Loving the ripples of shock as the shortlist is announced! 😂 I’m pleased to see The Marriage Portrait on there! I have just downloaded the ebook of Trespasses from my library. Unfortunately I can’t source Black Butterflies through our library yet. My hold on Bandit Queens has just come in; from all the reviews I had watched, I thought that would be on the list! I’ll still read it! 😂📚
From the positive reviews and it's relvance, I was expecting to see Wandering Souls. It's the book I am most interested in. Also interested in Black Butterflies as it's a part of recent history I want to understand more about.
I only guessed two as well. I never guess anything right. For me, the fun is just trying out a bunch of new books and falling in love with books I never would have read otherwise. I’m not a judge or anybody in the literary world though. I’m just a reader having fun reading and DNFing whatever I am not having fun reading. 😂
I think we have very similar attitudes! 😁 I really like finding new books that I've never even heard of before and also being encouraged to read books that I may never have picked up otherwise - sometimes that ends in a DNF 😂 but sometimes I find a new fave!
I feel like agreeing with you on the Demon Copperhead win, and then I get flashbacks to Great Circle losing out on the prize last year and suddenly feel very cynical and unsure! haha
I love that you’ve DNF’d 3 of the shortlist 😆 I was kind of delighted that Cursed Bread didn’t make it 😂 I did think I’m a Fan would make it. DEMON FOR THE WIN!
Pod got better and better for me though it does have graphic violence in it. I did love her book The Bees so I think that swayed me to carry on as I didn't find the opening chapter all that compelling. I've not read the others and wasn't tuned in to the long list this year so I didn't even know Pod was part of this! Predicting 2 is really good, I find these competitions trickier to predict these days!
A DNF rate of half the list! Standard. I was really expecting that final book at be I'm A Fan. Pod was such a surprise! I think it's an interesting six, I have two more left to read! 😊📚
I love Demon Copperhead and would love for it to win. I want to read Black Butterflies but it hasn't been published here. Sucks Book Depository has shut down.
I am heartbroken that Wandering Souls didn't make it. I was half tempted to read pod because everyone seemed to hate it, but then I learned more about the content and I'm pretty sure it is not for me.
So much shock!
So shocked!!
Loving the ripples of shock as the shortlist is announced! 😂 I’m pleased to see The Marriage Portrait on there! I have just downloaded the ebook of Trespasses from my library. Unfortunately I can’t source Black Butterflies through our library yet. My hold on Bandit Queens has just come in; from all the reviews I had watched, I thought that would be on the list! I’ll still read it! 😂📚
I might still read Bandit Queens because I can get hold of an e-copy 😊
Everyone's total shock at Pod is hilarious!!
Utter shock!! 😂
From the positive reviews and it's relvance, I was expecting to see Wandering Souls. It's the book I am most interested in. Also interested in Black Butterflies as it's a part of recent history I want to understand more about.
Yes, I was surprised that Wandering Souls wasn't short listed just based on the reviews I've heard for it.
I only guessed two as well. I never guess anything right. For me, the fun is just trying out a bunch of new books and falling in love with books I never would have read otherwise. I’m not a judge or anybody in the literary world though. I’m just a reader having fun reading and DNFing whatever I am not having fun reading. 😂
I think we have very similar attitudes! 😁 I really like finding new books that I've never even heard of before and also being encouraged to read books that I may never have picked up otherwise - sometimes that ends in a DNF 😂 but sometimes I find a new fave!
I feel like agreeing with you on the Demon Copperhead win, and then I get flashbacks to Great Circle losing out on the prize last year and suddenly feel very cynical and unsure! haha
Haha, I kind of like when it's a surprise choice purely for the shock factor 😂🙈
Ohh I definitely couldn’t be a prize judge either, I’d DNF too much too. Definitely agree that I’m A Fan should’ve been shortlisted.
I've just finished I'm A Fan and it's one of my favourite books of the year.
It’s crazy that Pod made it over some of our faves but heyho that’s how book prizes go!! 🤷♀️ Good to hear your thoughts lovely 😊
Still can't believe this short list!!
I love that you’ve DNF’d 3 of the shortlist 😆
I was kind of delighted that Cursed Bread didn’t make it 😂
I did think I’m a Fan would make it.
DEMON FOR THE WIN!
I knew you'd be pleased about Cursed Bread 😂
Pod got better and better for me though it does have graphic violence in it. I did love her book The Bees so I think that swayed me to carry on as I didn't find the opening chapter all that compelling. I've not read the others and wasn't tuned in to the long list this year so I didn't even know Pod was part of this! Predicting 2 is really good, I find these competitions trickier to predict these days!
I'm glad you liked Pod! I did DNF very early on.
I'm also shocked! DC and TMP make sense as the big hitters like you said, but God...Pod? I'm also missing Black Butterflies, can't find it!
I'm hoping my library might get Black Butterflies or Fish Rush now they've been short listed 🤞
@@jenniferlovesbooks I don't know if Fish Rush was a typo, but I think it's also hilariously representative of the list 😆
@@hasteyebooks 😂🤣haha that was a typo but how appropriate!
A DNF rate of half the list! Standard. I was really expecting that final book at be I'm A Fan. Pod was such a surprise! I think it's an interesting six, I have two more left to read! 😊📚
Still shocked by the short list!!
I love Demon Copperhead and would love for it to win. I want to read Black Butterflies but it hasn't been published here. Sucks Book Depository has shut down.
Yeah, that's rubbish about Book Depository.
I am heartbroken that Wandering Souls didn't make it. I was half tempted to read pod because everyone seemed to hate it, but then I learned more about the content and I'm pretty sure it is not for me.
I think I'll still pick up Wandering Souls at some point because of all the high praise I've heard for it.
I was shocked to see Pod on the Shortlist . I DNF Pod.
Pod was a very early DNF for me!