Post by pennyt on Mar 4, 2019 7:59:13 GMT
I'm losing track of all these prize name changes, but I guess this is the one that used to be the Orange prize and then the Bailey's prize? Anyway, here's the 16-strong longlist for the current year:
The Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker on my Wishlist
Remembered by Yvonne Battle-Felton
My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite
Milkman by Anna Burns Looked at this when it won the Booker and didn't fancy it
Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi
Ordinary People by Diana Evans
Swan Song by Kelleigh Greenberg-Jephcott
An American Marriage by Tayari Jones
Number One Chinese Restaurant by Lillian Li
Bottled Goods by Sophie van Llewyn
Lost Children Archive by Valeria Luiselli
Praise Song for the Butterflies by Bernice L. McFadden
Circe by Madeline Miller I started this but couldn't get into it at the time. Might revisit
Ghost Wall by Sarah Moss
Normal People by Sally Rooney The only one I've read and it did very little for me, I'm afraid
Most of these I've not heard of at all, and of those that have crossed my radar none really appeals greatly, I'm afraid - even the Pat Barker. But I shall watch out for reviews in case I'm overlooking some gems!
The Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker on my Wishlist
Remembered by Yvonne Battle-Felton
My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite
Milkman by Anna Burns Looked at this when it won the Booker and didn't fancy it
Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi
Ordinary People by Diana Evans
Swan Song by Kelleigh Greenberg-Jephcott
An American Marriage by Tayari Jones
Number One Chinese Restaurant by Lillian Li
Bottled Goods by Sophie van Llewyn
Lost Children Archive by Valeria Luiselli
Praise Song for the Butterflies by Bernice L. McFadden
Circe by Madeline Miller I started this but couldn't get into it at the time. Might revisit
Ghost Wall by Sarah Moss
Normal People by Sally Rooney The only one I've read and it did very little for me, I'm afraid
Most of these I've not heard of at all, and of those that have crossed my radar none really appeals greatly, I'm afraid - even the Pat Barker. But I shall watch out for reviews in case I'm overlooking some gems!
