The Mookse and the Gripes discussion

If you name your 6 predictions here I will count them, list the counts for each book, and see who has the most right once the actual shortlist is announced. Note that these are the books you expect the prize judges to choose, not necessarily the ones you would choose yourself.

Counts so far (up to Boomz@43, 41 sets of predictions - note that this table only lists the predictions that appear on comments on this thread):

1, The Colony by Audrey Magee, 38
2, Maps of our Spectacular Bodies by Maddie Mortimer, 35
3, The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida by Shehan Karunatilaka, 32
4, Glory by NoViolet Bulawayo, 27
5, The Trees by Percival Everett, 24
6, Trust by Hernan Diaz, 19
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7, Treacle Walker by Alan Garner, 18
8, Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan, 13
9, After Sappho by Selby Wynn Schwartz, 11
10, Case Study by Graeme Macrae Burnet, 8
11, Nightcrawling by Leila Mottley, 7
12, Oh William! by Elizabeth Strout, 4
13, Booth by Karen Joy Fowler, 3

Britta was the most successful with 5 correct.
Runners-up with 4: David, Lascosas, Cordelia, Linda, Joy, Suzanne, Anita, Susan, Chele and Carl
3 right: me, Debra, Joe, Laura, Cindy, Jamie, lark, Nicole, Kathleen, William, Ruben, Natalie, Julie, Ellie, Chris (@38), Amanda and Boomz
2 right: Ann Helen, Robert, Wendy, Paul, Marcus, Scott, Danielle, Elizabeth, Lili, James and Marc
1 right: Chris (@43)

My predictions:
The Colony
Maps
The Trees
Glory
Treacle Walker
Trust

Mine:
The Colony
Maps
The Trees
Glory
Treacle Walker
Seven Moons

The Colony
Maps of Our Spectacular Bodies
Treacle Walker
Glory
Trust
Seven Moons (haven't read, so based on reviews)

The Colony
Trust
Maps of Our Spectacular Bodies
The Trees
Seven Moons
Small Things

The Colony
Maps of Our Spectacular Bodies
Small Things Like These
The Trees
Glory
Case Study

The Trees
The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida
The Colony
Maps of Our Spectacular Bodies
After Sappho
Glory

Don't know that I would call these predictions. These are my top ranked. I haven't a clue what the judges will do.

1. The Colony
2. The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida
3. Treacle Walker
4. Maps of Our Spectacular Bodies
5. The Trees
6. Small Things Like These

1, The Colony
2. Trust
3. Case Study
4. Maps...
5. Seven Moons
6. Small Things Like These

Trying to guess rather than be swayed by my own views, but it isn't easy.

1. The Colony
2. Maps of Our Spectacular Bodies
3. The Trees
4. Glory
5. The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida
6. Trust

1. Small things like these 2. The Colony
3. Case Study
4. The Trees
5. The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida
6. Trust

1. Maps of Our Spectacular Bodies
2. The Colony
3. Trust
4. The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida
5. Glory
6. Nightcrawling

Maps of Our Spectacular Bodies
The Colony
Trust
Glory
The Trees
Nightcrawling

Treacle Walker
Maps
The Trees
The Colony
Small Things like These
Seven Moons

The Trees
The Colony
Booth
Glory
Maps
Treacle Walker

Maps
Glory
The Colony
The Trees
Treacle Walker
Seven Moons

The Colony
The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida
Glory
The Trees
Maps of Our Spectacular Bodies *
Treacle Walker *

* = My personal short list replaces these two with Small Things Like These and Case Study.

I'm going to break ranks with everybody on this!

The Colony
Small Things Like These
After Sappho
Maps of Our Spectacular Bodies
Oh! William
Case Study

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My predications:

The Colony
Maps of Our Spectacular Bodies
The Seven Moons of Maali
After Sappho
The Trees
Treacle Walker

The Colony
Small Things Like These
Maps
Seven Moons
Treacle Walker
Nightcrawling

Prediction:

Seven moons
Treacle Walker
The Colony
Glory
Small Things
Booth

My pics (alphabetically):

After Sappho
The Colony
Glory
Maps of Our Spectacular Bodies
The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida
Trust

Glory
Trust
Seven Moons
Nightcrawling
Case Study
Oh William!

My prediction;
The Colony
Maps
The Trees
Glory
Trust

Trees
Glory
Colony
Maps
Trust
Seven Moons

(@Danielle, you are missing one...if you add Seven Moons we have the same :))

The Colony
Maps
Glory
Trees
Seven Moons
Treacle Walker

The Colony
Maps of Our Spectacular Bodies
Treacle Walker
Glory
Seven Moons of Maali Almeida
Oh William!

Glory
Maps
Small Things
Treacle
Colony
Case Study

Here’s our panel’s predictions: https://thereadersroom.org/2022/09/04...

Maps of Our Spectacular Bodies
Treacle Walker
Glory
The Colony
The Trees
After Sappho

Surprised so many think Treacle Walker will make it!

The Colony
The Trees
Seven Moons
Maps
After Sappho
Trust

Ditto that, Elizabeth, as I am unfamiliar with his other work, and this one didn't impress me. If he's on the shortlist, I'm assuming it must be a lifetime achievement recognition.

Incidentally, we have very similar lists. The only difference being: you chose The Trees and I chose Glory.

My predictions (not my wishlist...):
NightCrawler
Small Things
The Trees
Glory
Seven Moons
Treacle Walker

Oh William!
The Trees
The Colony
Nightcrawling
The Seven Moon of Maali Almeida
Glory

The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida
Maps of Our Spectacular Bodies
The Colony
The Trees
Trust
Treacle Walker

The Colony
Maps of our Spectacular Bodies
The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida
Trust
Small Things Like These
After Sappho

The Colony
Glory
The Trees
Trust
The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida
Maps of Our Spectacular Bodies

Seven Moons
After Sappho
The Colony
Trust
Maps of Our Spectacular Bodies
Glory

Maps of Our Spectacular Bodies
Glory
The Colony
Seven Moons
Booth
Small Things

Nightcrawling
Glory
The Colony
After Sappho
The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida
Maps of Our Spectacular Bodies

The Colony
Maps of our Spectacular Bodies
Trust
The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida
After Sappho
Nightcrawling

The Colony
Maps of our Spectacular Bodies
The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida
Trust
The Trees
Glory