2022 RofC Shortlist Dynamic Rankings

[Hugh, Active moderator]

Creating this early in case I miss tomorrow's announcement - I will leave it open for comments for the same reason.

Placeholder for intro and list of books

This is the shortlist:
Our Lady of the Nile by Scholastique Mukasonga tr. Melanie Mauthner (Daunt Books)
Sterling Karat Gold by Isabel Waidner (Peninsula Press)
Dark Neighbourhood by Vanessa Onwuemezi (Fitzcarraldo Editions)
The Song of Youth by Montserrat Roig tr. Tiago Miller (Fum d'Estampa Press)
Happy Stories, Mostly by Norman Erikson Pasaribu tr. Tiffany Tsao (Tilted Axis Press)

[Hugh, Active moderator]

Shortlist rankings only:

My adjusted weightings method:

Pos, Book, Average, Adjusted, Count, First Places, STD
1, Sterling Karat Gold by Isabel Waidner, 1.88, 1.00, 8, 5, 0.50
2, Our Lady of the Nile by Scholastique Mukasonga, 2.33, 1.44, 9, 2, 0.53
3, Dark Neighbourhood by Vanessa Onwuemezi, 3.00, 2.11, 9, 2, 0.74
4, Happy Stories, Mostly by Norman Erikson Pasaribu, 3.14, 2.20, 7, 0, 0.62
5, The Song of Youth by Montserrat Roig, 4.29, 3.38, 7, 0, 0.89

Paul-style aggregate of comparisons

Pos, Book, Average, Relative ranking, Count, First Places
1, Sterling Karat Gold by Isabel Waidner, 1.88, 16, 8, 5
2, Our Lady of the Nile by Scholastique Mukasonga, 2.33, 7, 9, 2
3, Dark Neighbourhood by Vanessa Onwuemezi, 3.00, 0, 9, 2
4, Happy Stories, Mostly by Norman Erikson Pasaribu, 3.14, -3, 7, 0
5, The Song of Youth by Montserrat Roig, 4.29, -20, 7, 0


Including longlist rankings:

My adjusted weightings method:

Pos, Book, Average, Adjusted, Count, First Places, STD
1, Sterling Karat Gold by Isabel Waidner, 1.78, 1.11, 9, 6, 0.53
2, Our Lady of the Nile by Scholastique Mukasonga, 2.20, 1.38, 10, 3, 0.54
3, Happy Stories, Mostly by Norman Erikson Pasaribu, 2.88, 1.96, 8, 1, 0.62
4, Dark Neighbourhood by Vanessa Onwuemezi, 2.82, 2.20, 11, 2, 0.82
5, The Song of Youth by Montserrat Roig, 4.13, 3.41, 8, 0, 0.95

Paul-style aggregate of comparisons

Pos, Book, Average, Relative ranking, Count, First Places
1, Sterling Karat Gold by Isabel Waidner, 1.78, 16, 9, 6
2, Our Lady of the Nile by Scholastique Mukasonga, 2.20, 8, 10, 3
3, Happy Stories, Mostly by Norman Erikson Pasaribu, 2.88, -1, 8, 1
3, Dark Neighbourhood by Vanessa Onwuemezi, 2.82, -1, 11, 2
5, The Song of Youth by Montserrat Roig, 4.13, -22, 8, 0

[Hugh, Active moderator]

1 Our Lady of the Nile
2 Sterling Karat Gold
3 Happy Stories, Mostly
4 Dark Neighbourhood
5 The Song of Youth

Links are to my reviews

[Gumble's Yard - Golden Reviewer]

1 Dark Neighbourhood – 4*
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
2 Our Ladies of the Nile – 4* (albeit it really should be ineligible)
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
3 The Song of Youth – 3*
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
4 Sterling Karat Gold (DNF x 2)

Not read: Happy Stories, Mostly

[David]

1. Sterling Karat Gold
2. Our Lady of the Nile
3. Dark Neighbourhood
4. Happy Stories, Mostly
5. The Song of Youth

[WndyJW]

1. Sterling Karat Gold
2. Happy Stories, Mostly
3. Our Lady of the Nile
4. Dark Neighborhood
5. n/a

[Paul]

1. Sterling Karat Gold
2. Happy Stories, Mostly
3. Dark Neighbourhood
4. Our Lady of the Nile
5. The Song of Youth

[Neil]

1. Sterling Karat Gold
2. Dark Neighbourhood
3. Happy Stories, Mostly
4. Our Lady of the Nile
5. The Song of Youth

[LindaJ^]

1. Sterling Karat Gold 4*
2. Our Lady of the Nile 5*
3. Happy Stories, Mostly 4*
4. The Song of Youth 3*
5. Dark Neighbourhood 2*

[Adina]

1. Our Lady of the Nile
2. Happy Stories, Mostly
5. Dark Neighbourhood

[Lee]

1. Dark Neighbourhood
2. Our Lady of the Nile
3. Song of Youth
4. Sterling Karat Gold
5. Happy Stories, Mostly