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Favourite Booker Prize contenders

Members: 21 participating members (show all)

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1
The Handmaid's Tale
by Margaret Atwood
29,725 members, 837 reviews
4.11 stars (4.11 stars)

Lists: Simone2 (1), ahef1963 (1), ktussy (1), JGKC (2), meredk (3), Her_Royal_Orangeness (3), japaul22 (4), souloftherose (5), DorsVenabili (7), lauralkeet (9)

Score: 31.71

2
The Remains of the Day
by Kazuo Ishiguro
12,056 members, 350 reviews
4.19 stars (4.19 stars)

Lists: Elizabeth088 (1), kidzdoc (1), Simone2 (2), ahef1963 (2), ktussy (2), meredk (2), souloftherose (6), japaul22 (10), lauralkeet

Score: 28.82

3
Never Let Me Go
by Kazuo Ishiguro
17,397 members, 791 reviews
3.82 stars (3.82 stars)

Lists: mousse (1), Simone2 (3), ahef1963 (3), ktussy (3), Soupdragon (5), DorsVenabili (8), meredk (9), japaul22 (11), souloftherose (21)

Score: 24.55

4
Wolf Hall
by Hilary Mantel
9,644 members, 552 reviews
3.98 stars (3.98 stars)

Lists: souloftherose (1), japaul22 (1), kara.shamy (2), kidzdoc (2), ktussy (4), meredk (7), lauralkeet (10)

Score: 22.26

5
The Sense of an Ending
by Julian Barnes
6,204 members, 449 reviews
3.81 stars (3.81 stars)

Lists: elkiedee (2), kara.shamy (3), ktussy (5), Simone2 (6), kidzdoc (6), Soupdragon (8), japaul22 (9), lauralkeet

Score: 21.43

6
Possession: A Romance
by A. S. Byatt
10,986 members, 241 reviews
4.02 stars (4.02 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (1), japaul22 (2), Elizabeth088 (3), Simone2 (5), ahef1963 (5), ktussy (6), meredk (12)

Score: 20.46

7
The God of Small Things
by Arundhati Roy
15,811 members, 289 reviews
3.89 stars (3.89 stars)

Lists: auntSteelbreaker (1), paulkinder (2), meredk (4), DorsVenabili (6), Soupdragon (6), ktussy (7), kara.shamy (8), Simone2 (9)

Thumbs down: aulsmith

Score: 20.45

8
The Blind Assassin
by Margaret Atwood
13,753 members, 336 reviews
3.94 stars (3.94 stars)

Lists: souloftherose (3), kara.shamy (4), Simone2 (4), ahef1963 (4), japaul22 (6), ktussy (8), meredk (8)

Score: 18.84

9
Cloud Atlas
by David Mitchell
13,750 members, 572 reviews
4.12 stars (4.12 stars)

Lists: paulkinder (1), meredk (6), japaul22 (7), Simone2 (8), souloftherose (8), ktussy (9), lauralkeet

Score: 18.64

10
Room
by Emma Donoghue
11,016 members, 884 reviews
4.04 stars (4.04 stars)

Lists: dara85 (1), kara.shamy (7), ahef1963 (10), meredk (11), souloftherose (13), Simone2 (14), japaul22 (14)

Score: 17.15

11
Disgrace
by J. M. Coetzee
8,995 members, 224 reviews
3.85 stars (3.85 stars)

Lists: DorsVenabili (1), paulkinder (3), ahef1963 (8), kidzdoc (8), meredk (10), Simone2 (11)

Score: 16.24

12
Atonement
by Ian McEwan
22,259 members, 569 reviews
3.94 stars (3.94 stars)

Lists: Elizabeth088 (2), meredk (5), ahef1963 (6), Simone2 (7), Her_Royal_Orangeness (7), lauralkeet (11), japaul22 (13)

Thumbs down: auntSteelbreaker, JGKC

Score: 13.82

13
Midnight's Children
by Salman Rushdie
11,184 members, 205 reviews
4.06 stars (4.06 stars)

Lists: meredk (1), JGKC (1), kidzdoc (5), ahef1963 (7), Simone2 (10)

