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Favourite Booker Prize contenders

Description: May include longlisted, shortlisted or winning books

Members: 21 participating members (show all)

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1
The Handmaid's Tale
by Margaret Atwood
35,021 members, 1,012 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), kara.shamy (11)

Score: 33.91

2
The Remains of the Day
by Kazuo Ishiguro
13,772 members, 411 reviews
4.19 stars (4.19 stars)

Lists: Elizabeth088 (1), kidzdoc (1), Simone2 (2), ahef1963 (2), ktussy (2), meredk (2), souloftherose (6), japaul22 (10), kara.shamy (12), lauralkeet

Score: 30.96

3
Wolf Hall
by Hilary Mantel
11,293 members, 609 reviews
3.99 stars (3.99 stars)

Lists: souloftherose (1), japaul22 (1), kara.shamy (2), kidzdoc (2), elkiedee (3), ktussy (4), meredk (7), lauralkeet (10)

Score: 25.3

4
Never Let Me Go
by Kazuo Ishiguro
19,560 members, 861 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

5
The God of Small Things
by Arundhati Roy
17,504 members, 323 reviews
3.88 stars (3.88 stars)

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

Thumbs down: aulsmith

Score: 23.01

6
The Blind Assassin
by Margaret Atwood
14,831 members, 353 reviews
3.93 stars (3.93 stars)

Lists: souloftherose (3), kara.shamy (4), Simone2 (4), ahef1963 (4), japaul22 (6), ktussy (8), meredk (8), elkiedee (15)

Score: 20.87

7
Possession: A Romance
by A. S. Byatt
11,793 members, 267 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

8
Room
by Emma Donoghue
12,429 members, 922 reviews
4.03 stars (4.03 stars)

Lists: dara85 (1), kara.shamy (7), elkiedee (8), ahef1963 (10), meredk (11), souloftherose (13), Simone2 (14), japaul22 (14)

Score: 19.53

9
Cloud Atlas
by David Mitchell
15,436 members, 635 reviews
4.1 stars (4.1 stars)

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

Score: 18.64

10
Disgrace
by J. M. Coetzee
9,782 members, 249 reviews
3.85 stars (3.85 stars)

Lists: DorsVenabili (1), paulkinder (3), ahef1963 (8), kidzdoc (8), meredk (10), Simone2 (11), kara.shamy (13)

Score: 18.35

11
The Sense of an Ending
by Julian Barnes
7,139 members, 501 reviews
3.8 stars (3.8 stars)

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

Score: 18.07

12
Midnight's Children
by Salman Rushdie
12,259 members, 226 reviews
4.05 stars (4.05 stars)

Lists: meredk (1), JGKC (1), kidzdoc (5), ahef1963 (7), Simone2 (10), kara.shamy (14)

Thumbs down: souloftherose

Score: 15.45

13
Life of Pi
by Yann Martel
39,215 members, 947 reviews
3.91 stars (3.91 stars)

Lists: paulkinder (4), Elizabeth088 (4), ahef1963 (12), Simone2 (13), souloftherose (14), kara.shamy (15)

Score: 14.01

14
Atonement
by Ian McEwan
23,924 members, 588 reviews
3.93 stars (3.93 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

15
The Blackwater Lightship
by Colm Tóibín
1,296 members, 42 reviews
3.68 stars (3.68 stars)

Lists: aulsmith (1), paulkinder (5), ktussy (10), elkiedee (11), Soupdragon (12)

Score: 13.27

16
A Fine Balance
by Rohinton Mistry
8,294 members, 232 reviews
4.37 stars (4.37 stars)

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

Thumbs down: JGKC

Score: 12.38

17
The Little Stranger
by Sarah Waters
4,579 members, 326 reviews
3.6 stars (3.6 stars)

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

Score: 11.91

18
Bring Up the Bodies
by Hilary Mantel
5,654 members, 317 reviews
4.33 stars (4.33 stars)

Lists: japaul22 (3), souloftherose (4), kara.shamy (5), elkiedee (7)

Score: 11

19
The Night Watch
by Sarah Waters
4,056 members, 146 reviews
3.68 stars (3.68 stars)

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

Score: 10.58

20
Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont
by Elizabeth Taylor
864 members, 46 reviews
4.08 stars (4.08 stars)

Lists: Soupdragon (4), elkiedee (9), souloftherose (11), ktussy (17)

Score: 9.3

21
The Sea, the Sea
by Iris Murdoch
3,045 members, 84 reviews
3.93 stars (3.93 stars)

Lists: DorsVenabili (5), souloftherose (9), ahef1963 (11), kara.shamy (16)

Score: 9.18

22
Alias Grace
by Margaret Atwood
10,522 members, 224 reviews
3.94 stars (3.94 stars)

Lists: japaul22 (5), souloftherose (7), Simone2 (15), kara.shamy (17)

Score: 9.14

23
The Reluctant Fundamentalist
by Mohsin Hamid
4,615 members, 241 reviews
3.69 stars (3.69 stars)

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

Score: 8.83

24
In the Country of Men
by Hisham Matar
1,163 members, 59 reviews
3.72 stars (3.72 stars)

Lists: elkiedee (12), ahef1963 (13), ktussy (18), lauralkeet

Score: 8.75

25
Purple Hibiscus
by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
3,653 members, 164 reviews
4.01 stars (4.01 stars)

Lists: elkiedee (1), souloftherose (16), lauralkeet

Score: 8.56

26
Saturday
by Ian McEwan
9,615 members, 221 reviews
3.68 stars (3.68 stars)

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

Thumbs down: Soupdragon

Score: 8.02

27
Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell
by Susanna Clarke
24,135 members, 712 reviews
3.95 stars (3.95 stars)

