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Favourite Booker Prize contenders

Description: May include longlisted, shortlisted or winning books

Members: 21 participating members (show all)

All members' listSort: Score | Title | Author | Date
1
The Handmaid's Tale
by Margaret Atwood
37,339 members, 1,070 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
14,653 members, 430 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
12,196 members, 620 reviews
3.98 stars (3.98 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
20,597 members, 892 reviews
3.81 stars (3.81 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
18,157 members, 329 reviews
3.87 stars (3.87 stars)

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

Thumbs down: aulsmith

Score: 22.91

6
The Blind Assassin
by Margaret Atwood
15,389 members, 374 reviews
3.92 stars (3.92 stars)

Lists: souloftherose (3), kara.shamy (4), Simone2 (4), ahef1963 (4), japaul22 (6), ktussy (8), meredk (8), elkiedee (21)

Score: 20.71

7
Possession: A Romance
by A. S. Byatt
12,162 members, 275 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
12,997 members, 949 reviews
4.03 stars (4.03 stars)

Lists: dara85 (1), kara.shamy (7), ahef1963 (10), meredk (11), souloftherose (13), Simone2 (14), japaul22 (14), elkiedee (15)

Score: 19.18

9
Cloud Atlas
by David Mitchell
16,256 members, 647 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
10,120 members, 256 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
7,574 members, 509 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
12,752 members, 230 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
40,767 members, 969 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
24,622 members, 601 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
1,347 members, 42 reviews
3.68 stars (3.68 stars)

Lists: aulsmith (1), paulkinder (5), ktussy (10), Soupdragon (12), elkiedee (13)

Score: 13.18

16
A Fine Balance
by Rohinton Mistry
8,594 members, 242 reviews
4.36 stars (4.36 stars)

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

Thumbs down: JGKC

Score: 12.38

17
The Little Stranger
by Sarah Waters
4,913 members, 329 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
6,116 members, 327 reviews
4.33 stars (4.33 stars)

Lists: japaul22 (3), souloftherose (4), kara.shamy (5), elkiedee (9)

Score: 10.85

19
The Night Watch
by Sarah Waters
4,204 members, 146 reviews
3.68 stars (3.68 stars)

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

Score: 10.58

20
The Sea, the Sea
by Iris Murdoch
3,233 members, 87 reviews
3.93 stars (3.93 stars)

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

Score: 9.18

21
Alias Grace
by Margaret Atwood
11,072 members, 242 reviews
3.94 stars (3.94 stars)

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

Score: 9.14

22
Astonishing Splashes of Colour
by Clare Morrall
630 members, 29 reviews
3.66 stars (3.66 stars)

Lists: Her_Royal_Orangeness (4), Soupdragon (7), souloftherose (18), elkiedee (26)

Score: 9

23
Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont
by Elizabeth Taylor
1,031 members, 52 reviews
4.09 stars (4.09 stars)

Lists: Soupdragon (4), souloftherose (11), elkiedee (16), ktussy (17)

Score: 9

24
The Reluctant Fundamentalist
by Mohsin Hamid
4,808 members, 245 reviews
3.68 stars (3.68 stars)

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

Score: 8.83

25
Purple Hibiscus
by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
3,920 members, 170 reviews
4.01 stars (4.01 stars)

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

Score: 8.56

26
In the Country of Men
by Hisham Matar
1,199 members, 59 reviews
3.73 stars (3.73 stars)

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

Score: 8.55

27
Saturday
by Ian McEwan
9,847 members, 219 reviews
3.68 stars (3.68 stars)

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

Thumbs down: Soupdragon

Score: 8.02

28
Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell
by Susanna Clarke
25,135 members, 732 reviews
3.95 stars (3.95 stars)

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

Score: 7.71

29
Loitering with Intent
by Muriel Spark
763 members, 25 reviews
3.83 stars (3.83 stars)

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

Score: 7.43

30
The Electric Michelangelo
by Sarah Hall
812 members, 23 reviews
3.48 stars (3.48 stars)

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

Score: 7.37

31
Good Behaviour
by Molly Keane
760 members, 15 reviews
3.99 stars (3.99 stars)

Lists: Soupdragon (3), lauralkeet (12), elkiedee (17)

Score: 7.16

32
The Bone People
by Keri Hulme
3,505 members, 98 reviews
4.07 stars (4.07 stars)

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

Score: 6.83

33
True History of the Kelly Gang
by Peter Carey
3,958 members, 74 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
1,072 members, 46 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
1,308 members, 77 reviews
3.69 stars (3.69 stars)

Lists: Her_Royal_Orangeness (1), elkiedee (20)

Score: 5.89

36
God on the Rocks
by Jane Gardam
386 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
1,306 members, 45 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
1,930 members, 62 reviews
4.04 stars (4.04 stars)

Lists: kidzdoc (4), paulkinder (7)

Score: 5.29

39
Amongst Women
by John McGahern
908 members, 25 reviews
3.86 stars (3.86 stars)

Lists: elkiedee (4), ktussy (16)

Score: 4.83

40
A Five Year Sentence
by Bernice Rubens
128 members, 10 reviews
3.94 stars (3.94 stars)

Lists: DorsVenabili (9), souloftherose (10)

Score: 4.56

41
How to Paint a Dead Man
by Sarah Hall
345 members, 16 reviews
3.36 stars (3.36 stars)

Lists: Her_Royal_Orangeness (6), ktussy (19)

