Love your enthusiasm, I definitely think you should be invited to the Nobel Prize! I’m sad The House of Doors did not win this year, it was so wonderful.
Eric , this is off subject , but I just got a lovely gift - a box of TEN books by JCO ! I’m currently reading Solstice - marvelous ✍️. I hope you’ll post another talk with her soon . I was writing in my journal how much I enjoyed her writing and I wrote Enjoyced by accident .
I've read In Memoriam and Trespasses (both excellent), have bought Demon Copperhead to read, will be receiving Babel for Christmas (and Rory Stewart's Politics on the Edge), and will be buying The Bee Sting, Cuddy, Prophet Song and In Ascension when they come out in paperback in 2024. Happy Christmas Eric, and everyone.
I read Solenoid, Time Shelter, House of Doors, Prophet Song, In Ascention, Chain-Gang Allstars Fosse's new one, all this year that you have mentioned in your videos
Thanks for this video. Here and in your other videos, I love how broad your tastes are. What I mean by this is that you like a lot of books I like, which trend towards the dark, strange, and melancholy (Fosse and Cărtărescu here, for example). However, whereas other Booktube channels certainly give me lots of good recommendations for books of the sort I usually read, your channel exposes me to a lot of books I think I wouldn't have come across in other such venues. The overlap in our tastes makes me trust you on lots of great books I might not have given a try otherwise. And, as in this video, you keep up with and summarize a lot of literary news I don't have the time or the will to keep up with on my own! Many thanks, as always!
One of the most masterfully written books that I enjoyed reading this past year was The covenant of water by Abraham Verghese. Did you read this or any of his other books?
two prizes that you didn't mention that I like to follow are the Baille Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction, won this year by Fire Weather, by John Vaillant; and the Wainwright Prize for nature writing.
The Costa Award,??? I choose also due to Award noms, just gets in your face, helps a book lover well to choose a good book. The Booker Long List every year are incredible!!
This was a delightful summary. I was surprised to realise I have read ten of these prizewinners despite not being such a follower of prizes as you. The best outcome for me was seeing how closely our reactions match on those ten so I know I can rely on your recommendations in the future 😊
Authors are top tier celebrities for me too, and I’m so glad that you bring us along on so many of your book prize adventures! Several of these winners are among my favorite reads of the last few years but others fell short for me, and I suspect that’s the way it always will be. The Booker in particular was just not a good year for me, but I am encouraged by the recently-announced 2024 judging panel. Next year too there will be more nonfiction with the new WP prize. I do love following book prizes regardless of the outcome!
I agree on Solenoid, enjoyed it profoundly, it took me longer than normal to read it too, as the through the translation, a lot of esoteric words were used, (English IS the the most difficult language); that even I, and my killer vocabulary had trouble deciphering them in my head, so I was googling a lot, and writing these new, wonderful adjectives etc and their definitions in my book of words.
Love this wrap up of many of the prizes. I've only just watched this year's Giller Prize award, so I did look for it on your list 😄 So pleased that you mentioned our Australian prize, The Stella. It's really caught on and it's interesting that you mentioned it over The Miles Franklin Prize. Sadly the MF is not getting the coverage that it should. Do you follow The International Dublin Award, I find it an interesting prize. I've also just come across the CanLit prize "Canada Reads" seems like a fun reader inclusive prize. I've only read half a dozen of the winners you've mentioned, have to try out some more next year. Happy Reading 🙂
I agree with your assessment of Babel. I was saving this book for the end of the year and had such high expectations. But I was very frustrated with the writing/story starting around part 4 and even though I normally cry over the littlest things I felt absolutely nothing for the characters‘ fates at that point. For some reason I also found the magic system awkward and not very convincing. An Immense World was my absolute favorite book this year even though I‘m normally not into non-fiction. Thanks a lot for this video. I really like the idea and will add a couple of books to my TBR.
Nice award-winning books wrap up. I loved In Memoriam and Demon Copperhead. I listened to about half of Trust, didn't blow me away enough to make me want to continue, the same goes for the Bee Sting. I appreciated The Prophet Song but the fact that it was written in the third person kept me at a distance, also, the audiobook was narrated by a man, which I thought it was strange considering it's about a mother. I'm yet to read Time Shelter or Solenoid, but I'm keen, hopefully, I'll get to them in 2024. Our Wives Under the Sea had potential but something was missing for me. Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow was one of my most anticipated books but it turned out to be a disappointment.
A few great books (in my subjective opinion) that weren't mentioned and to my knowledge came out this year (some were nominated for the prizes you mentioned): In Ascention (Martin McGinnis) Still Born (Guadelupe Nettel) The Last Ranger (Peter Heller) My Name is Iris (Brando Skyhorse) I still haven't read "I Have Some Questions for You" by Rebbeca Makkai, but I love the author and have high hopes for that one
Australia has a number of other literary prizes but the most well known is the Miles Franklin, won this year by Shankari Chandran's Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens. I'd love you to read it.
