Uploaded April 2024 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago

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I was very excited to have judged the Octofinals for the BookTube Prize! My thoughts on these books have been kept under lock and key since the start of February, but now the round is over I can share my book reviews and my final ranking. I'm also going to see which books from my ballot progressed based on rankings from all the judges, and react to the result.

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@BookTubePrize results video:
youtube.com/watch?v=Cil8UIxQN10

Original August Blue review:
youtube.com/watch?v=JjN-W7NWyNI&list=PLSlUBOJVTh7OjcHWODqCH_Nr1gqtHYyID&index=6&t=322s

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Books mentioned:
📖 August Blue, by Deborah Levy
📖 The Rachel Incident, by Caroline O'Donogue
📖 Witness, by Jamel Brinkley
📖 I Have Some Questions For You, by Rebecca Makkai
📖 Enter Ghost, by Isabella Hammad
📖 Tom Lake, by Ann Patchett

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00:00 The BookTube Prize
05:04 August Blue
06:07 The Rachel Incident
08:12 Witness
10:28 I Have Some Questions For You
14:23 Enter Ghost
18:40 Tom Lake
22:25 Final rankings
22:55 Reaction to results

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Thank you so much for watching.

📚 Join the Read Good Challenge 2024: youtube.com/watch?v=HI4eJcfdG8U

✉️ Email: benreadsgood[at]gmail.com
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🎁 Amazon wishlist (books that are tricky to get in a physical bookshop in the UK): amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/2PGEEC0LPHHDA

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