Man Booker Prize Eligible 2016 (176 books)

A list for novels eligible for the 2016 Man Booker Prize.

Please do not add a book unless you are fairly sure it will be eligible according to the official rules. (See: http://www.themanbookerprize.com/ente...) This means any novel originally written in English regardless of the nationality of their author, with a print edition scheduled for publication in the UK between 1st October 2015 and 30th September 2016. Self-published novels are not eligible.

The judges for the prize are:
Amanda Foreman, Olivia Williams, David Harsent, Abdulrazak Gurnah and Jon Day.

The longlist will be announced in late July, and the shortlist in early September 2016.
The winner will be announced on 11th October 2016 at an awards ceremony at London’s Guildhall.

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

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1	Slade House by David Mitchell 3.81 avg rating — 69,463 ratings score: 2,879, 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
2	Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi (Goodreads Author) 4.47 avg rating — 400,041 ratings score: 2,691, and 27 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 Noise of Time by Julian Barnes 3.75 avg rating — 26,623 ratings score: 1,934, and 20 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	What Belongs to You by Garth Greenwell (Goodreads Author) 3.78 avg rating — 15,354 ratings score: 1,633, 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
5	My Name Is Lucy Barton (Amgash, #1) by Elizabeth Strout (Goodreads Author) 3.60 avg rating — 188,121 ratings score: 1,553, 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
6	Mothering Sunday by Graham Swift 3.69 avg rating — 18,370 ratings score: 1,324, 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
7	Eileen by Ottessa Moshfegh 3.56 avg rating — 128,186 ratings score: 1,229, 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
8	The High Mountains of Portugal by Yann Martel 3.39 avg rating — 21,081 ratings score: 1,183, 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
9	Hot Milk by Deborah Levy 3.48 avg rating — 43,145 ratings score: 1,117, 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
10	Fifteen Dogs (Quincunx, #2) by André Alexis 3.79 avg rating — 28,204 ratings score: 1,081, 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
11	City on Fire by Garth Risk Hallberg 3.39 avg rating — 15,474 ratings score: 1,039, 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	The Little Red Chairs by Edna O'Brien 3.25 avg rating — 10,854 ratings score: 1,030, 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
13	Back to Moscow by Guillermo Erades 3.71 avg rating — 443 ratings score: 880, and 9 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
14	The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen (Goodreads Author) 4.01 avg rating — 137,024 ratings score: 849, and 9 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
15	Barkskins by Annie Proulx 3.83 avg rating — 20,377 ratings score: 836, and 9 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
16	Nutshell by Ian McEwan (Goodreads Author) 3.69 avg rating — 57,572 ratings score: 816, and 9 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
17	Imagine Me Gone by Adam Haslett (Goodreads Author) 3.69 avg rating — 20,067 ratings score: 793, and 9 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
18	Thirteen Ways of Looking by Colum McCann (Goodreads Author) 3.95 avg rating — 7,096 ratings score: 767, 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
19	The Combinations (Golemgrad Pentalogy, #1) by Louis Armand 4.21 avg rating — 107 ratings score: 761, 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
20	Spill Simmer Falter Wither by Sara Baume 3.70 avg rating — 6,682 ratings score: 646, and 7 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
21	The Gustav Sonata by Rose Tremain 3.89 avg rating — 12,460 ratings score: 639, and 7 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
22	His Bloody Project: Documents Relating to the Case of Roderick Macrae by Graeme Macrae Burnet 3.90 avg rating — 36,039 ratings score: 635, and 7 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
23	Shylock Is My Name by Howard Jacobson 3.16 avg rating — 2,356 ratings score: 634, and 7 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
24	The Association of Small Bombs by Karan Mahajan (Goodreads Author) 3.57 avg rating — 14,599 ratings score: 625, and 7 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
25	Zero K by Don DeLillo 3.20 avg rating — 12,380 ratings score: 621, and 7 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
26	Your Heart Is a Muscle the Size of a Fist by Sunil Yapa (Goodreads Author) 3.60 avg rating — 7,180 ratings score: 589, 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
27	Do Not Say We Have Nothing by Madeleine Thien 3.92 avg rating — 24,143 ratings score: 586, 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
28	The Schooldays of Jesus by J.M. Coetzee 3.59 avg rating — 2,793 ratings score: 585, 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
29	Under the Udala Trees by Chinelo Okparanta (Goodreads Author) 4.03 avg rating — 14,694 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
