I had similar thoughts although I'm keen to Standing Heavy! I heard the author talk in an interview and it sounds interesting! Whale also kind of sounds intriguing! Top of my list is Time Shelter I think :)
Time shelter, Pyre, A system so Magnificent it is blinding and The Gospel according to the New World looks intriguing to me. If I get the time I think these are the ones I will put first. I have to re-organise my TBR books to get some of these squeezed in 😅
That is a lot of languages. Fantastic! Some odd looking covers on this list. Just saying. Time Shelter has my attention. Can’t wait to hear what you think of your top three. 😊💙
I didn’t realise so many of these would be on scribd!! Definitely makes it more tempting … see what you have done!!! 😜Boulder would have been the one that was most interesting to me based on themes but Timr Shelter also has grabbed my attention too!! Loved seeing your reaction and thoughts on these lovely ☺️
Scribd is the best! And I’m just paying you back for all the ones you keep making me save! The more I think about Time Shelter the more I want to read it immediately! 😅
Time Shelter intrigues me! Trying not to get sucked in to another list of books! As soon as I saw one of them described as a multigenerational family saga I knew it was the one for you! 😂😊
I'm starting with pyre and whale but I'm honestly thrilled with this list and will be getting to quite a few. Although I suspect still born and is mother dead won't be my bag ..
Wow the language/cultural diversity is incredible! "While We Were Dreaming" actually sounds quite intriguing to me, perhaps due to my own family history though. "Time Shelter" sounds soo interesting, wow! What an interesting concept
Right!?! I think While We Were Dreaming maybe just sounds a little plotless for me, though I do think that period in history is interesting. I’ll be interested to see peoples thoughts on it.
Just finished boulder. Quick read and absolutely loved it. Pyre was heartbreaking. I'm native of Tamilnadu, where the story is set, so even more harrowing but a plain and simple writing yet deep and powerful. Going to pick time shelter next
Time Shelter sounds intriguing, just ordered it from the library. I DNF'd The Birthday Party early on because I didn't get on with the writing style- you'll probably love it 😂
Loving The Birthday Party, tension builds with each page, exquisite writing, you feel as if you're in the corner of the farm yard watching, and there's nothing you can do. Love my annual Fitzcarraldo subscription, brings books I would never have picked up in a bookshop into my life. Also bought Time Shelter & A system so magnificent it is blinding, these looked intriguing
Still Born sounds fantastic. I read Pyre last year, you will like it, and it's pretty short too. I like the sounds of Boulder, The Gospel and Standing Heavy. Time Shelter is a hard no for me.
Time Shelter, Pyre, and Still Born sound interesting to me. I’ve never read for the Booker International before (or really any book awards), but now that I’m on booktube and I see all the fun everyone has with them, it makes me want to join in a bit. I probably won’t manage all of them though. Excited that there are two Spanish books and might opt to read the non-translated originals.
I haven’t followed this one closely before, but like you, I find myself getting sucked into the BookTube excitement 😂 It’s cool that you’re going to attempt a couple in Spanish!
You are so right. Time Shelter sounds intriguing! The one about the triplets sounds good if the character development is done well. Pyre (?) sounds possible. I’ll be interested in the comments! I tuned in just as you posted so I’ll have to come back to look at them. 🎉❤
There are definitely a few on here that have good potential! I don’t always love Booker books, but there’s usually a couple of brilliant ones, just got to find them 😁
Loves how you organized this one! Honestly, the only one I'm super excited about is Time Shelter, but I'll be reading a few others as well. I feel like I always get some good surprises in International Booker 😊
Kieren will defo cajole you into reading a load of these 😆 (I assume you are going to be reading the Welsh translations?) Time Shelter does sound awesome!!
