Man Booker 2016 Longlist (13 books)

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This year’s longlist of 13 books was selected by a panel of five judges chaired by Amanda Foreman, and also comprising: Jon Day, Abdulrazak Gurnah, David Harsent and Olivia Williams.

The judges considered 155 books for this year’s prize.

Vote for your favourite out of the 13. Please do not vote in any additional books that are not in the official longlist.

Man Booker Prize Eligible Books by Year
2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010

Man Booker Longlist by Year:
2007, 2008, 2009
2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017

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1	His Bloody Project: Documents Relating to the Case of Roderick Macrae by Graeme Macrae Burnet 3.90 avg rating — 37,328 ratings score: 2,965, and 30 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	The North Water by Ian McGuire (Goodreads Author) 3.98 avg rating — 36,031 ratings score: 2,859, and 29 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	The Sellout by Paul Beatty 3.74 avg rating — 77,052 ratings score: 2,850, and 29 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Hot Milk by Deborah Levy 3.47 avg rating — 48,895 ratings score: 2,562, and 26 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Do Not Say We Have Nothing by Madeleine Thien 3.92 avg rating — 24,858 ratings score: 2,186, and 22 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	My Name Is Lucy Barton (Amgash, #1) by Elizabeth Strout (Goodreads Author) 3.60 avg rating — 198,668 ratings score: 2,170, and 22 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Eileen by Ottessa Moshfegh 3.55 avg rating — 136,730 ratings score: 1,357, and 14 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	All That Man Is by David Szalay 3.71 avg rating — 11,857 ratings score: 1,282, and 13 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	The Many by Wyl Menmuir (Goodreads Author) 3.24 avg rating — 1,510 ratings score: 1,262, and 13 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	The Schooldays of Jesus by J.M. Coetzee 3.59 avg rating — 2,877 ratings score: 584, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Work Like Any Other by Virginia Reeves (Goodreads Author) 3.73 avg rating — 1,895 ratings score: 578, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Serious Sweet by A.L. Kennedy 2.94 avg rating — 662 ratings score: 377, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Hystopia by David Means 2.93 avg rating — 1,522 ratings score: 364, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars