The Mookse and the Gripes discussion

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This is the list:
Somebody Loves You by Mona Arshi (And Other Stories)
Five Days Untold by Badr Ahmed tr. Christiaan James (Dar Arab)
Our Lady of the Nile by Scholastique Mukasonga tr. Melanie Mauthner (Daunt Books)
The Beasts They Turned Away by Ryan Dennis (epoque press)
Sterling Karat Gold by Isabel Waidner (Peninsula Press)
In the Dark by Anamaria Crowe Serrano (Turas Press)
Dark Neighbourhood by Vanessa Onwuemezi (Fitzcarraldo Editions)
The Song of Youth by Montserrat Roig tr. Tiago Miller (Fum d'Estampa Press)
After the Sun by Jonas Eika tr. Sherilyn Nicolette Hellberg (Lolli Editions)
Happy Stories, Mostly by Norman Erikson Pasarebu tr. Tiffany Tsao (Tilted Axis Press)

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League Tables

My adjusted weightings method:

Pos, Book, Average, Adjusted, Count, First Places, STD
1, Sterling Karat Gold by Isabel Waidner, 2.38, 1.64, 8, 5, 0.66
2, Somebody Loves You by Mona Arshi, 2.45, 1.77, 11, 2, 0.78
3, The Beasts They Turned Away by Ryan Dennis, 2.50, 2.60, 10, 2, 1.17
4, Our Lady of the Nile by Scholastique Mukasonga, 3.78, 3.02, 9, 3, 1.11
5, In the Dark by Anamaria Crowe Serrano, 4.50, 3.80, 8, 0, 1.28
6, Happy Stories, Mostly by Norman Erikson Pasaribu, 5.29, 4.51, 7, 0, 1.30
7, Dark Neighbourhood by Vanessa Onwuemezi, 5.44, 5.08, 9, 0, 1.58
8, Five Days Untold by Badr Ahmed, 6.67, 6.19, 6, 0, 1.58
9, The Song of Youth by Montserrat Roig, 7.38, 6.70, 8, 0, 1.93
10, After the Sun by Jonas Eika, 8.00, 7.34, 9, 0, 2.20

Paul-style aggregate of comparisons

Pos, Book, Average, Relative ranking, Count, First Places
1, Somebody Loves You by Mona Arshi, 2.45, 38, 11, 2
2, Sterling Karat Gold by Isabel Waidner, 2.38, 35, 8, 5
3, The Beasts They Turned Away by Ryan Dennis, 2.50, 34, 10, 2
4, Our Lady of the Nile by Scholastique Mukasonga, 3.78, 13, 9, 3
5, In the Dark by Anamaria Crowe Serrano, 4.50, 2, 8, 0
6, Happy Stories, Mostly by Norman Erikson Pasaribu, 5.29, -6, 7, 0
7, Dark Neighbourhood by Vanessa Onwuemezi, 5.44, -15, 9, 0
8, Five Days Untold by Badr Ahmed, 6.67, -23, 6, 0
9, The Song of Youth by Montserrat Roig, 7.38, -39, 8, 0
9, After the Sun by Jonas Eika, 8.00, -39, 9, 0

1 Our Lady of the Nile
2 Somebody Loves You
3 In the Dark
4 The Beasts They Turned Away
5 Sterling Karat Gold
6 Happy Stories, Mostly
7 Dark Neighbourhood
8 The Song of Youth
9 Five Days Untold
10 After the Sun

Links are to my reviews

1 Sterling Karat Gold
2 Somebody Loves You
3 The Beasts They Turned Away
4 In The Dark
5 Happy Stories, Mostly
6 Dark Neighbourhood
7 Our Lady of the Nile
8 The Song of Youth
9 After the Sun
10 Five Days Untold

I will probably stop at 8 of the 10 books

1 The Beasts They Turned Away – 4.5*
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
2 Somebody Loves You – 4*
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
3 Dark Neighbourhood – 4*
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
4 Our Ladies of the Nile – 4* (on merit not eligibility)
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
5 Five Days Untold – 3.5*
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
6 In the Dark – 3.5*
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
7 The Song of Youth – 3*
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
8 After the Sun – 1.5*
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

1. Sterling Karat Gold
2. The Beasts They Turned Away
3. Our Lady of the Nile
4. Somebody Loves You
5. After the Sun
6. Dark Neighbourhood
7. Happy Stories, Mostly
8. In The Dark
9. The Song of Youth

1. Somebody loves you - 4 stars
2. Happy stories, mostly - 3 stars
3. Dark Neighbourhood - 3 stars
4. The Song of Youth - 3 stars
10. After Sun - 1 star

1. Sterling Karat Gold (5*)
2. The Beasts They Turned Away (4.5*)
3. Happy Stories Mostly (4*)
4. After the Sun (4*)
5. Dark Neighbourhood (4*)
6. Somebody Loves You (4*)
7. Our Lady of the Nile (4*)
8. In The Dark (3.5*)
9. Five Days Untold (3.5*)
10. The Song of Youth (3*)

1. Sterling Karat Gold
2. The Beasts they Turned Away

1. Sterling Karat Gold 5*
2. In the Dark 5*
2. The Beasts They Turned Away 5*
2. Somebody Loves You 5*
5. Our Lady of the Nile 4*
5. Five Days Untold 4*
7. After the Sun 4*
8. Happy Stories, Mostly 3*
9. Dark Neiughbourhooud 2*

Some of these are tied.

1. Our Lady of the Nile
2. Somebody Loves You
3. In The Dark
6. Dark Neighbourhood

1. Our Lady of the Nile
2. Five Days Untold
3. Somebody Loves You
4. Dark Neighbourhood
5. The Beasts They Turned Away

1. The Beasts They Turned Away
2. Somebody Loves You
3. In the Dark
4. Dark Neighbourhood
5. Our Lady of the Nile
6. Song of Youth
7. Sterling Karat Gold
8. Happy Stories, Mostly
9.
10. After the Sun

1. Somebody Loves You 5*
2. In the Dark 5*
3. The Beasts They Turned Away 4.5*
4. Sterling Karat Gold 4*
5. Our Lady of the Nile 5*
6. Happy Stories, Mostly 4*
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9. The Song of Youth 3*
10. After the Sun 3*