National Book Award for Fiction 2024 Finalist Reaction

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The shortlist for the 2024 National Book Award for Fiction is here! What made the cut, and what might win? Let's talk about it. Expand for more information. 👇
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The Finalists 📚
Ghostroots, Pemi Aguda: bookshop.org/a...
Martyr!, Kaveh Akbar: bookshop.org/a...
James, Percival Everett: bookshop.org/a...
All Fours, Miranda July: bookshop.org/a...
My Friends, Hisham Mitar: bookshop.org/a...
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The Most, Jessica Anthony: bookshop.org/a...
Catalina, Karla Cornejo Villavicencio: bookshop.org/a...
Creation Lake, Rachel Kushner: bookshop.org/a...
Yr Dead, Sam Sax: bookshop.org/a...
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@ameliareads589 18 часов назад

I have to say that I'm much more interested in the translated fiction category. So many interesting books on the longlist/shortlist I've never heard of before. I love that!

@SupposedlyFun 3 часа назад

I’m excited to finally check that list out!

@karenbrouard697 День назад

I was thrilled when My Friends made the shortlist

@SupposedlyFun 3 часа назад

I’m hoping the people who wanted it to make the Booker shortlist are feeling vindication now.

@MJ-in-Canada День назад

What a week it’s going to be! There’s the release of “Cher: The Memoir, Part One” on November 19th and the announcement of the winners of the National Book Award for fiction on November 20th. Like you, my money’s on either “James” or “Martyr!” for the winner and I’m happy with either choice.

@SupposedlyFun День назад

Somehow I didn't even know that Cher is releasing a memoir (let alone a part 1)!

@MJ-in-Canada День назад

@@SupposedlyFun I’m revoking your gay card!🤣

@SupposedlyFun День назад

@@MJ-in-Canada Fair! 😂

@galilali4 День назад

😅

@elizabethtowne1559 18 часов назад

I loved everything about Martyr. I love a book that stretches you.

@SupposedlyFun 3 часа назад

I’m excited to read it!

@starstuffpuff 8 минут назад

@@elizabethtowne1559 Me too, I loved it!

@Book_Hugger День назад

I am starting All Fours today, as I am reading the short list, but was reading the long list, which brings me to report that yes, Yr Dead is a book you should still give a read to. I looked up the author and if my research is correct, this is is first full length “novel”. A flashback of his life and the tragedy being at the beginning. The form of the writing was intriguing. I thought it was really good, but it was up against some big contenders for sure.

@SupposedlyFun День назад

I'm so excited that my library decided to purchase a copy of Yr Dead.

@thomasslonka8879 День назад

I am grateful for the deep intelligence of the National Book Award longlist authors I've read thus far including Akbar, Cornejo Villavicencio, Kushner and Matar. Catalina is very good. I'm also enjoying Nonfiction longlist contender The War Below by Scheyder about the ecological tradeoffs from mining lithium and copper used for electrical vehicles. Thanks for your high intelligence!

@SupposedlyFun 3 часа назад

The NBA is so good at representing authors who have something to say. That makes them fun to follow.

@jordana99 14 часов назад

I am partway through Martyr! and not sure I like it enough to finish it but will keep going to see. Catalina sounds intriguing.

@SupposedlyFun 3 часа назад

Martyr! does sound divisive but clearly, the NBA jury is on its side.

@TKTalksBooks 2 часа назад

My Friends is my favorite and I hope it wins!

@charlesswanson1774 День назад

“James” is great and I hope it wins several awards but my favorite on the list is “My Friends.” Fabulous!

@SupposedlyFun День назад

I feel like jury members likely to vote for a book that might not win any other major prizes are more likely to be swayed toward Martyr!, but a win for My Friends would be thrilling.

@TheLeniverse День назад

If James wins both the Booker and the NBA and then goes on to win the Pulitzer that would be awesome. If it only wins the Pulitzer, and Martyr! or My Friends wins the NBA and the Booker goes to Stone Yard Devotional, that would be great too because they are all worthy winners. If James doesn't win anything, now that would be a travesty! And if we end up with, say, Held for the Booker, All Fours for the NBA, and something that nobody likes for the Pulitzer again, then I think I'll just... take a break from following book awards for a few years 😆

@SupposedlyFun День назад

I think I broke out in hives after reading your final scenario. 😂 😬 😱

@TheLeniverse День назад

@@SupposedlyFun 😂 Sorry! But now that I've put it out there it won't happen 😅😬

@SupposedlyFun День назад

@@TheLeniverse 🤞 😂

@mradcaqbdb День назад

I’ve got physical books Catalina and Yr Dead out from the library and I’m first on the list waiting for the audio of The Most. And I’ve had James and Martyr! here waiting to be read for a while. I also intend to get the audiobook of My Friends. So seems like a good run of books for the NBA (such an unfortunate acronym.) I’m about to commence more library usage as I’ll be retiring early next year and will be trying not to purchase quite so many books. It will be quite the conversion. First, it means waiting potentially a long time for the books I would normally order from the UK (although I’ll still order some.) I don’t mind using the library for new books. They are almost always in great condition. But for backlist books… not always so. My copy of Larry Watson’s Montana 1948 is in dire shape (for me.)