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

Score: 7.71

28
Good Behaviour
by Molly Keane
699 members, 15 reviews
3.98 stars (3.98 stars)

Lists: Soupdragon (3), elkiedee (10), lauralkeet (12)

Score: 7.44

29
Loitering with Intent
by Muriel Spark
720 members, 24 reviews
3.8 stars (3.8 stars)

Lists: elkiedee (2), Soupdragon (11), ktussy (21)

Score: 7.43

30
The Electric Michelangelo
by Sarah Hall
786 members, 23 reviews
3.49 stars (3.49 stars)

Lists: Her_Royal_Orangeness (2), ktussy (14), kara.shamy (18)

Score: 7.37

31
Astonishing Splashes of Colour
by Clare Morrall
623 members, 29 reviews
3.66 stars (3.66 stars)

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

Score: 7.23

32
The Bone People
by Keri Hulme
3,363 members, 97 reviews
4.08 stars (4.08 stars)

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

Score: 6.83

33
True History of the Kelly Gang
by Peter Carey
3,801 members, 71 reviews
3.69 stars (3.69 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (16), kara.shamy (19), lauralkeet

Score: 6.47

34
A Case of Exploding Mangoes
by Mohammed Hanif
1,028 members, 45 reviews
3.67 stars (3.67 stars)

Lists: kidzdoc (10), Simone2 (18), kara.shamy (20)

Score: 6.08

35
Half Blood Blues
by Esi Edugyan
1,231 members, 74 reviews
3.7 stars (3.7 stars)

Lists: Her_Royal_Orangeness (1), elkiedee (14)

Score: 6.07

36
God on the Rocks
by Jane Gardam
364 members, 26 reviews
3.71 stars (3.71 stars)

Lists: DorsVenabili (3), Her_Royal_Orangeness (5)

Score: 5.71

37
Troubles
by J. G. Farrell
1,234 members, 44 reviews
4.01 stars (4.01 stars)

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

Thumbs down: lauralkeet

Score: 5.57

38
The Siege of Krishnapur
by J. G. Farrell
1,850 members, 61 reviews
4.03 stars (4.03 stars)

Lists: kidzdoc (4), paulkinder (7)

Score: 5.29

39
Amongst Women
by John McGahern
861 members, 25 reviews
3.87 stars (3.87 stars)

Lists: elkiedee (4), ktussy (16)

Score: 4.83

40
A Five Year Sentence
by Bernice Rubens
126 members, 10 reviews
3.97 stars (3.97 stars)

Lists: DorsVenabili (9), souloftherose (10)

Score: 4.56

41
How to Paint a Dead Man
by Sarah Hall
335 members, 16 reviews
3.33 stars (3.33 stars)

Lists: Her_Royal_Orangeness (6), ktussy (19)

Score: 4.47

42
Sacred Hunger
by Barry Unsworth
1,412 members, 32 reviews
4.09 stars (4.09 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (21), lauralkeet

Score: 4.42

43
A Cupboard Full of Coats
by Yvvette Edwards
277 members, 24 reviews
3.7 stars (3.7 stars)

Lists: Soupdragon (9), elkiedee (13)

Score: 4.42

44
Quartet in Autumn
by Barbara Pym
1,078 members, 49 reviews
4.05 stars (4.05 stars)

Lists: japaul22 (8), souloftherose (15)

Score: 4.41

45
Sea of Poppies
by Amitav Ghosh
2,691 members, 141 reviews
3.96 stars (3.96 stars)

Lists: kidzdoc (11), ktussy (12)

Score: 4.35

46
The Good Doctor
by Damon Galgut
577 members, 24 reviews
3.48 stars (3.48 stars)

Lists: kidzdoc (14), ktussy (22)

Score: 3.92

47
The Testament of Mary
by Colm Tóibín
1,196 members, 100 reviews
3.6 stars (3.6 stars)

Lists: souloftherose (17), kara.shamy (22)

Score: 3.82

48
The Betrayal
by Helen Dunmore
337 members, 37 reviews
3.94 stars (3.94 stars)

Lists: elkiedee (5)

Score: 2.68

49
A Distant Shore
by Caryl Phillips
197 members, 5 reviews
3.8 stars (3.8 stars)

Lists: kidzdoc (7)

Score: 2.46

50
The Glass Room
by Simon Mawer
1,262 members, 62 reviews
3.89 stars (3.89 stars)

Lists: kidzdoc (9)

Score: 2.31

51
By the Sea
by Abdulrazak Gurnah
151 members, 4 reviews
3.59 stars (3.59 stars)

Lists: kidzdoc (12)

Score: 2.15

52
Home Fire
by Kamila Shamsie
1,247 members, 71 reviews
4.13 stars (4.13 stars)

Lists: elkiedee (16)

Score: 2

53
Girl, Woman, Other
by Bernardine Evaristo
1,571 members, 88 reviews
4.28 stars (4.28 stars)

Lists: elkiedee (17)

Score: 1.97

54
The Narrow Road to the Deep North
by Richard Flanagan
2,523 members, 135 reviews
4.02 stars (4.02 stars)

Lists: elkiedee (18)

Score: 1.94

55
Trespass
by Rose Tremain
753 members, 65 reviews
3.64 stars (3.64 stars)

Lists: Soupdragon (10)

Thumbs down: lauralkeet

Score: 0.25

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Started by: elkiedee (January 2012)

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