Thumbs down: souloftherose

Score: 13.38

14
A Fine Balance
by Rohinton Mistry
7,619 members, 210 reviews
4.37 stars (4.37 stars)

Lists: KimarieBee (1), DorsVenabili (2), ahef1963 (9), Simone2 (12), lauralkeet

Thumbs down: JGKC

Score: 12.38

15
Life of Pi
by Yann Martel
36,551 members, 898 reviews
3.92 stars (3.92 stars)

Lists: paulkinder (4), Elizabeth088 (4), ahef1963 (12), Simone2 (13), souloftherose (14)

Score: 11.98

16
The Little Stranger
by Sarah Waters
4,132 members, 301 reviews
3.6 stars (3.6 stars)

Lists: Soupdragon (2), kara.shamy (9), ktussy (11), japaul22 (12), souloftherose (20)

Score: 11.91

17
The Blackwater Lightship
by Colm Tóibín
1,212 members, 37 reviews
3.65 stars (3.65 stars)

Lists: aulsmith (1), paulkinder (5), ktussy (10), Soupdragon (12)

Score: 11.07

18
The Night Watch
by Sarah Waters
3,840 members, 140 reviews
3.68 stars (3.68 stars)

Lists: Soupdragon (1), kara.shamy (6), ktussy (13), souloftherose (19)

Score: 10.58

19
The Reluctant Fundamentalist
by Mohsin Hamid
4,115 members, 215 reviews
3.68 stars (3.68 stars)

Lists: paulkinder (6), kara.shamy (10), kidzdoc (13), Simone2 (19)

Score: 8.83

20
Bring Up the Bodies
by Hilary Mantel
4,621 members, 286 reviews
4.33 stars (4.33 stars)

Lists: japaul22 (3), souloftherose (4), kara.shamy (5)

Score: 8.54

21
Saturday
by Ian McEwan
9,103 members, 209 reviews
3.68 stars (3.68 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (14), japaul22 (15), kidzdoc (15), Simone2 (16), ktussy (20)

Thumbs down: Soupdragon

Score: 8.02

22
Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell
by Susanna Clarke
22,282 members, 673 reviews
3.95 stars (3.95 stars)

Lists: souloftherose (2), paulkinder (9), ahef1963 (15)

Score: 7.71

23
Astonishing Splashes of Colour
by Clare Morrall
598 members, 28 reviews
3.66 stars (3.66 stars)

Lists: Her_Royal_Orangeness (4), Soupdragon (7), souloftherose (18)

Score: 7.23

24
The Sea, the Sea
by Iris Murdoch
2,702 members, 69 reviews
3.92 stars (3.92 stars)

Lists: DorsVenabili (5), souloftherose (9), ahef1963 (11)

Score: 7.18

25
Alias Grace
by Margaret Atwood
9,421 members, 209 reviews
3.94 stars (3.94 stars)

Lists: japaul22 (5), souloftherose (7), Simone2 (15)

Score: 7.17

26
Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont
by Elizabeth Taylor
732 members, 43 reviews
4.09 stars (4.09 stars)

Lists: Soupdragon (4), souloftherose (11), ktussy (17)

Score: 7

27
The Bone People
by Keri Hulme
3,079 members, 88 reviews
4.11 stars (4.11 stars)

Lists: DorsVenabili (4), ktussy (15), Simone2 (17)

Score: 6.83

28
In the Country of Men
by Hisham Matar
1,050 members, 55 reviews
3.71 stars (3.71 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (13), ktussy (18), lauralkeet

Score: 6.6

29
God on the Rocks
by Jane Gardam
329 members, 21 reviews
3.77 stars (3.77 stars)

Lists: DorsVenabili (3), Her_Royal_Orangeness (5)

Score: 5.71

30
Troubles
by J. G. Farrell
1,080 members, 38 reviews
4.02 stars (4.02 stars)

Lists: kidzdoc (3), paulkinder (8), souloftherose (12)

Thumbs down: lauralkeet

Score: 5.57

31
The Electric Michelangelo
by Sarah Hall
745 members, 22 reviews
3.51 stars (3.51 stars)

Lists: Her_Royal_Orangeness (2), ktussy (14)

