Shortlist


East of Eden
The Will of the Many (Hierarchy, #1)
Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones
Man's Search for Meaning
Piranesi
The Brothers Karamazov
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
Hyperion (Hyperion Cantos, #1)
Thinking, Fast and Slow
The Blade Itself (The First Law, #1)
Project Hail Mary
Red Rising (Red Rising Saga, #1)
Meditations
The Secret History
Crime and Punishment
The Wasp Factory by Iain BanksFight Club by Chuck PalahniukTrainspotting by Irvine WelshA Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessFactotum by Charles Bukowski
50 coolest Authors
150 books — 19 voters
Blackouts by Justin TorresThe End of Drum-Time by Hanna PylväinenTemple Folk by Aaliyah BilalChain-Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-BrenyahSundial by Catriona Ward
2023 Shortlisted Fiction
81 books — 1 voter


Erik Pevernagie
Never being on the shortlist of people’s attention may arouse a sensation of desolation but may, all together, be an expectant challenge to excel and exceed oneself, as it can inflame the will to extract unsuspected power from the inner self, never to give up and to hit the ground and run…ever since life may offer an astounding window of opportunity to assert oneself in a land of contention. ("Not on the shortlist" ) ...more
Erik Pevernagie

Erik Pevernagie
When people have not learned to interpret the past, to read the present; and to imagine and empower the future, they are living a life without a punchline, clueless about the story they are embarked upon. ("Not on the shortlist" ) ...more
Erik Pevernagie

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