good book, I just liked others from the shortlist more. I still have to read My Friends and This Strange Eventful History and then I will have read the Longlist. Happy reading! 🥂 😃 📚
I was happy Creation Lake didn't win.😅 I didn't care about any of the characters either.
Overall, I thought 2024 was a great long and short list.
I think Creation Lake was my most controversial read of the year. I still can’t decide whether it was so bad it was brilliant or if I just didn’t like it. 😆 It was a great Longlist and shortlist. There are so many new writers I am interested in because of the Booker. Happy reading! 📚 🥂 😃
My favorites were Orbital and Stone Yard Devotional. I also loved James ( Pulitzer please !!! ) and The Safekeep 📖🪱💚
orbital and SYD for me as well!
It was a great shortlist, that’s for sure! 📖 😃 🥂
I am sad that James did not win
I’m sure James will win a lot of book awards, even if it didn’t win the Booker! 📚 😊 🥂
The BookTuber consensus seems to be that the Booker committee made a very bad choice. I was surprised at how many BTers HATED Orbital, and almost everyone thought the James was the best of the lot.
I think Orbital is a very good book, from a well chosen shortlist, it just wasn’t my favourite of the six. It’s a good problem to have! 😆 James is the darling of the reading world, and I understand why. However, The Safekeep was my favourite, and thank you to the Booker because they introduced me to so many new, amazing writers! 📚 🥂 😊