30	LaRose by Louise Erdrich 3.91 avg rating — 24,646 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
31	The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry 3.52 avg rating — 68,484 ratings score: 568, 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
32	The Natural Way of Things by Charlotte Wood (Goodreads Author) 3.50 avg rating — 14,905 ratings score: 562, 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
33	The Girls by Emma Cline 3.51 avg rating — 242,304 ratings score: 556, 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
34	The Sellout by Paul Beatty 3.75 avg rating — 74,648 ratings score: 546, 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
35	Commonwealth by Ann Patchett 3.83 avg rating — 203,876 ratings score: 544, 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
36	Beatlebone by Kevin Barry 3.48 avg rating — 3,700 ratings score: 534, 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
37	My Name is Leon by Kit de Waal (Goodreads Author) 4.06 avg rating — 12,591 ratings score: 487, and 5 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
38	Number 11 by Jonathan Coe (Goodreads Author) 3.66 avg rating — 5,572 ratings score: 483, and 5 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
39	Exposure by Helen Dunmore 3.92 avg rating — 6,017 ratings score: 481, and 5 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
40	All That Man Is by David Szalay 3.68 avg rating — 9,974 ratings score: 477, and 5 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
41	Avenue of Mysteries by John Irving (Goodreads Author) 3.27 avg rating — 14,215 ratings score: 474, and 5 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
42	The Sunlight Pilgrims by Jenni Fagan (Goodreads Author) 3.61 avg rating — 2,849 ratings score: 471, and 5 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
43	The North Water by Ian McGuire (Goodreads Author) 3.98 avg rating — 34,447 ratings score: 456, and 5 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
44	This Must be the Place by Maggie O'Farrell (Goodreads Author) 3.98 avg rating — 40,653 ratings score: 399, 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
45	Sleeping Giants (Themis Files, #1) by Sylvain Neuvel (Goodreads Author) 3.82 avg rating — 97,392 ratings score: 392, 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
46	Anatomy of a Soldier by Harry Parker 3.99 avg rating — 1,623 ratings score: 378, 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
47	The Trouble with Goats and Sheep by Joanna Cannon 3.64 avg rating — 30,095 ratings score: 369, 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
47	Autumn (Seasonal Quartet, #1) by Ali Smith 3.65 avg rating — 82,085 ratings score: 369, 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
49	Lily and the Octopus by Steven Rowley (Goodreads Author) 3.74 avg rating — 53,129 ratings score: 362, 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
50	Serious Sweet by A.L. Kennedy 2.93 avg rating — 661 ratings score: 360, 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
50	Selection Day by Aravind Adiga 3.22 avg rating — 3,295 ratings score: 360, 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
52	Why We Came to the City by Kristopher Jansma (Goodreads Author) 3.53 avg rating — 2,470 ratings score: 358, 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
53	The Mandibles: A Family, 2029–2047 by Lionel Shriver (Goodreads Author) 3.71 avg rating — 11,872 ratings score: 354, 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
54	Vinegar Girl by Anne Tyler (Goodreads Author) 3.39 avg rating — 40,646 ratings score: 349, 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
55	The Golden Son by Shilpi Somaya Gowda (Goodreads Author) 4.13 avg rating — 15,141 ratings score: 344, 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
56	I Am No One by Patrick Flanery 2.85 avg rating — 1,373 ratings score: 342, 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
57	What Lies Between Us by Nayomi Munaweera (Goodreads Author) 3.91 avg rating — 2,446 ratings score: 312, 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
58	At the Edge of the Orchard by Tracy Chevalier (Goodreads Author) 3.68 avg rating — 23,254 ratings score: 299, and 3 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
59	A Doubter's Almanac by Ethan Canin 3.68 avg rating — 4,741 ratings score: 290, and 3 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
60	Hunters & Collectors by Matt Suddain (Goodreads Author) 4.07 avg rating — 375 ratings score: 289, and 3 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
60	Born on a Tuesday by Elnathan John 4.06 avg rating — 1,625 ratings score: 289, and 3 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
62	When the Floods Came by Clare Morrall (Goodreads Author) 3.38 avg rating — 1,140 ratings score: 287, and 3 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
63	The Course of Love by Alain de Botton (Goodreads Author) 4.01 avg rating — 49,136 ratings score: 285, and 3 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
64	Margaret the First by Danielle Dutton 3.52 avg rating — 4,028 ratings score: 282, and 3 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
65	The Children's Home by Charles Lambert (Goodreads Author) 2.92 avg rating — 2,608 ratings score: 279, and 3 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
66	Beast by Paul Kingsnorth 3.21 avg rating — 1,329 ratings score: 277, and 3 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
67	Everyone Brave Is Forgiven by Chris Cleave (Goodreads Author) 3.75 avg rating — 45,512 ratings score: 274, and 3 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
68	Behold the Dreamers by Imbolo Mbue (Goodreads Author) 3.94 avg rating — 85,723 ratings score: 271, and 3 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
69	High Dive by Jonathan Lee (Goodreads Author) 3.49 avg rating — 2,444 ratings score: 268, and 3 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
70	Work Like Any Other by Virginia Reeves (Goodreads Author) 3.73 avg rating — 1,879 ratings score: 265, and 3 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
71	Hystopia by David Means 2.93 avg rating — 1,503 ratings score: 263, and 3 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
72	The Many by Wyl Menmuir (Goodreads Author) 3.25 avg rating — 1,476 ratings score: 257, and 3 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
73	Black Deutschland by Darryl Pinckney 2.90 avg rating — 441 ratings score: 251, and 3 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
74	Here I Am by Jonathan Safran Foer (Goodreads Author) 3.64 avg rating — 27,587 ratings score: 247, and 3 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
75	Dirt Road by James Kelman 3.72 avg rating — 508 ratings score: 229, and 3 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
76	Tuesday Nights in 1980 by Molly Prentiss 3.72 avg rating — 4,677 ratings score: 221, and 3 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
77	The Unseen World by Liz Moore (Goodreads Author) 4.12 avg rating — 24,763 ratings score: 216, and 3 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
78	The Ballroom by Anna Hope 3.79 avg rating — 7,032 ratings score: 206, and 3 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
79	Mr. Splitfoot by Samantha Hunt 3.65 avg rating — 7,820 ratings score: 205, and 3 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
80	Freya by Anthony Quinn 4.03 avg rating — 1,200 ratings score: 200, and 2 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
80	The Outside Lands by Hannah Kohler 3.72 avg rating — 394 ratings score: 200, and 2 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
82	Hotels of North America by Rick Moody 3.25 avg rating — 1,642 ratings score: 199, and 2 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
82	Shtum by Jem Lester (Goodreads Author) 4.10 avg rating — 5,889 ratings score: 199, and 2 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
84	The Eagle Tree by Ned Hayes (Goodreads Author) 3.85 avg rating — 5,138 ratings score: 198, and 2 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
85	Silver & Salt by Elanor Dymott 3.12 avg rating — 207 ratings score: 196, and 2 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
85	The Kindness of Enemies by Leila Aboulela (Goodreads Author) 3.80 avg rating — 1,171 ratings score: 196, and 2 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
85	The Maker of Swans by Paraic O'Donnell (Goodreads Author) 3.28 avg rating — 1,700 ratings score: 196, and 2 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
88	The Tidal Zone by Sarah Moss (Goodreads Author) 3.86 avg rating — 4,570 ratings score: 194, and 2 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
89	Yuki Chan in Brontë Country by Mick Jackson 3.10 avg rating — 368 ratings score: 186, and 2 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
89	Flight of Dreams by Ariel Lawhon (Goodreads Author) 3.84 avg rating — 10,224 ratings score: 186, and 2 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
91	The Vanishing Futurist by Charlotte Hobson 3.40 avg rating — 512 ratings score: 182, and 2 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
92	The Wonder by Emma Donoghue (Goodreads Author) 3.65 avg rating — 91,277 ratings score: 180, and 3 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
92	Faithful by Alice Hoffman (Goodreads Author) 4.01 avg rating — 38,997 ratings score: 180, and 2 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
94	The Bricks That Built the Houses by Kae Tempest 3.80 avg rating — 6,771 ratings score: 178, and 2 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
94	Tender by Belinda McKeon 3.60 avg rating — 2,263 ratings score: 178, and 2 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
96	The Cauliflower by Nicola Barker 3.20 avg rating — 331 ratings score: 172, and 2 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
97	Taduno's Song by Odafe Atogun 3.57 avg rating — 625 ratings score: 171, and 2 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
98	The Fortunes by Peter Ho Davies 3.64 avg rating — 2,159 ratings score: 165, and 2 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
99	Our Young Man by Edmund White 3.48 avg rating — 980 ratings score: 163, and 2 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
100	The Senility of Vladimir P. by Michael Honig 3.36 avg rating — 294 ratings score: 152, and 2 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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message 1: by Laff (new)

