Uploaded September 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago

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I've completed my read through of the Booker longlist, so it's time to rank the books 🎉

Booker shortlist announcement livestream (7pm BST, Tuesday 22 September):
youtube.com/live/flqqU7bznxA?si=dNtmxTEQstdGovWj

My review videos:
youtu.be/GdQa211odIw?si=WF1zs3jORNU4hV6z
youtu.be/rbmMyl87VhU?si=bt4e-i6_f-OvGMa3

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00:00 Longlist thoughts
02:04 Goodreads shortlist
04:59 Themes
08:10 Ranking
28:49 Shortlist predictions

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Books mentioned (plus Goodreads rating + number of rankings at the time of my research, in case you're interested)
📖 The Disappearers, by Marlon James - 4.31 - 1,066
📖 John of John, by Douglas Stuart - 4.27 - 38,866
📖 Switzy, by Emma Cline - 4.20 - 1,995
📖 The Things We Never Say, by Elizabeth Strout - 4.12 - 92,403
📖 All Them Dogs, by Djamel White - 3.87 - 3,965
📖 The Renovation, by Kenan Orhan - 3.81 - 2,392
📖 May We Feed the King, by Rebecca Perry - 3.75 - 4,294
📖 Black Bag, by Luke Kennard - 3.69 - 3,588
📖 The Shadow of the Object, by Chloe Aridjis - 3.32 - 1,447
📖 The Palm House, by Gwendoline Riley - 3.23 - 4,606
📖 The Vivisectors, by Missouri Williams - 3.19 - 1,780
📖 Helen of Nowhere, by Makenna Goodman - 3.04 - 3,598
📖 The End of Everything, by M John Harrison - 2.97 - 1,625

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