Britta Böhler | WPF Longlist: Ranking & Shortlist Predictions @brittabohlerthesecondshelf | Uploaded April 2023 | Updated October 2024, 2 hours ago.
Video 573 – WPF Longlist / Ranking & Shortlist Predictions
#womensprize #bookreviews
Review of Glory & Stone Blind: youtube.com/watch?v=DyoDEa-e3K0&t=3s
Review of Homesick & Memphis: youtube.com/watch?v=ZZXsj9ixC8U&t=4s
Review of Children of Paradise, Cursed Bread & The Dog of the North: youtube.com/watch?v=3-cSpI1dYD4
Review of Wandering Souls, Trespasses & Pod: youtube.com/watch?v=VnxfNQRZPv8
Review of Marriage Portrait, I’m a Fan & Bandit Queens: youtube.com/watch?v=WreAqGqdVic
Review of Demon Copperhead, Black Butterflies & Fire Rush: youtube.com/watch?v=gJLzWeiUrsI
My ranking:
1. Fire Rush (Evocative and 'fresh' / 4.5*)
2. Bandit Queens (loved the characters & the story & the humor / 4.5*)
3. Pod (moving and good storytelling / 4*)
4. Cursed Bread (atmospheric & loved the writing but it took an awfully long time to get to the point / 3*)
5./6. Demon Copperhead (too heavy on the message, predictable / 3*)
5./6. Marriage Portrait (well told story but as historical fiction a bit of a failure for me, plus the ending was annoying / 3*)
7. Stone Blind (nicely done but nothing 'new' / 3*)
8. Homesick (the second part and the ending were a bit meh / 3*)
9. Wandering Souls (good but quite predictable 3*)
10. Children of Paradise (loved the setting but it fell short story-wise / 2.5*)
11. Trespasses (important theme (The Troubles) but unconvincing execution and boring story / 2.5*)
12. Glory (the animal-thing just didn't work for me, but can see why others are more positive / dnf)
13. Black Butterflies (cardboard characters and bad writing / 2*)
14. Dog of the North (too quirky for me but might work for others / dnf)
15. Memphis (trite / 1.5*)
16. I'm a Fan (really annoyed me / Bridget Jones on Instagram / 1*)
Shortlist: 26 April
Winner: 14 June
Women’s Prize Website: womensprizeforfiction.co.uk
Connect with me:
twitter: twitter.com/Britta_Boehler
goodreads: goodreads.com/author/show/5497508.Britta_B_hler
Instagram: instagram.com/brittaboehler
The name of the channel (‘The Second Shelf’) was inspired by Simone de Beauvoir's book, 'The Second Sex'. And it was the title of an article by Meg Wolitzer in the New York Times: nytimes.com/2012/04/01/books/review/on-the-rules-of-literary-fiction-for-men-and-women.html?_r=1
I also wrote some books:
Fiction: De juiste houding (2021) / only available in Dutch: https://www.uitgeverijcossee.nl/De%20juiste%20houding-T717.php
Nonfiction: De goede advocaat (2017) / nonfiction / only available in Dutch: http://www.uitgeverijcossee.nl/boek/De-goede-advocaat-T559.php
Fiction: The Decision (2015): hauspublishing.com/fiction/the-decision
In the German original: Der Brief des Zauberers (2014): aufbau-verlag.de/index.php/autoren/britta-bohler-a01
also available in Dutch, French, Italian, Danish, Greek, Hebrew and Turkish
Nonfiction: Crisis in de rechtstaat (2004) / only available in Dutch: https://www.singeluitgeverijen.nl/de-arbeiderspers/boek/crisis-in-de-rechtstaat/
Nonfiction: De zwerftocht van een leider (2000) / only available in Dutch: https://www.singeluitgeverijen.nl/de-arbeiderspers/boek/de-zwerftocht-van-een-leider/
Crime fiction, as Britta Bolt (together with writer Rodney Bolt)
The Posthumus Mysteries:
- Lonely Graves (2014)
- Lives Lost (2015)
- Deadly Secrets (June 2016)
hodder.co.uk/authors/detail.page?id=OyxVSj8qaz8LdzSTmFvOZFbcgK5hHe5EsnGIqAwZPIsQ/c8OEdhES6cW
also available in German:
- Das Büro der einsamen Toten (2015)
- Das Haus der verlorenen Seelen (2016)
- Der Tote im fremden Mantel (February 2017)
hoffmann-und-campe.de/autoren-info/britta-bolt
and in Dutch:
- Heldhaftig (2012)
- Vastberaden (2014)
- Barmhartig (2016)
