V's votes on the list The Orwell Prizes 2026

Listopia > V's votes on the list The Orwell Prizes 2026 - The Finalists (15 Books)

1	For the Sun After Long Nights: The Story of Iran's Women-Led Uprising by Fatemeh Jamalpour 4.32 avg rating — 1,459 ratings	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	Israel: What Went Wrong? by Omer Bartov 4.20 avg rating — 974 ratings	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	Shattered Lands: Five Partitions and the Making of Modern Asia by Sam Dalrymple 4.46 avg rating — 1,793 ratings	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	Stalin's Apostles: The Cambridge Five and the Making of the Soviet Empire by Antonia Senior 4.28 avg rating — 350 ratings	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	The Elements of Power: A Story of War, Technology, and the Dirtiest Supply Chain on Earth by Nicolas Niarchos 3.84 avg rating — 224 ratings	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	Escape from Kabul: The Afghan Women Judges Who Fled the Taliban and Those They Left Behind by Karen Bartlett (Goodreads Author) 4.19 avg rating — 151 ratings	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	The Wall Dancers: Searching for Freedom and Connection on the Chinese Internet by Yi-Ling Liu (Goodreads Author) 4.38 avg rating — 318 ratings	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	A Private Man by Stephanie Sy-Quia 4.01 avg rating — 1,728 ratings	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	Every One Still Here by Liadan Ní Chuinn 3.96 avg rating — 1,853 ratings	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	Flashlight by Susan Choi (Goodreads Author) 3.88 avg rating — 33,814 ratings	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	John of John by Douglas Stuart (Goodreads Author) 4.24 avg rating — 54,922 ratings	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 Comfort of Distant Stars by I.O. Echeruo 2.75 avg rating — 4 ratings	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	This Is Where the Serpent Lives by Daniyal Mueenuddin 3.85 avg rating — 4,130 ratings	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	Transcription by Ben Lerner 3.78 avg rating — 19,135 ratings	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	Uprising by Tahmima Anam (Goodreads Author) 4.30 avg rating — 660 ratings	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