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The Booker Prize Longlist for 2023 - Reaction (Patreon)

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2023-08-13 20:24:37

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Today we're walking through the recent Booker Prize longlist announcement. I'm giving you my reaction to the chosen books, reading your great insights, and discussing the nature of prize lists.

In the first half of the video, we'll discover who this year's judges are and appreciate the synopses for the book selections. In the second half of the video, we're enjoying a bookish chat with topics ranging from never-ending TBR lists, predicting the winner, quality vs quantity, and much more.

Video Timestamps:

0:00 the Booker Prize longlist
1:00 thoughts on prize lists
3:00 contemporary vs classic books
8:00 about this year's longlist
10:15 who are this year's judges?
14:00 reacting to the longlist
14:20 The House of Doors
17:00 The Bee Sting
19:19 Western Lane
20:20 In Ascension
21:20 Prophet Song
23:02 All the Little Bird-Hearts
23:12 Pearl
25:27 This Other Eden
27:17 How to Build a Boat
28:17 If I Survive You
29:31 Study for Obedience
30:30 Old God's Time
31:29 A Spell of Good Things
32:38 what will make the shortlist?
33:20 my personal favourite book
33:40 what readers think of the Booker
36:00 love for Tan Twan Eng
37:40 knowing Martin MacInnes
38:45 the value of prize lists
40:00 on never-ending TBR lists
41:19 the Irish writers on the list
41:45 disillusioned with the Booker?
44:10 attempting to read the longlist
45:45 what is the judging criteria?
46:40 posterity as most accurate prize
48:00 on reading other prizes
49:19 reading the best of the best
50:00 the Nobel Prize for Literature
51:04 thinking about the shortlist
51:28 on quality over quantity
54:00 expressing my gratitude for you
53:20 your thoughts on the longlist?
54:40 works we're reading at the book club
56:00 thank you and happy reading

Thank you so much for walking through these books with me. And do let us know if any of the descriptions of the longlisted works intrigue you or if you have any thoughts on the topics discussed!

Happy reading, everybody!

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