2014 Man Booker Prize Longlist

The Man Booker Prize for Fiction is a literary prize awarded each year for the best original full-length novel, written in the English language, and published it the UK. It promotes the finest in fiction by rewarding the very best book of the year. The prize is the world's most important literary award and has the power to transform the fortunes of authors and publishers.

All thirteen books longlisted for this year's award are listed below. Vote for your favorite(s).

Please do not add other books to the list. Thank you.

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	We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves by Karen Joy Fowler 3.72 avg rating — 95,863 ratings score: 4,248, and 43 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 Narrow Road to the Deep North by Richard Flanagan 4.02 avg rating — 45,011 ratings score: 3,353, and 34 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 Bone Clocks by David Mitchell 3.83 avg rating — 79,561 ratings score: 3,267, and 33 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	How to Be Both by Ali Smith 3.65 avg rating — 16,950 ratings score: 2,334, and 24 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	The Blazing World by Siri Hustvedt 3.67 avg rating — 6,652 ratings score: 2,156, 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	History of the Rain by Niall Williams (Goodreads Author) 3.91 avg rating — 4,242 ratings score: 2,061, and 21 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	Us by David Nicholls 3.68 avg rating — 46,004 ratings score: 1,653, and 17 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	The Lives of Others by Neel Mukherjee 3.65 avg rating — 4,042 ratings score: 1,560, and 16 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	Orfeo by Richard Powers 3.65 avg rating — 4,583 ratings score: 1,254, 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 Wake by Paul Kingsnorth 4.01 avg rating — 2,489 ratings score: 1,179, and 12 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	To Rise Again at a Decent Hour by Joshua Ferris (Goodreads Author) 3.08 avg rating — 13,844 ratings score: 1,053, and 11 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	J by Howard Jacobson 2.92 avg rating — 3,281 ratings score: 772, and 8 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	The Dog by Joseph O'Neill 3.15 avg rating — 2,048 ratings score: 570, 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

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13 books · 105 voters · list created July 23rd, 2014 by Lazarus P Badpenny Esq (votes) .

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message 1: by Bettie (new)

Jul 23, 2014 01:30PM

Thanks for putting this up Lazarus
:O)

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message 2: by Pixelina (new)

Jul 23, 2014 02:09PM

At first glance, I am slightly under-whelmed.

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message 3: by Bettie (new)

Jul 23, 2014 02:12PM

Jeanette (jema) wrote: "At first glance, I am slightly under-whelmed."

Yep! And the leader is... the one that hasn't even been published yet.
:O)

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message 4: by Bettie (new)

Jul 23, 2014 02:13PM

Don wrote: "☯Bettie☯ wrote: "Thanks for putting this up Lazarus
:O)"

Thanks for drawing this to my attention Bettie. I wish I had read some of them."

I don't think you are missing much this year

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message 5: by B the BookAddict (new)

Jul 23, 2014 02:19PM

Hey, thanks for the invite, Bettie. I always find the Man Booker books a bit hit-or-miss for me. I've marked Siri Hustvedt as a want-to-read from this year's list. About to trawl thru Man Booker lists.

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message 6: by Lazarus (new)

Jul 23, 2014 03:00PM

☯Bettie☯ wrote: "Thanks for putting this up Lazarus
:O)"

You're welcome; somebody usually gets around to it but I just happened to be at a loose end this morning. Admittedly, I usually find the [Man] Booker a little underwhelming

Interestingly, some of the media coverage has commented that even with a wider field this year the selection seems somewhat narrower.

http://www.theguardian.com/books/2014...

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Jul 24, 2014 10:00AM