Jan 28, 2016 01:38PM

Wasn't The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah published in January 2015 and therefore not eligible for this year's Booker Prize?

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message 2: by Susanna - Censored by GoodReads (new)

Jan 30, 2016 02:44PM

Was the UK edition published then? It's not first publication that counts, but publication date in the UK.

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message 3: by Ethan (last edited Feb 12, 2016 03:57PM) (new)

Feb 12, 2016 03:28PM

Amazon UK has May and Waterstone's has May last year as the publication date for Nightingale.

Can anyone justify its listing for this years' Man Booker?

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message 4: by Laff (new)

Mar 11, 2016 03:42PM

Doesn't seem like it......

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message 5: by BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) (last edited Mar 16, 2016 09:44PM) (new)

Mar 16, 2016 03:19AM

How come The Mirror and the Light (#2) is on this list? The book hasn't even been published yet, so it can hardly be Booker Eligible....

One can only recommend already published books as 'Booker eligible', in my humble opinion at least.

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message 6: by Ethan (last edited Mar 25, 2016 12:18PM) (new)

Mar 16, 2016 11:21AM

At this stage I think Mirror and Light is unlikely to get published before the end of September, so like The Nightingale it's probably another that shouldn't be on the list.

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message 7: by Laff (new)

Apr 01, 2016 01:20PM

So who can remove these books that should not be on the list?

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message 8: by BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) (last edited Apr 02, 2016 12:13AM) (new)

Apr 01, 2016 11:20PM

Laff wrote: "So who can remove these books that should not be on the list?"
Ethan wrote: "At this stage I think Mirror and Light is unlikely to get published before the end of September."

The Mirror and the Light is now no longer on this list. As said before, it hasn't even been published yet so in my humble opinion it can't possibly be 'Booker Eligible', as one can only hope it will get published. Although personally, I'm hoping it will though :-)

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message 9: by Laff (new)

Apr 10, 2016 12:17PM

The Mirror and the Light has been removed, but by whom, and why not The Nightingale?

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message 10: by BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) (last edited Jul 27, 2016 08:12AM) (new)

Apr 10, 2016 02:56PM

Laff wrote: "The Mirror and the Light has been removed, but by whom, and why not The Nightingale?"

