ManBookering discussion

Hello everyone!

Now that the Manbooker 2018 fever is over, we will return to reading the backlist of previous winners again until next February. (In March 2019 the Man Booker International Prize 2019 longlist will be announced and we'll be working our way through the longlist from March - May).

Because it's been a while since we picked a book from the backlist, here are the rules:

1. Every member may nominate 1 previous winner excluding the ones that we've read previously (see the list below)

2. Every member may second (or upvote) 2 other nominations by other members

3. If someone has already nominated a book you want to read, give it 1 of your 2 upvotes instead of saying "I nominate x"

The book with the most votes by October 28th (midnight CET) will be the November pick!

In the past we have read the following books which are NOT eligible for November:

-The Luminaries
-The Line of Beauty
-The Blind Assassin
-The God of Small Things
-The Narrow Road to the Deep North
-A Brief History of Seven Killings (2015 winner)
-The Sellout (2016 winner)
-The Sense of an Ending
-Hotel du Lac
-Midnight's Children
-The Remains of the Day
-Lincoln in the Bardo (2017 winner)
-Possession
-The Bone People
-Wolf Hall
-White Tiger

Happy nominating/voting!
BB

And I will start the nominations by nominating Moon Tiger by Penelope Lively, the winner in 1987.

I would like to nominate Half Blood Blues by Esi Edugyan :)

Keriann wrote: "I would like to nominate Half Blood Blues by Esi Edugyan :)"

I'm sorry Keriann, only previous winners of the ManbookerPrize are eligible, Half Blood Blues was shortlisted, but didn't win. Sorry!

Britta wrote: "Keriann wrote: "I would like to nominate Half Blood Blues by Esi Edugyan :)"

I'm sorry Keriann, only previous winners of the ManbookerPrize are eligible, Half Blood..."
oops I didn't read it correctly! back to the drawing board lol

Ok I'd like to nominate The Finkler Questionby Howard Jacobson

Keriann wrote: "Ok I'd like to nominate The Finkler Questionby Howard Jacobson"

Perfect, thank you!

I would like to nominate The Gathering by Anne Enright, 2007 winner

I would like to nominate the Ghost Road 1995 winner and second Moon Tiger

I second Moon Tiger.

Just want to make sure I have the rules clear.

I can nominate a past winner AND upvote 2 of the books nominated by others?

The English Patient. Never read and want to.

I would like to nominate The Sea, the Sea by Iris Murdoch. And upvote The English Patient and The Gathering.

James wrote: "Just want to make sure I have the rules clear.

I can nominate a past winner AND upvote 2 of the books nominated by others?"

Thats right! And you can wait with the two 'upvotes' until more books have been nominated, in other words: you dont have to do it in one message. Plus: you dont have to nominate a book in order to be 'allowed' to upvote 2 others.

I nominate The Inheritance of Loss.

I would like to nominate The Sea by John Banville and upvote The Sea, the Sea by Irish Murdoch.

I'll use both my upvotes on The Inheritance of Loss.... is that allowed? if not, then just one :)

I'd like both of my upvotes to go for The Inheritace of Loss, too.

I'll nominate Saville, but it won't win!

Hi all - I'm new to the group but keen to do my first group read! I'll nominate True History of the Kelly Gang by Peter Carey

I second The Gathering

I second True History of the Kelly Gang.

I’d like to another another ‘seconded’ to Moon Tiger.
I’d also like to nominate How Late It Was, How Late by James Kelman.
Thanks :)

I will upvote The Sea, The Sea by Murdoch, and True History of the Kelly Gang by Peter Carey.

I upvote True History of Kelly Gang and The Sea, The Sea

Diane wrote: "I would like to nominate The Inheritance of Loss by Kiran Desai, winner in 2006."

Hi Diane, another member has already nominated The Inheritance of Loss. Your nomination will be counted as 'upvote' for the book. If you want you can nominate another winner.

Cate wrote: "Hi all - I'm new to the group but keen to do my first group read! I'll nominate True History of the Kelly Gang by Peter Carey"

Hi Cate, welcome to the group!

Alan wrote: "I'd like both of my upvotes to go for The Inheritace of Loss, too."

Sorry, but only one upvote per book.

Karen wrote: "I'll use both my upvotes on The Inheritance of Loss.... is that allowed? if not, then just one :)"

Sorry, Karen, only one upvote per book :-).

I'd like to use one upvote for The Inheritance of Loss and one for The Ghost Road.

I would like to nominate - Life & Times of Michael K - and upvote - The Finkler Question.

hi everyone. i’d like to upvote “true history of the kelly gang”.

I would like to up vote ‘The Gathering’ by Anne Enright

Hugh wrote: "I'll nominate Saville, but it won't win!"

There is always next month, Hugh :-)

I nominate Vernon God Little.

I’ll second, The True History Of The Kelley Gang.

Please add my votes to Moon Tiger and The Sea (Banville)

I would like to upvote ' The Inheritance of Loss.'

Britta wrote: "There is always next month, Hugh :-)"
I only have Saville and Vernon God Little left to read, and I predict that Saville will be one of the last five to get chosen, so I am unlikely to wait that long!

I will upvote True History of the Kelly Gang and Moon Tiger

I'd like to up-vote Murdoch's _The Sea, The Sea_

I’d like to upvote “A brief history of seven killings”

I'll upvote Moon Tiger and Something to Answer For.

I'd like to read "True History of the Kelly Gang" and upvote "The Sea, The Sea"

I nominate the consrrvationist. My first upvote goes to life and times of michael k and my second upvote goes to inheritance of loss

I would like to upvote The True History of the Kelly Gang and The Inheritance of Loss

I am using my first upvote for The True History of the Kelly Gang.

I'm nominating Oscar and Lucinda.
I'll use my second upvote for The Ghost Road.

It looks like we have--again--plenty of lovely stories to choose from. Thanks for moderating, Britta.

Up vote, The Inheritance Of Loss.

I would like to upvote The Conservationist and Moon Tiger.

I'll second The Sea by Banville and Inheritance of Loss

I nominate Holiday by Stanley Middleton