2021 BTBA Speculation

[Vesna]

Haha. That one is the *distant* 6th, David :-)

And I've already planned to read a couple of more translated books from the dynamic rankings which will be doable especially if we extend the closing to mid-February. Two-thirds of the books I read last year were translations, though most of which were published before 2022 (incl. the classics).

[Alwynne]

Vesna wrote: "Haha. That one is the *distant* 6th, David :-)

And I've already planned to read a couple of more translated books from the dynamic rankings which will be doable especially if we extend the closing..."

A lot of mine were classics too, not sure the year of publication is a particularly significant issue for me.

[David]

Nor me but it is a useful tool in setting eligibility for a prize.

[Alwynne]

David wrote: "Nor me but it is a useful tool in setting eligibility for a prize."

I'm aware, just an outlier on this one as don't find ratings and rankings very stimulating/arousing!

[David]

That’s totally fair. If we were to hypothetically revive the BTBA as a group, for fun or otherwise, is there a method for assembling a longlist that doesn’t involve ranking books?

[David]

It's hard to gauge whether there is genuine interest in this or not. We've been talking about it off and on for over a year. If we set up a thread for 2023 translations, would that be helpful?

[Vesna]

Indeed, David!

[Hugh, Active moderator]

I will set one up later this morning and we'll give it a go.