I've removed The Mirror and the Light but left The Nightingale, as I don't know the first thing about either book or author.

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message 11: by Laff (new)

Apr 14, 2016 02:26PM

As Ethan says

'Amazon UK has May and Waterstone's has May last year as the publication date for Nightingale.'

Therefore the Nightingale is ineligible.

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message 12: by BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) (new)

Apr 14, 2016 08:57PM

Laff wrote: "As Ethan says

'Amazon UK has May and Waterstone's has May last year as the publication date for Nightingale.'

Therefore the Nightingale is ineligible."

Another librarian can remove The Nightingale, if they like, because as I said, I know book nor author.

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message 13: by Bettie (new)

Apr 15, 2016 04:03PM

Swift or Mitchell - it surely cannot be any other. Views?

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message 14: by MomToKippy (new)

Apr 23, 2016 12:23PM

Laff wrote: "Wasn't The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah published in January 2015 and therefore not eligible for this year's Booker Prize?"
It is also chick lit garbage.

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message 15: by Bettie (new)

Apr 26, 2016 03:52PM

MomToKippy wrote: "Laff wrote: "Wasn't The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah published in January 2015 and therefore not eligible for this year's Booker Prize?"
It is also chick lit garbage."

haha - I also have it on TBR, which gives me no joy now that you have outed it as chick lit!

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message 16: by MomToKippy (last edited Apr 26, 2016 06:30PM) (new)

Apr 26, 2016 06:29PM

Sorry!! That book gets under my skin. I had the supreme joy of removing it. lol

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message 17: by Ethan (new)

Apr 29, 2016 06:50AM

Bettie☯ wrote: "Swift or Mitchell - it surely cannot be any other. Views?"

Loved Slade House, great little story. I can't help thinking, though, that it won't be considered a significant work on the fact that it's something of a corollary to a much more substantial novel published the previous year.

I didn't like Mothering Sunday. Felt like there were a lot of words in a novella to say so little... and I couldn't get the rhythm of the use of punctuation and the structuring of sentences.

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message 18: by Ethan (last edited Jun 17, 2016 06:21AM) (new)

Jun 17, 2016 06:20AM

Thirteen Ways of Looking (McCann) has often ranked high on this list.

I'm not sure what the opinion is for short story collections and the Man Booker. I don't think the eligibility criteria precludes them. Apparently there has only ever been one that has been shortlisted, Munro in 1980.

Personally, I don't read them for the Man Booker. They're probably more likely for American awards like the Pulitzer and NBA, like Fortune Smiles (Johnson) last year.

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message 19: by Laff (last edited Jun 20, 2016 02:20PM) (new)

Jun 20, 2016 02:14PM

Thirteen Ways of Looking is actually a novella, not much shorter than Chesil Beach, which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize, or The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes which actually won it. The book has three very short stories at the end, but I do not see why it should be excluded because of their inclusion. William Trevor's Reading Turgenev was originally published as one of a pair of novellas collectively called Two Lives but was still shortlisted in 1991.

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message 20: by Ethan (new)

Jun 20, 2016 11:09PM

Fair enough.

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message 21: by Doug (new)

Jun 21, 2016 11:04PM

The current Booker rules state that "Every submitted NOVEL must be a unified and substantial work." Since Thirteen Ways is neither a novel, NOR a unified work (the three short stories are not connected to the novella), I doubt it is eligible.

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message 22: by Antonomasia (last edited Jul 12, 2016 03:42PM) (new)

Jul 12, 2016 03:39PM

Hey, I know some of you are already group members, but others who like discussing the Booker & contenders, please do feel free to join in the discussion here: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

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message 23: by Ann Helen (new)

Jul 20, 2016 02:54AM

Wasn't Spill Simmer Falter Wither released in early 2015?