https://www.singeluitgeverijen.nl/de-arbeiderspers/auteur/britta-bolt/
Video 573 – WPF Longlist / Ranking & Shortlist Predictions
#womensprize #bookreviews
Review of Glory & Stone Blind: youtube.com/watch?v=DyoDEa-e3K0&t=3s
Review of Homesick & Memphis: youtube.com/watch?v=ZZXsj9ixC8U&t=4s
Review of Children of Paradise, Cursed Bread & The Dog of the North: youtube.com/watch?v=3-cSpI1dYD4
Review of Wandering Souls, Trespasses & Pod: youtube.com/watch?v=VnxfNQRZPv8
Review of Marriage Portrait, I’m a Fan & Bandit Queens: youtube.com/watch?v=WreAqGqdVic
Review of Demon Copperhead, Black Butterflies & Fire Rush: youtube.com/watch?v=gJLzWeiUrsI
My ranking:
1. Fire Rush (Evocative and 'fresh' / 4.5*)
2. Bandit Queens (loved the characters & the story & the humor / 4.5*)
3. Pod (moving and good storytelling / 4*)
4. Cursed Bread (atmospheric & loved the writing but it took an awfully long time to get to the point / 3*)
5./6. Demon Copperhead (too heavy on the message, predictable / 3*)
5./6. Marriage Portrait (well told story but as historical fiction a bit of a failure for me, plus the ending was annoying / 3*)
7. Stone Blind (nicely done but nothing 'new' / 3*)
8. Homesick (the second part and the ending were a bit meh / 3*)
9. Wandering Souls (good but quite predictable 3*)
10. Children of Paradise (loved the setting but it fell short story-wise / 2.5*)
11. Trespasses (important theme (The Troubles) but unconvincing execution and boring story / 2.5*)
12. Glory (the animal-thing just didn't work for me, but can see why others are more positive / dnf)
13. Black Butterflies (cardboard characters and bad writing / 2*)
14. Dog of the North (too quirky for me but might work for others / dnf)
15. Memphis (trite / 1.5*)
16. I'm a Fan (really annoyed me / Bridget Jones on Instagram / 1*)
Shortlist: 26 April
Winner: 14 June
Women’s Prize Website: womensprizeforfiction.co.uk
Connect with me:
twitter: twitter.com/Britta_Boehler
goodreads: goodreads.com/author/show/5497508.Britta_B_hler
Instagram: instagram.com/brittaboehler
The name of the channel (‘The Second Shelf’) was inspired by Simone de Beauvoir's book, 'The Second Sex'. And it was the title of an article by Meg Wolitzer in the New York Times: nytimes.com/2012/04/01/books/review/on-the-rules-of-literary-fiction-for-men-and-women.html?_r=1
I also wrote some books:
Fiction: De juiste houding (2021) / only available in Dutch: https://www.uitgeverijcossee.nl/De%20juiste%20houding-T717.php
Nonfiction: De goede advocaat (2017) / nonfiction / only available in Dutch: http://www.uitgeverijcossee.nl/boek/De-goede-advocaat-T559.php
Fiction: The Decision (2015): hauspublishing.com/fiction/the-decision
In the German original: Der Brief des Zauberers (2014): aufbau-verlag.de/index.php/autoren/britta-bohler-a01
also available in Dutch, French, Italian, Danish, Greek, Hebrew and Turkish
Nonfiction: Crisis in de rechtstaat (2004) / only available in Dutch: https://www.singeluitgeverijen.nl/de-arbeiderspers/boek/crisis-in-de-rechtstaat/
Nonfiction: De zwerftocht van een leider (2000) / only available in Dutch: https://www.singeluitgeverijen.nl/de-arbeiderspers/boek/de-zwerftocht-van-een-leider/
Crime fiction, as Britta Bolt (together with writer Rodney Bolt)
The Posthumus Mysteries:
- Lonely Graves (2014)
- Lives Lost (2015)
- Deadly Secrets (June 2016)
hodder.co.uk/authors/detail.page?id=OyxVSj8qaz8LdzSTmFvOZFbcgK5hHe5EsnGIqAwZPIsQ/c8OEdhES6cW
also available in German:
- Das Büro der einsamen Toten (2015)
- Das Haus der verlorenen Seelen (2016)
- Der Tote im fremden Mantel (February 2017)
hoffmann-und-campe.de/autoren-info/britta-bolt
and in Dutch:
- Heldhaftig (2012)
- Vastberaden (2014)
- Barmhartig (2016)
https://www.singeluitgeverijen.nl/de-arbeiderspers/auteur/britta-bolt/