Score: 4.47

42
Sacred Hunger
by Barry Unsworth
1,475 members, 33 reviews
4.09 stars (4.09 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (21), lauralkeet

Score: 4.42

43
Quartet in Autumn
by Barbara Pym
1,154 members, 49 reviews
4.04 stars (4.04 stars)

Lists: japaul22 (8), souloftherose (15)

Score: 4.41

44
Home Fire
by Kamila Shamsie
1,432 members, 73 reviews
4.1 stars (4.1 stars)

Lists: elkiedee (6), kara.shamy (23)

Score: 4.38

45
Sea of Poppies
by Amitav Ghosh
2,819 members, 142 reviews
3.96 stars (3.96 stars)

Lists: kidzdoc (11), ktussy (12)

Score: 4.35

46
A Cupboard Full of Coats
by Yvvette Edwards
285 members, 25 reviews
3.7 stars (3.7 stars)

Lists: Soupdragon (9), elkiedee (19)

Score: 4.23

47
The Narrow Road to the Deep North
by Richard Flanagan
2,781 members, 139 reviews
4.03 stars (4.03 stars)

Lists: elkiedee (8), kara.shamy (24)

Score: 4.19

48
Girl, Woman, Other
by Bernardine Evaristo
2,094 members, 101 reviews
4.26 stars (4.26 stars)

Lists: elkiedee (10), kara.shamy (25)

Score: 4.04

49
The Good Doctor
by Damon Galgut
602 members, 25 reviews
3.5 stars (3.5 stars)

Lists: kidzdoc (14), ktussy (22)

Score: 3.92

50
A Town Called Solace
by Mary Lawson
307 members, 21 reviews
4.15 stars (4.15 stars)

Lists: elkiedee (11), kara.shamy (31)

Score: 3.89

51
Great Circle
by Maggie Shipstead
808 members, 37 reviews
4.15 stars (4.15 stars)

Lists: elkiedee (12), kara.shamy (28)

Score: 3.89

52
The Testament of Mary
by Colm Tóibín
1,255 members, 105 reviews
3.61 stars (3.61 stars)

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

Score: 3.82

53
The Fortune Men
by Nadifa Mohamed
165 members, 10 reviews
3.9 stars (3.9 stars)

Lists: elkiedee (14), kara.shamy (34)

Score: 3.72

54
The Testaments
by Margaret Atwood
4,360 members, 184 reviews
4.07 stars (4.07 stars)

Lists: elkiedee (22), kara.shamy (26)

Score: 3.62

55
The Betrayal
by Helen Dunmore
347 members, 37 reviews
3.95 stars (3.95 stars)

Lists: elkiedee (5)

Score: 2.68

56
A Distant Shore
by Caryl Phillips
200 members, 5 reviews
3.78 stars (3.78 stars)

Lists: kidzdoc (7)

Score: 2.46

57
The Glass Room
by Simon Mawer
1,304 members, 65 reviews
3.89 stars (3.89 stars)

Lists: kidzdoc (9)

Score: 2.31

58
By the Sea
by Abdulrazak Gurnah
221 members, 9 reviews
3.67 stars (3.67 stars)

Lists: kidzdoc (12)

Score: 2.15

59
The Sweetness of Water
by Nathan Harris
434 members, 20 reviews
4.13 stars (4.13 stars)

Lists: elkiedee (23)

Score: 1.83

60
Offshore
by Penelope Fitzgerald
1,197 members, 48 reviews
3.72 stars (3.72 stars)

Lists: elkiedee (24)

Score: 1.81

61
A Brief History of Seven Killings
by Marlon James
2,413 members, 98 reviews
3.88 stars (3.88 stars)

Lists: elkiedee (25)

Score: 1.79

62
Shuggie Bain
by Douglas Stuart
1,595 members, 92 reviews
4.24 stars (4.24 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (27)

Score: 1.76

63
No One Is Talking About This
by Patricia Lockwood
678 members, 37 reviews
3.5 stars (3.5 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (29)

Score: 1.72

64
Second Place
by Rachel Cusk
304 members, 19 reviews
3.89 stars (3.89 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (30)

Score: 1.71

65
The Promise
by Damon Galgut
609 members, 34 reviews
4.1 stars (4.1 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (32)

Score: 1.68

66
A Passage North
by Anuk Arudpragasam
191 members, 5 reviews
3.68 stars (3.68 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (33)

Score: 1.67

67
Us
by David Nicholls
1,288 members, 77 reviews
3.76 stars (3.76 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (35)

Score: 1.65

68
Trespass
by Rose Tremain
776 members, 65 reviews
3.65 stars (3.65 stars)

Lists: Soupdragon (10)

Thumbs down: lauralkeet

Score: 0.25

69
Klara and the Sun
by Kazuo Ishiguro
2,688 members, 152 reviews
3.91 stars (3.91 stars)

Score: 0

70
Bewilderment
by Richard Powers
846 members, 39 reviews
3.91 stars (3.91 stars)

Score: 0

71
Light Perpetual
by Francis Spufford
278 members, 12 reviews
3.76 stars (3.76 stars)

Score: 0

72
China Room
by Sunjeev Sahota
165 members, 13 reviews
3.64 stars (3.64 stars)

Score: 0

73
An Island
by Karen Jennings
94 members, 10 reviews
3.96 stars (3.96 stars)

Score: 0

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Started by: elkiedee (January 2012)

Type: Numbered and unnumbered

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