The Mookse and the Gripes discussion

These are the six shortlisted books:

Elena Knows by Claudia Piñeiro translated by Frances Riddle (Charco Press), Argentina
A New Name: Septology VI-VII by Jon Fosse translated by Damion Searls (Fitzcarraldo Editions), Norway
Heaven by Mieko Kawakami translated by Sam Bett, David Boyd (Picador), Japan
Tomb of Sand by Geetanjali Shree translated by Daisy Rockwell (Tilted Axis), India
The Books of Jacob by Olga Tokarczuk translated by Jennifer Croft (Fitzcarraldo Editions), Poland
Cursed Bunny by Bora Chung translated by Anton Hur (Honford Star), South Korea

Shortlist rankings only

My adjusted weightings method:

Pos, Book, Average, Adjusted, Count, First Places, STD
1, A New Name: Septology VI-VII by Jon Fosse, 2.50, 1.78, 10, 3, 0.73
2, The Books of Jacob by Olga Tokarczuk, 2.50, 1.88, 14, 6, 0.97
3, Elena Knows by Claudia Piñeiro, 2.67, 2.06, 21, 4, 1.01
4, Tomb of Sand by Geetanjali Shree, 3.00, 2.26, 8, 3, 0.84
5, Cursed Bunny by Bora Chung, 3.28, 2.54, 18, 2, 1.17
6, Heaven by Mieko Kawakami, 4.06, 3.76, 17, 0, 1.49

Paul-style aggregate of comparisons

Pos, Book, Average, Relative ranking, Count, First Places
1, The Books of Jacob by Olga Tokarczuk, 2.50, 12, 14, 6
2, A New Name: Septology VI-VII by Jon Fosse, 2.50, 11, 10, 3
3, Elena Knows by Claudia Piñeiro, 2.67, 9, 21, 4
4, Tomb of Sand by Geetanjali Shree, 3.00, 4, 8, 3
5, Cursed Bunny by Bora Chung, 3.28, -1, 18, 2
6, Heaven by Mieko Kawakami, 4.06, -35, 17, 0

Including longlist rankings

My adjusted weightings method:

Pos, Book, Average, Adjusted, Count, First Places, STD
1, A New Name: Septology VI-VII by Jon Fosse, 2.36, 1.66, 11, 4, 0.73
2, The Books of Jacob by Olga Tokarczuk, 2.44, 2.05, 16, 6, 1.06
3, Elena Knows by Claudia Piñeiro, 2.54, 2.11, 24, 6, 1.11
4, Tomb of Sand by Geetanjali Shree, 3.00, 2.26, 8, 3, 0.84
5, Cursed Bunny by Bora Chung, 3.05, 2.56, 21, 4, 1.25
6, Heaven by Mieko Kawakami, 3.94, 3.69, 18, 0, 1.50

Paul-style aggregate of comparisons

Pos, Book, Average, Relative ranking, Count, First Places
1, A New Name: Septology VI-VII by Jon Fosse, 2.36, 13, 11, 4
2, The Books of Jacob by Olga Tokarczuk, 2.44, 11, 16, 6
3, Elena Knows by Claudia Piñeiro, 2.54, 9, 24, 6
4, Tomb of Sand by Geetanjali Shree, 3.00, 4, 8, 3
5, Cursed Bunny by Bora Chung, 3.05, -2, 21, 4
6, Heaven by Mieko Kawakami, 3.94, -35, 18, 0

All 6 are very impressive - it seems unfair to put any of these last!

(5*)
1 The Books of Jacob
2 A New Name: Septology VI-VII
3 Elena Knows
(4*)
4 Tomb of Sand
5 Heaven
6 Cursed Bunny

1. The Books of Jacob
2. Cursed Bunny
3. Elena Knows
4. Tomb of Sand

1. Cursed Bunny
2. Tomb of Sand
3. A New Name (best book but shouldn’t win)
4. Elena Knows
5. Heaven
6. Books of Jacob (I am loathe to even rank it 6th)

1-A New Name
2- Cursed Bunny
3-The Books of Jacob
4-Elena Knows
5-Heaven

Still did not finish Tomb of Sand

1- The Book of Jacob
2 - Cursed Bunny
3 - A New name
4 - Elena Knows
5- Heaven

1 Elena Knows
2 Heaven

1. Tomb of Sand
2. Elena Knows
3. Cursed Bunny
4. Books of Jacob (I'm still in the early bits, but it's going to have to do some heavy lifting to move up).

1.
2.
3. Elena Knows
4. Heaven
5.
6. Cursed Bunny

* Currently reading Books of Jacob. I think it will be high on my list.

1.
2. Elena Knows
3. Book of Jacob
4. Cursed Bunny
5 Heaven

Or

1
2. Heaven
3. Cursed Bunny
4. Book of Jacob
5. Elena Knows

All 5 star reads for me as I’m sure Tomb of Sand will be

1. Elena Knows
2. Cursed Bunny
3. Heaven

1. Elena Knows
2. Heaven
3.
4. Cursed Bunny
5.
6.

1. Cursed Bunny
2. Elena Knows
3. The Books of Jacob
4. Heaven
5. A New Name (DNF)

1. A New Name (5*)
2. Heaven (4*)
3. Elena Knows (4*)
4. Cursed Bunny (3.5*)

1. Books Of Jacob
2. A New Name
3. Heaven
4. Elena Knows
5. Tombs Of Sand
6. Cursed Bunny

1. Books of Jacob
2.
3. Cursed Bunny
4. Elena Knows
5.
6.

1. Elena Knows
2. A New Name
3. The Books of Jacob
4. Heaven

I don't expect to read Tomb of Sand or Cursed Bunny before the winner is announced.

1. Elena Knows (5*)
2.
3.
4. Heaven (3*)
5.
6.

1. A New Name
2. Cursed Bunny
3. Elena Knows
4. Heaven
5.
6. Tomb of Sand

1. Tomb of Sand
2. The Books of Jacob
3. Elena Knows
4. Cursed Bunny
5. A New Name
6. Heaven

1. Tomb of Sand
2. Elena Knows
3. Cursed Bunny
4. Heaven
5. The Books of Jacob

1.
2. Elena Knows
3.
4.
5. Cursed Bunny
6. Heaven