@SupposedlyFun 3 часа назад

I’ve been using my library more this year as well (hence the looooong waits for Headshot and The Most). We’re working just as hard as ever but the income has gone down anyway-oh well! I do love supporting my library anyway. But it can be frustrating-especially with the waits and when the condition is off.

@readandre-read 23 часа назад

James and My Friends are so strong... James is my favorite but I could live with either of these winning. Well, I guess I will survive regardless! 😀 I do still want to read Martyr.

@SupposedlyFun 3 часа назад

It definitely feels like a mostly solid final group!

@jaimee-kate День назад

Interested to hear your thoughts on Catalina, I really liked it and was a little surprised it didn't make the long list. But I never really know 😅

@SupposedlyFun 3 часа назад

I’m hoping to jump in once I catch up on comments this morning!

@jacquelinemcmenamin8204 День назад

I’m currently reading/listening to James Creation Lake Martyr! Intermezzo I finished Held on audio. I think it would have been better if I’d done a text & audio combination. The writing is beautiful. However I could only give it 4 stars as it’s confusing and it didn’t come together in my head by the end.

@SupposedlyFun День назад

I hear a lot of that about Held.

@blabbinglobster День назад

I was very disappointed with Catalina and I, too, had been excited to read it. It really isn't a novel because there is no real story, but a series of events. The writing is more about "teaching" the reader various academic and historical subjects, and this drags down what little story there is. It was also surprisingly hard to connect emotionally with the protagonist. The book is described as "part campus novel, part hagiography and part pop song," so even the publisher seems to be saying it really isn't a novel.

@SupposedlyFun 3 часа назад

That’s interesting-thanks for sharing your thoughts.

@starstuffpuff День назад

I was thrilled to see Martyr! getting some prize recognition. I thought it extraordinary, I loved it. I am lukewarm on James. I think it's doing important things, but the actual reading of it was just ok for me (kinda the way Trust was). I really liked My Friends, although it could have been shorter. I dnf-ed Creation Lake, I just couldn't get interested in it.

@SupposedlyFun 3 часа назад

It has felt a bit surprising to see Martyr! left off of so many lists (so far).

@maggs4400 20 часов назад

My Friends, Martyr, and James are among my favorite books of the year so far, and I also really enjoyed Ghostroots so I'm pretty pleased by this short list. My personal favorite is My Friends. As for nonfiction, I was disappointed to see Hanif Abdurraqib miss the short list. There's Always This Year is another one of my favorites of the year, and I just think Hanif is a really special writer.

@SupposedlyFun 3 часа назад

There have been so many fans of Hanif that I was surprised to see that, too.

@josephcali8288 День назад

You should read Martyr

@SupposedlyFun 3 часа назад

I’m going to get to it soon.

@janethansen9612 17 часов назад

I hated All Fours, it relied on many stereotypes that did not work for me. Martyr is a good debut but my money is on either James or My Friends. I generally do get along with the National Book Award which I find more accessible than some of the other award lists.

@SupposedlyFun 3 часа назад

The NBA does a great job at having something for everyone on their lists.

@TKTalksBooks 2 часа назад

My Booker favorite = Held

@capturedbyannamarie День назад

I really think James deserves to win.

@SupposedlyFun 3 часа назад

I agree, but we’ll find out soon enough.

@bobbykeniston7240 18 часов назад

I could not believe "All Fours" was on the longlist. Again, I have respected much of Miranda July's work in the past. But "All Fours" is my least favorite read of the year, so far. Now that it has made the shortlist, I am even more flabbergasted. And frankly, I will be angry if it wins. I have read two other books on the longlist, and I am rooting for "James". I have an almost sick feeling in my stomach at the idea of "All Fours" winning. I just... I just don't know how I will continue respecting this award. I disliked it that much.

@SupposedlyFun 3 часа назад

I admit, without having read it I kinda feel the same. But now I feel more justified. 😂