Booker 2021 Our Shortlist Predictions

Which books do we think will make that all important Shortlist?

Our highly scientific rating system tells us the short listed books will be:

1. Bewilderment
2. No one is Talking about This
3. Light Perpetual
4. Second Place
5. A Town Called Solace
6. The Fortune Men

BookWorm’s Predictions: In no particular order but if number 1 doesn’t make it there is something wrong with the world.

1. Bewilderment
2. Second Place
3. Klara and the Sun
4. No-One Is Talking About This
5. China Room
6. The Promise

Jen’s Predictions: This is hard for me since I only read half of them and the rest I only read about halfway through. Here is my list in no particular order.

1. No One is Talking about this
2. Bewilderment
3. The Promise
4. The Fortune Men
5. An Island
6. Great Circle

Nicole’s Predictions: This is so hard because I want to list what I think of as “Booker” books, but this is not a “Booker” panel ….Typically the shortlist made of up books I couldn’t make it through, or didn’t get to read, so I’m probably wrong on 3 of these 🙂

1. Bewilderment
2. The Promise
3. A Passage North
4. No One Is Talking About This
5. The Fortune Men
6. An Island

Lisa’s Predictions:

I’ve only read 3/6 of these so far. (I spent a lot of time on Great Circle.) The first two on my list I thought were very good. So, the final three are chosen based on reviews, authors from different parts of the world, and authors who just seem like they are up (Cusk).

1. Bewilderment.
2. No one is talking about this.
3. The Sweetness of Water
4.  Second Place.
5. A Passage North
6. An Island.

Susie’s Predictions:

1. No One is Talking About This
2. Bewilderment
3. The Promise
4. Second Place
5. A Passage North
6. Klara and the Sun

Anita’s Predictions:

1. Bewilderment
2. The Promise
3. Second Place
4. Klara and the Sun
5. The Sweetness of Water
6. No One is Talking About This

Tracy’s Predictions: I’m tempted to predict my bottom six books, since my track record is horrible – then maybe I will jinx the ones I don’t like, but I’ll try to be realistic:

1. A Passage North
2. The Promise
3. An Island
4. No One is Talking About This
5. The Fortune Men
6. Bewilderment

Which books do you predict will make the shortlist?