Revisiting The 1999 Booker Prize Shortlist- 25 Years On!

[@scallydandlingaboutthebook2711]

You said this series might be more interesting for you than anyone else but I am having enormous fun being reminded of things I read ages ago and hearing your reactions to them as a reader today.

[@ianp9086]

Totally

[@BobTheBookerer]

@@scallydandlingaboutthebook2711 Thank you! And yes! It’s so much fun for me to look back and see how well some of them hold up!

[@thebobsphere7553]

Great deep dive, as always! The Blackwater Lightship is one of my fave books and , in my opinion, should have won ( I’ve read the 1999 shortlist as well)

[@TheDiscoKingOfficial]

Love this video series!! ❤

[@EileenSchmitt-r8d]

I just finished Summertime by Coetzee and really enjoy his work.

[@rosiej8755]

Great Video. I was very moved by Disgrace, yes, a hard read, but should read again. I have Map of Love on shelf and have read other books by everyone except Michael Frayn. TBR gets larger!

[@BookishAdventuresInWellbeing]

Wow black water lightship is going straight on my wish list. Would be so interested to hear your overall ‘all stars’ style longlist, shortlist and winner from all the books you’ve read in this project.

[@TiggerTellsTales]

I haven’t heard of any of these books🫣 I’ve looked up several and they are not available at my library surprisingly. I love that you are going through the Booker lists and giving us your thoughts! 🙏

[@dqan7372]

Ordered Fast, Feasting. Already had Disgraced. Will consider Blackwater Lightship.

[@bookofdust]

“Let’s do the Time Warp again!”

[@ameliabarlowbooks]

the way you talk about The Blackwater Lightship, oof - must read immediately, thank you!

[@ianp9086]

What a strong list! And I agree with you that Disgrace was the right winner - yes it is grim and deeply uncomfortable reading but books like that are essential. It must be hard for a quiet meditative book to win out against a challenging and dynamic novel like Disgrace but it happened in 2024!

[@BobTheBookerer]

@@ianp9086 Yes! Disgrace is such a powerful read, and I think about it still years later! And yes, Orbital winning against much ‘louder’ books was a pleasant surprise!