2022 Shortlist

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2022 Shortlist

1raidergirl3
apr 27, 2022, 6:17 am

The shortlist has been announced:

The Island of Missing Trees - Elif Shafak
Sorrow and Bliss - Meg Mason
The Sentence - Louise Erdrich
The Book of Form and Emptiness - Ruth Ozaki
Great Circle - Maggie Shipstead
The Bread The Devil Knead - Lisa Allen-Agostini

2raidergirl3
apr 27, 2022, 6:25 am

I’ve been efficient in my reading.
I’ve read 3 (Erdrich, Ozeki, Shipstead), have Sorrow and Bliss and the Elif Shafak in the waiting list at library. Only The Bread The Devil Knead was not on my radar.

I didn’t think Great Circle needed to move on. It was an okay read.

3vancouverdeb
apr 27, 2022, 7:14 am

Good for you, Elizabeth! You've done a lot of reading. I've only read Careless by Kirsty Capesfrom the Longlist . I own The Sentence but I'm not sure how soon I will get to it. Thanks for posting the shortlist.

4japaul22
apr 27, 2022, 7:37 am

I read and loved The Island of Missing Trees. I own The Great Circle, but like >2 raidergirl3:, I've heard so many mediocre reviews that I haven't wanted to spend the time on it.

I've never read a Ruth Ozeki novel, and I'm definitely intrigued, but I'm not sure if I'll start with this one.

5raidergirl3
mei 7, 2022, 5:19 pm

>4 japaul22: I've enjoyed both Ozeki novels I've read, but they do stretch my brain quite a bit. It's a good thing, but they aren't what I call 'readable'. I mean they are, but they clearly have more layers to them and for a mystery/thriller reader, I have to do a bit more work. But of those type of books, I find enough in Ozeki to ultimately like them and think on them afterwards. I started with A Tale for the Time Being (listened) and then The Book of Form and Emptiness (ebook).