You have completely sold me on Lynch's book. Its even more pertinent bearing in mind the mobs that gathered in the street in "reaction" to an attack they felt was by a migrant. Of course it didn't matter that a migrant was the one who had the courage to confront the man and stop him. In any case this is a story for our times. Its wrong to think that totalitarianism, extremism and mob violence happens in "other" societies. It can happen anywhere.
I'm from Canada, you're not missing much for The Giller winners. Used to respect Giller winners a ton, but recently it's been ridiculous, very left-wing obsessed choices, unfortunately there's a lot of pandering. I'm left wing, social liberal etc etc but Giller is choosing due to trending stories that are happening in Canada. As we are the bastion of Liberalism gone too far, we are overcorrecting, no meritorious decisions. Giller books for the last ten years are, uh, bad, definitely not a "Big Award style Novels"
Your reaction to Barbara Kingsolver winning the Women's Prize for Demon ✨❤️✊🏻🥲 Thank you for sharing and discussing so many award winning novels this year Eric.
Love your enthusiasm, I definitely think you should be invited to the Nobel Prize! I’m sad The House of Doors did not win this year, it was so wonderful.
Really glad there is now an audiobook of Prophets Song, as it will get a greater readership.
Eric , this is off subject , but I just got a lovely gift - a box of TEN books by JCO ! I’m currently reading Solstice - marvelous ✍️. I hope you’ll post another talk with her soon . I was writing in my journal how much I enjoyed her writing and I wrote Enjoyced by accident .
I've read In Memoriam and Trespasses (both excellent), have bought Demon Copperhead to read, will be receiving Babel for Christmas (and Rory Stewart's Politics on the Edge), and will be buying The Bee Sting, Cuddy, Prophet Song and In Ascension when they come out in paperback in 2024. Happy Christmas Eric, and everyone.
Thanks for this Eric. I now have 21 more books on my wish list TBR.
I loved you going through all of them!
Really loved the format of this video, Eric! A whole heap of new-to-me books added to my TBR, thank you. Hope you and yours have a great Christmas xx
I read Solenoid, Time Shelter, House of Doors, Prophet Song, In Ascention, Chain-Gang Allstars Fosse's new one, all this year that you have mentioned in your videos
Thanks for this video. Here and in your other videos, I love how broad your tastes are. What I mean by this is that you like a lot of books I like, which trend towards the dark, strange, and melancholy (Fosse and Cărtărescu here, for example). However, whereas other Booktube channels certainly give me lots of good recommendations for books of the sort I usually read, your channel exposes me to a lot of books I think I wouldn't have come across in other such venues. The overlap in our tastes makes me trust you on lots of great books I might not have given a try otherwise. And, as in this video, you keep up with and summarize a lot of literary news I don't have the time or the will to keep up with on my own! Many thanks, as always!
One of the most masterfully written books that I enjoyed reading this past year was The covenant of water by Abraham Verghese. Did you read this or any of his other books?
two prizes that you didn't mention that I like to follow are the Baille Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction, won this year by Fire Weather, by John Vaillant; and the Wainwright Prize for nature writing.
Loved Our Wives Under The Sea. Super hype for her Private Rites coming out in ‘24
Great list. I was surprised to see I read so many of them this year. I’m glad you mentioned the Gillar this year. See you at the meetings
Great video! Thanks Eric!
Thank you! 📚
The Costa Award,??? I choose also due to Award noms, just gets in your face, helps a book lover well to choose a good book. The Booker Long List every year are incredible!!
This was a delightful summary. I was surprised to realise I have read ten of these prizewinners despite not being such a follower of prizes as you. The best outcome for me was seeing how closely our reactions match on those ten so I know I can rely on your recommendations in the future 😊
Thanks for this lovely compilation.
Thank you Eric .. your insights are inspiring… happy reading in 2024
Thanks! 😊📚
I would like to add Kirkus prize-The Heaven and Earth Store by James McBride
Pen/Faulkner award -The book of Goose by Yiyun Li
Authors are top tier celebrities for me too, and I’m so glad that you bring us along on so many of your book prize adventures! Several of these winners are among my favorite reads of the last few years but others fell short for me, and I suspect that’s the way it always will be. The Booker in particular was just not a good year for me, but I am encouraged by the recently-announced 2024 judging panel. Next year too there will be more nonfiction with the new WP prize. I do love following book prizes regardless of the outcome!
That was so fantastically helpful. Thank you!!!
i love a good compilation! thank you Eric! your cookies look delicious and fabulous!
