Women's Prize 2024 Shortlist

[@RovingReader]

I bought Brotherless Night! So many people said it was #1 out of all of them! Someone said they disliked the audio but that was just one person. I also own Enter Ghost. Good to hear that you loved her other book! DANG! Getting Soldier Sailor now!!! Oooh June 13 I'll be in the UK- it's the day before I leave for Montenegro.

[@traceyrivers2624]

Hi Didi! I'm curious about A Trace of Sun. I think it's going to be good!

[@mlrumph]

Nightbloom was wonderful! I hope you change your mind and read it.

[@browngirlreading]

Who knows? I might.😉

[@kaythereader]

A good narrator can really enhance a book

[@browngirlreading]

Don't you know it!

[@booksandbags]

I’m excited to find another Brown girl reading this list. This is my first time following the Prize. I was sad not to see Hangman, The Defence of the Act, or Ordinary Human Failings make the list over Restless Dolly Maunder. I hope to read the shortlist and the other books that interested me from the long list.

[@browngirlreading]

This year the list was a lot more interesting than usual. Hope you enjoy your reading from the list.

[@lakeyshiamayo6616]

I look forward to seeing your videos! You read very interesting books! I enjoyed this video!

[@browngirlreading]

Thank you so much! Are you interested in reading any of these?

[@MargaretPinard]

I've got Grenville's Secret River book on my short TBR list...a modern classic from AUS 👍

[@browngirlreading]

Nice!

[@MargaretPinard]

That's a nice ratio!! Yours is the first (and perhaps only) video on a book prize I have clicked on 😆

[@browngirlreading]

Wow, thanks! I'm flattered!☺️

[@leonieclarkinaus]

Would love to.hear your review of Trace of Sun ❤😊 enjoyed this very muvh 🎉🎉🎉😅

[@browngirlreading]

Noted! Coming soon!

[@natashataylor881]

Thank you for the review. I was disappointed by Nightbloom. I am looking forward to reading Brotherly Love and River East River West.

[@browngirlreading]

Yeah I'm totally disinterested in Nightbloom but can't wait to get to Brotherly Love and River East River West. Happy reading!

[@EricKarlAnderson]

Great to hear you’re largely positive about the list. You make me want to reread Kilroy’s novel on audio.

[@browngirlreading]

Oh Eric you definitely need to read Soldier Sailor. So good! This shortlist is very international. I like that.

[@EricKarlAnderson]

@@browngirlreading I have read a physical copy of Soldier Sailor but from what you've said it sounds like the audio book gives it another dimension so I'd like to listen to it at some point.

[@Heatherskl]

I’d be very interested to hear your thoughts on River East River West since you’re an expat. I have to say a lot of people haven’t enjoyed it, but as an expat woman who has lived in South East Asia for almost 30 years, married a person from here and raised my kids here (I’m Canadian) I’m super interested in this topic. I’ve only seen it in hardcover (super expensive) so far though, so maybe I’ll try it on kindle if it’s available.

[@browngirlreading]

I will definitely do a review once I'm done.

[@TheLeniverse]

The Wren The Wren is a book that I admire but I didn't feel it. It didn't click with me. Restless Dolly Maunder was fine. And that's it. It was fine. I think there were much better books on the longlist. Brotherless Night, Enter Ghost, and Soldier Sailor I endorse fully. So good all three of them. River East River West I haven't read yet. I read 14/16 books and they picked one of the two I hadn't gotten around to yet 😆 I'm sad that And Then She Fell didn't make it, but I can see how it overlaps with Soldier Sailor in some ways.

[@browngirlreading]

Sounds like your reading of the longlist has been successful! Now the question is who will win?🤔

[@TheLeniverse]

@@browngirlreading Yeah, that's a tricky one.

[@judybrown1624]

Restless Dolly should not be in the SL. I really liked her book The Idea of Perfection that won the WP in 2000, I think it was. But this book was just very ordinary and not very well written. I think it's a respect for an established author thing. I have not read River East, River West or Soldier, Sailor yet, but I think Anne Enright will win for her body of work. I think The Wren, the Wren is good enough for it not to be a crime to give it to her instead of one of the other books.

[@browngirlreading]

Judy that lacklustre description is what didn't sell me on wanting to read Restless Dolly. So I'm not too surprised by you saying it was very ordinary. Maybe ùi'll try The Wren The Wren but it isn't a priority.