2025 Int Booker longlist dynamic rankings

[Hugh, Active moderator]

Usual rules, list the ones you have read in order of preference best first, and optionally use numbers to predict where they will finish in your list of 13. Use edit comment to update your lists.

A Leopard-Skin Hat by Anne Serre translated by Mark Hutchinson (Lolli Editions),
On a Woman's Madness by Astrid Roemer translated by Lucy Scott (Tilted Axis),
Heart Lamp by Banu Mushtaq translated by Deepa Bhasthi (And Other Stories),
Perfection by Vincenzo Latronico translated by Sophie Hughes (Fitzcarraldo Editions),
Eurotrash by Christian Kracht translated by Daniel Bowles (Serpent's Tail),
Under the Eye of the Big Bird by Hiromi Kawakami translated by Asa Yoneda (Granta Books),
Hunchback by Saou Ichikawa translated by Polly Barton (Viking),
Small Boat by Vincent Delecroix translated by Helen Stevenson (HopeRoad),
Reservoir Bitches by Dahlia de la Cerda translated by Julia Sanches, Heather Cleary (Scribe),
Solenoid by Mircea Cărtărescu translated by Sean Cotter (Pushkin Press),
There's a Monster Behind the Door by Gaëlle Bélem translated by Karen Fleetwood, Laëtitia Saint-Loubert (Bullaun Press),
On the Calculation of Volume I by Solvej Balle translated by Barbara J. Haveland (Faber & Faber),
The Book of Disappearance by Ibtisam Azem translated by Laëtitia Saint-Loubert (And Other Stories),

[Hugh, Active moderator]

League Tables:

My adjusted weightings method:

Pos, Book, Average, Adjusted, Count, First Places, STD
1, Solenoid by Mircea Cărtărescu, 4.19, 3.90, 16, 7, 2.14
2, The Book of Disappearance by Ibtisam Azem, 4.00, 4.06, 14, 1, 1.77
3, Small Boat by Vincent Delecroix, 4.22, 4.23, 9, 4, 1.82
4, Reservoir Bitches by Dahlia de la Cerda, 4.86, 4.57, 14, 2, 1.94
5, On the Calculation of Volume I by Solvej Balle, 4.80, 4.79, 20, 3, 2.51
6, There's a Monster Behind the Door by Gaëlle Bélem, 5.09, 4.96, 11, 0, 1.98
7, Eurotrash by Christian Kracht, 5.05, 5.37, 19, 3, 2.61
8, Heart Lamp by Banu Mushtaq, 6.33, 5.42, 6, 0, 1.44
9, Hunchback by Saou Ichikawa, 6.08, 5.65, 12, 0, 2.18
10, Perfection by Vincenzo Latronico, 6.00, 6.79, 16, 0, 2.78
11, A Leopard-Skin Hat by Anne Serre, 7.67, 7.14, 9, 0, 2.16
12, Under the Eye of the Big Bird by Hiromi Kawakami, 7.79, 7.46, 14, 1, 2.95
13, On a Woman's Madness by Astrid Roemer, 7.77, 7.89, 13, 0, 3.08

Paul-style aggregate of comparisons

Pos, Book, Average, Relative ranking, Count, First Places
1, The Book of Disappearance by Ibtisam Azem, 4.00, 39, 14, 1
2, Solenoid by Mircea Cărtărescu, 4.19, 36, 16, 7
3, Small Boat by Vincent Delecroix, 4.22, 27, 9, 4
4, Reservoir Bitches by Dahlia de la Cerda, 4.86, 21, 14, 2
5, There's a Monster Behind the Door by Gaëlle Bélem, 5.09, 7, 11, 0
6, Heart Lamp by Banu Mushtaq, 6.33, 4, 6, 0
6, On the Calculation of Volume I by Solvej Balle, 4.80, 4, 20, 3
8, Hunchback by Saou Ichikawa, 6.08, 1, 12, 0
9, Eurotrash by Christian Kracht, 5.05, 0, 19, 3
10, Perfection by Vincenzo Latronico, 6.00, -18, 16, 0
11, A Leopard-Skin Hat by Anne Serre, 7.67, -24, 9, 0
12, Under the Eye of the Big Bird by Hiromi Kawakami, 7.79, -48, 14, 1
13, On a Woman's Madness by Astrid Roemer, 7.77, -49, 13, 0

[Hugh, Active moderator]

1 Solenoid
2 Heart Lamp
3 There's a Monster Behind the Door
4 Hunchback
5 On the Calculation of Volume I
6 A Leopard-Skin Hat
7 Reservoir Bitches
8 Under the Eye of the Big Bird
9 On a Woman's Madness
11 Perfection

To read shortly: On a Woman's Madness

[Anna]

1. Eurotrash
2. Solenoid (still reading)
3. The Book of Disappearance
4. On the Calculation
5. There's A Monster Behind the Door
6. On A Womans Madness
7. Under the Eye of the Big Bird
8. Perfection

[Rachel]

1. Small Boat
2. Eurotrash
3. On a Woman's Madness
4. Perfection
5. Reservoir Bitches
6. A Leopard-Skin Hat
7. Heart Lamp
8. Solenoid (DNF for now at 60%)
9. The Book of Disappearance
10. On the Calculation of Volume 1
11. Hunchback
12. Under the Eye of the Big Bird

[Henk]