Score: 5.43

32
The Siege of Krishnapur
by J. G. Farrell
1,688 members, 53 reviews
4.06 stars (4.06 stars)

Lists: kidzdoc (4), paulkinder (7)

Score: 5.29

33
Good Behaviour
by Molly Keane
595 members, 13 reviews
4 stars (4 stars)

Lists: Soupdragon (3), lauralkeet (12)

Score: 5.19

34
A Cupboard Full of Coats
by Yvvette Edwards
261 members, 23 reviews
3.69 stars (3.69 stars)

Lists: elkiedee (4), Soupdragon (9)

Score: 5.14

35
Amongst Women
by John McGahern
803 members, 24 reviews
3.88 stars (3.88 stars)

Lists: elkiedee (3), ktussy (16)

Score: 5.04

36
A Five Year Sentence
by Bernice Rubens
117 members, 9 reviews
3.93 stars (3.93 stars)

Lists: DorsVenabili (9), souloftherose (10)

Score: 4.56

37
True History of the Kelly Gang
by Peter Carey
3,488 members, 67 reviews
3.68 stars (3.68 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (16), lauralkeet

Score: 4.56

38
Purple Hibiscus
by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
3,011 members, 136 reviews
4.01 stars (4.01 stars)

Lists: souloftherose (16), lauralkeet

Score: 4.56

39
How to Paint a Dead Man
by Sarah Hall
319 members, 15 reviews
3.34 stars (3.34 stars)

Lists: Her_Royal_Orangeness (6), ktussy (19)

Score: 4.47

40
Quartet in Autumn
by Barbara Pym
967 members, 42 reviews
4.06 stars (4.06 stars)

Lists: japaul22 (8), souloftherose (15)

Score: 4.41

41
Sea of Poppies
by Amitav Ghosh
2,430 members, 135 reviews
3.95 stars (3.95 stars)

Lists: kidzdoc (11), ktussy (12)

Score: 4.35

42
A Case of Exploding Mangoes
by Mohammed Hanif
928 members, 44 reviews
3.67 stars (3.67 stars)

Lists: kidzdoc (10), Simone2 (18)

Score: 4.19

43
Loitering with Intent
by Muriel Spark
634 members, 21 reviews
3.81 stars (3.81 stars)

Lists: Soupdragon (11), ktussy (21)

Score: 4.07

44
Half Blood Blues
by Esi Edugyan
1,081 members, 71 reviews
3.7 stars (3.7 stars)

Lists: Her_Royal_Orangeness (1)

Score: 4

45
The Betrayal
by Helen Dunmore
314 members, 37 reviews
3.94 stars (3.94 stars)

Lists: elkiedee (1)

Score: 4

46
The Good Doctor
by Damon Galgut
541 members, 17 reviews
3.49 stars (3.49 stars)

Lists: kidzdoc (14), ktussy (22)

Score: 3.92

47
Sacred Hunger
by Barry Unsworth
1,302 members, 29 reviews
4.1 stars (4.1 stars)

Lists: lauralkeet

Score: 2.56

48
A Distant Shore
by Caryl Phillips
177 members, 5 reviews
3.86 stars (3.86 stars)

Lists: kidzdoc (7)

Score: 2.46

49
The Glass Room
by Simon Mawer
1,150 members, 58 reviews
3.89 stars (3.89 stars)

Lists: kidzdoc (9)

Score: 2.31

50
By the Sea
by Abdulrazak Gurnah
142 members, 4 reviews
3.6 stars (3.6 stars)

Lists: kidzdoc (12)

Score: 2.15

51
The Testament of Mary
by Colm Tóibín
1,048 members, 91 reviews
3.59 stars (3.59 stars)

Lists: souloftherose (17)

Score: 1.97

52
Trespass
by Rose Tremain
702 members, 64 reviews
3.63 stars (3.63 stars)

Lists: Soupdragon (10)

Thumbs down: lauralkeet

Score: 0.25

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Started by: elkiedee (January 2012)

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