Laura Frey | It's the night before the Man Booker International Prize... @LauraFreyReadinginBed | Uploaded May 2018 | Updated October 2024, 1 day ago.
...and all through the house, all the booktubers were predicting, and preparing to grouse...

In this video I run down the entire longlist - the four I didn't read, the two 2-star books, a 3-star book, a couple 4-stars and the three near-perfect 5-start books, and of course, my pick to win.

The shadow jury's decision: tonysreadinglist.wordpress.com/2018/05/21/and-the-shadow-mbip-2018-winner-is

My latest #mbi2018 blog post, including my thoughts on Flights and The World Goes On: reading-in-bed.com/2018/05/20/start-where-you-are-how-to-get-into-new-authors-feat-the-man-booker-international-prize-shortlist

My review of The Seventh Function of Language, Booktube: youtube.com/watch?v=eFdVgeuwE08&t=45s
and blog: reading-in-bed.com/2018/03/29/the-seventh-function-of-language-by-laurent-binet-mbi2018-review

My review of The Stolen Bicycle, Booktube: youtube.com/watch?v=_X24ppLj5RA&t=401s
and blog: reading-in-bed.com/2018/04/08/the-stolen-bicycle-by-wu-ming-yi-mbi2018-review

My review of Frankenstein in Baghdad: reading-in-bed.com/2018/04/28/frankenstein-in-baghdad-by-ahmed-saadawi-man-booker-international-prize-review

My pre-longlist thoughts: youtube.com/watch?v=XKTsxhxYMTk&t=4s
and reaction: youtube.com/watch?v=K-ayhfNk1oE&t=68s

My pre-shortlist thoughts: youtube.com/watch?v=knoC8edprxw&t=2s
My mid-shortlist thoughts: youtube.com/watch?v=7cGUCLAlH2w

Fever Dream is by Samanta Schweblin and it is excellent.

Thanks for tuning in, I loved following this prize!|