1 Under the Eye of the Big Bird - 4.5 stars rounded up, review here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
2 On the Calculation of Volume I - 4.5 stars rounded down, review here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
3 The Book of Disappearance - 4 stars, review here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
4 Eurotrash - 4 stars, review here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
5 Perfection - 3.5 stars rounded up, review here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
6 A Leopard-Skin Hat - 3.5 stars rounded down, review here:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
7 Reservoir Bitches - 3 stars, review here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
8 Heart Lamp: Selected Stories - 3 stars, review here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
9 Solenoid - 3 stars, review here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
10 Hunchback - 3 stars, review here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
11 On a Woman's Madness - 2.5 stars rounded up, review here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
12 Small Boat - 2.5 stars rounded up, review here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
13 There's a Monster Behind the Door - 2.5 stars rounded up, review here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Ann Helen]

1)
2) On the Calculation of Volume 1
3) Under the Eye of the Big Bird
4)
5)
6) The Book of Disappearance

7)
8) Eurotrash
9)
10)
11)
12)
13)

[Sam]

1) Solenoid 5*
2) Hunchback 4*
3) Eurotrash 4*
4) On the Calculation of Volume I 4*
5) On a Woman's Madness 2*

[Robert]

1) Solenoid
2) Small Boat
3) Hunchback
4) The Book of Disappearance
5) There's a Monster Behind the Door
6) Reservoir Bitches
7) Perfection
8) Leopard Skin Hat
9) Under the Eye of the Big Bird
10) Heart Lamp
11) Eurotrash
12) On a Women's Madness

[Ruben]

1) Calculation of Volume
2) Perfection
3) Eurotrash

[endrju]

1) Solenoid
2) The Book of Disappearance
3) On a Woman's Madness
4) Reservoir Bitches
5) There's a Monster Behind the Door
6) Perfection
7) Hunchback
8) A Leopard-Skin Hat
9) Small Boat
10) Eurotrash
11)
12) Under the Eye of the Big Bird
13) On the Calculation of Volume I (only because I plan to read the whole series after it becomes available in English in its entirety)

[Andy]

1)
2)
3) Reservoir Bitches
4) Eurotrash
5)
7) On The Calcualtion of Volume
8)
9)
10)
11)
12) Perfection
13) Under the Eye of the Big Bird

[Joe]

1) The Book of Disappearance
2) Reservoir Bitches
3) Eurotrash
4) Small Boat
5) There's A Monster Behind The Door
6) On The Calculation of Volume

[Rose]

1)
2) On a Woman's Madness
3) On the Calculation of Volume
4) Under the Eye of the Big Bird
5)
6)

[Paul]

1. Small Boat (5*) - my review
2. Hunchback (4.5*) - my review
3. Solenoid (4.5*) - my review
4. On the Calculation of Volume I (4*) - my review
5. There's a Monster Behind the Door (4*) - my review
6. Heart Lamp (4*) - my review
7. Reservoir Bitches (4*) - my review
8. The Book of Disappearance (4*) - my review
9. A Leopard-Skin Hat (3.5*) - my review
10. Perfection (3.5*) - my review
11. Under the Eye of the Big Bird (3*) - my review
12. Eurotrash (2.5*) - my review
13. On A Woman's Madness (2.5*) - my review

[Andrew]

1) Solenoid

[David]

3. On a Woman’s Madness
5. Solenoid
7. On the Calculation of Volume

[Maddie]

1. On the Calculation of Volume
2. Perfection
3.
4.
5.
6. Eurotrash
7.
8.
9. Reservoir Bitches

[victoria marie]

1) Small Boat
2) On the Calculation of Volume
3) There’s a Monster Behind the Door
4) Hunchback
5) Eurotrash

13) Solenoid

[Declan]

1) Solenoid
2) There’s a Monster Behind the Door
3)
4)
5) Eurotrash
6) The Book of Disappearance
7)
8)
9)
10)
11)
12) On A Woman's Madness
13) Hunchback

[Gumble's Yard - Golden Reviewer]

Completed the list

Eurotrash - 5*
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
There’s A Monster Behind the Door – 4*
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Book of Disappearance - 4*
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Solenoid - 4*
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Heart Lamp - 4*
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Hunchback - 4*
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Perfection – 4*
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Small Boat – 4*
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

On The Calculation of Volume – 3.5*
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

A Leopard Skin Hat – 3.5*
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Under The Eye Of The Big Bird - 3*
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Reservoir Bitches – 2.5*
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
On A Woman’s Madness -2*
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Gabi Portillo]

1) On the Calculation of Volume
2) Reservoir Bitches
3) Perfection

[Suzanne]

1. Small Boat
2. The Book of Disappearance
3. Reservoir Bitches
4. Perfection
5. Hunchback
6. On the Calculation of Volume
7. Under the Eye of the Big Bird
8. Eurotrash
9. A Leopard-Skin Hat
10. Heart Lamp
11. There's a Monster Behind the Door
12. On a Woman's Madness
13. Solenoid

[But_i_thought_]

1. Solenoid
2. The Book of Disappearance
3.
4.
5.
6.

[bom.dia]

Reservoir Bitches
Solenoid
There's a Monster Behind the Door
On the Calculation of Volume I
Under the Eye of the Big Bird
Small Boat
The Book of Disappearance
Hunchback
Heart Lamp
Perfection
Eurotrash
A Leopard Skin-Hat

[Meike]

1. Eurotrash
2. Perfection
3. Small Boat

[Adina]

1. Reservoir Bitches
2. There's a monster behind the door
3. Solenoid - reading
4. Eurotrash
5. The Book of Disappearance
6. A Leopard-Skin Hat
7. Perfection
8. On the Calculation of Volume 1
9. Under the Eye of the Big Bird - reading