Booker 25 - a thread

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Trojanbores · 22/06/2025 09:21

Hello. I always try to read the Booker longlist.

Can anyone guess what might be on there this year? Any dead certs?

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pollyhemlock · 25/06/2025 17:54

The two I would really like to see are Alan Hollinghurst’s Our Evenings and The Land in Winter by Andrew Miller. I agree that Dream Count might make it. Also possibly There are Rivers in the Sky by Elif Shafak. I thought Nesting by Roisin O’Donnell was brilliant.

Decklededge · 25/06/2025 17:33

I’m in! I always read the longlist.
If Dream Count were on it, I’d be pleased, as I’ve just finished it (so would have one already under my belt).
However, I don’t think it will be. I thought it was okay, but not one of her best.

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Trojanbores · 25/06/2025 17:11

Dream Count, I think.

Have you read it?

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Trojanbores · 25/06/2025 17:06

I am so pleased that I now have a friend to speculate with @balmyafternoon

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balmyafternoon · 24/06/2025 21:56

Just to add, I always read several of the longlisted books even though I often find them disappointing. I find the Booker generally tends to reward quite slow, worthy, po-faced writing and I’m not sure why. I prefer books with a bit more pace and humour (while still inherently literary!) but there’s usually only one or two of those on the list each year, if you’re lucky. Sometimes I’m not sure why I bother to keep up with it!

balmyafternoon · 24/06/2025 21:51

Ooh I love this annual speculation. I have a feeling it’s going to be a very American and Irish-heavy list this year. Patricia Lockwood’s new book probably, plus maybe Wendy Erskine’ The Benefactors, Dream Count by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Dream State by Eric Puchner (all the dreams), Flesh by David Szalay. Those would be my predictions at this early stage! Not sure of any dead certs though. What do you reckon?

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