I'm really interested in the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction, still working my way through the finalists.
thank you for this video :) I haven't read a lot of these and look forward to picking them up now
Thanks for watching! 😊📚
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Thank you for your testimony! 😄📚🤗
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I agree on Solenoid, enjoyed it profoundly, it took me longer than normal to read it too, as the through the translation, a lot of esoteric words were used, (English IS the the most difficult language); that even I, and my killer vocabulary had trouble deciphering them in my head, so I was googling a lot, and writing these new, wonderful adjectives etc and their definitions in my book of words.
Love this wrap up of many of the prizes. I've only just watched this year's Giller Prize award, so I did look for it on your list 😄
So pleased that you mentioned our Australian prize, The Stella. It's really caught on and it's interesting that you mentioned it over The Miles Franklin Prize. Sadly the MF is not getting the coverage that it should.
Do you follow The International Dublin Award, I find it an interesting prize. I've also just come across the CanLit prize "Canada Reads" seems like a fun reader inclusive prize.
I've only read half a dozen of the winners you've mentioned, have to try out some more next year. Happy Reading 🙂
I’m amazed that I have read a few of these as I’m usually years behind as I look for second hand books or find them at my little local library
Great! 📚
In Ascention is my favourite novel followed by Time Shelter and Solenoid...also Alexander Hemon's The World and All That It Holds
That's my end of year list
I agree with your assessment of Babel. I was saving this book for the end of the year and had such high expectations. But I was very frustrated with the writing/story starting around part 4 and even though I normally cry over the littlest things I felt absolutely nothing for the characters‘ fates at that point. For some reason I also found the magic system awkward and not very convincing.
An Immense World was my absolute favorite book this year even though I‘m normally not into non-fiction.
Thanks a lot for this video. I really like the idea and will add a couple of books to my TBR.
Book prizes have certainly given us some excellent titles this year. I'm looking forward to Blackout and intrigued by Solenoid
Hi Eric - awesome channel! How many books did you read in 2023? Have a wonderful holiday season!
Very interested in Walter Scott prize and hope to be more translated to my language. Somebody also mentioned that prize. It should be more talk about.
Hi Eric, I’d love to hear your commentary on the Miles Franklin Award. Thanks!
Nice award-winning books wrap up. I loved In Memoriam and Demon Copperhead. I listened to about half of Trust, didn't blow me away enough to make me want to continue, the same goes for the Bee Sting. I appreciated The Prophet Song but the fact that it was written in the third person kept me at a distance, also, the audiobook was narrated by a man, which I thought it was strange considering it's about a mother. I'm yet to read Time Shelter or Solenoid, but I'm keen, hopefully, I'll get to them in 2024. Our Wives Under the Sea had potential but something was missing for me. Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow was one of my most anticipated books but it turned out to be a disappointment.
A few great books (in my subjective opinion) that weren't mentioned and to my knowledge came out this year (some were nominated for the prizes you mentioned):
In Ascention (Martin McGinnis)
Still Born (Guadelupe Nettel)
The Last Ranger (Peter Heller)
My Name is Iris (Brando Skyhorse)
I still haven't read "I Have Some Questions for You" by Rebbeca Makkai, but I love the author and have high hopes for that one
A new Canadian prize is the Carol Shields Prize (for women and non-binary writers) - When We Were Sisters by Fatimah Asghar won this year 😊
Oh great, I’ve been wanting to read that as well.
I am obsessed with in memoriam
Australia has a number of other literary prizes but the most well known is the Miles Franklin, won this year by Shankari Chandran's Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens. I'd love you to read it.
You have completely sold me on Lynch's book. Its even more pertinent bearing in mind the mobs that gathered in the street in "reaction" to an attack they felt was by a migrant. Of course it didn't matter that a migrant was the one who had the courage to confront the man and stop him. In any case this is a story for our times. Its wrong to think that totalitarianism, extremism and mob violence happens in "other" societies. It can happen anywhere.
I'm surprised there aren't many books that receive multiple awards.
Start with THE WOMAN IN WHITE. You won't be disappointed. It's a page turner!
Republic of consciousness prize for small presses 😊
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I'd say Prophet Song could almost be considered Horror, or even Speculative Fiction.. maybe
I'm from Canada, you're not missing much for The Giller winners. Used to respect Giller winners a ton, but recently it's been ridiculous, very left-wing obsessed choices, unfortunately there's a lot of pandering. I'm left wing, social liberal etc etc but Giller is choosing due to trending stories that are happening in Canada. As we are the bastion of Liberalism gone too far, we are overcorrecting, no meritorious decisions. Giller books for the last ten years are, uh, bad, definitely not a "Big Award style Novels"
You read so much current gay fiction, have you read fa”gots by Larry Kramer? I don’t think it’s been outdone in our time honestly.
Wonderful how gay men are given more and more a voice.
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Your reaction to Barbara Kingsolver winning the Women's Prize for Demon ✨❤️✊🏻🥲 Thank you for sharing and discussing so many award winning novels this year Eric.
I was THRILLED! 🥳 📚