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message 24: by Antonomasia (last edited Jul 26, 2016 07:50AM) (new)

Jul 24, 2016 02:03PM

The Nix is scheduled for Jan 2017 over here.
also: Mark Leyner's Gone With the Mind, Jack Cox's Dodge Rose, Nicole Dennis Benn's Here Comes the Sun, Guapa, only seem to have US publishers so far.

The Kindness of Enemies & Blackas had UK release summer 2015, so would have been eligible last year.

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message 25: by Laff (last edited Jul 26, 2016 10:38AM) (new)

Jul 26, 2016 10:38AM

Ann Helen wrote: "Wasn't Spill Simmer Falter Wither released in early 2015?"

I think its UK publication was October 2015, so it is eligible for this year's Booker, although it was first published in Ireland before that.

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message 26: by Val (last edited Jul 27, 2016 05:29AM) (new)

Jul 27, 2016 05:24AM

Here is what the judges came up with:

The 2016 Man Booker Prize longlist
Paul Beatty - The Sellout
J.M. Coetzee - The Schooldays of Jesus
A.L. Kennedy - Serious Sweet
Deborah Levy - Hot Milk
Graeme Macrae Burnet - His Bloody Project
Ian McGuire - The North Water
David Means - Hystopia*
Wyl Menmuir - The Many*
Ottessa Moshfegh - Eileen*
Virginia Reeves - Work Like Any Other*
Elizabeth Strout - My Name Is Lucy Barton
David Szalay - All That Man Is
Madeleine Thien - Do Not Say We Have Nothing

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message 27: by BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) (last edited Jul 30, 2016 07:21AM) (new)

Jul 27, 2016 08:15AM

Val wrote: "Here is what the judges came up with:

The 2016 Man Booker Prize longlist
David Means - Hystopia*
Wyl Menmuir - The Many*
Ottessa Moshfegh - Eileen*
Virginia Reeves - Work Like Any Other*..."

@Val
Why is there an asterisk following some of the titles?

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message 28: by Greg (new)

Jul 31, 2016 11:50AM

Good grief. If anyone has read Graham Swift's brilliant "Waterland" you'll probably be shocked at the huge difference in that and "Mothering Sunday." It's one of the weakest books I've read this year.

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message 29: by Greg (new)

Jul 31, 2016 11:53AM

Bettie☯ wrote: "MomToKippy wrote: "Laff wrote: "Wasn't The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah published in January 2015 and therefore not eligible for this year's Booker Prize?"
It is also chick lit garbage."

haha - I..."
Bettie, every single person that works at the library I most visit has trashed "Nightingale" as terrible chicklit. Even worse than "luckiest girl alive" one librarian told me.

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message 30: by Greg (new)

Sep 29, 2016 08:38AM

Bettie☯ wrote: "MomToKippy wrote: "Laff wrote: "Wasn't The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah published in January 2015 and therefore not eligible for this year's Booker Prize?"
It is also chick lit garbage."

haha - I..."
Hi Bettie, okay, I had to find out myself. Yes, it is chicklit. And that's not necessarily a bad thing. I thought Nightengale, all in all, was solid entertainment.

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message 31: by Greg (new)

Sep 29, 2016 08:41AM

So really, why don't we just list every single book published this year and get it over with.

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message 32: by BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) (last edited Sep 29, 2016 09:08PM) (new)

Sep 29, 2016 09:06PM

Greg wrote: "Good grief. If anyone has read Graham Swift's brilliant "Waterland" you'll probably be shocked at the huge difference in that and "Mothering Sunday." It's one of the weakest books I've read this year."

Only read his Last Orders, years ago, and wasn't overly impressed, I have to say. But that's just a matter of opinion, as some others liked the book immensely.

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message 33: by Val (new)

Oct 03, 2016 12:10PM

Booklovinglady wrote: "Why is there an asterisk following some of the titles? "
I think they were the ones already on this list at the time I posted the comment, Booklovinglady, but the list has changed since then.

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