The Mookse and the Gripes discussion

Usual rules. These are the six shortlisted books.

Black Butterflies by Priscilla Morris
Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
Fire Rush by Jacqueline Crooks
Pod by Laline Paull
The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'Farrell
Trespasses by Louise Kennedy

LEAGUE TABLES

Shortlist rankings only

My adjusted weightings method:

Pos, Book, Average, Adjusted, Count, First Places, STD
1, Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver, 2.00, 1.34, 16, 9, 0.84
2, Trespasses by Louise Kennedy, 2.69, 2.09, 16, 3, 0.94
3, Fire Rush by Jacqueline Crooks, 3.08, 2.37, 13, 5, 1.08
4, The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'Farrell, 3.20, 2.72, 15, 0, 1.10
5, Black Butterflies by Priscilla Morris, 3.60, 2.73, 10, 0, 0.91
6, Pod by Laline Paull, 4.67, 4.02, 12, 0, 1.39

Paul-style aggregate of comparisons

Pos, Book, Average, Relative ranking, Count, First Places
1, Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver, 2.00, 34, 16, 9
2, Trespasses by Louise Kennedy, 2.69, 8, 16, 3
3, Fire Rush by Jacqueline Crooks, 3.08, 4, 13, 5
4, Black Butterflies by Priscilla Morris, 3.60, -6, 10, 0
4, The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'Farrell, 3.20, -6, 15, 0
6, Pod by Laline Paull, 4.67, -34, 12, 0

Including longlist rankings (carried forward)

My adjusted weightings method:

Pos, Book, Average, Adjusted, Count, First Places, STD
1, Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver, 2.19, 1.85, 21, 10, 1.14
2, Trespasses by Louise Kennedy, 2.43, 1.94, 21, 6, 1.01
3, Fire Rush by Jacqueline Crooks, 3.13, 2.42, 15, 6, 1.18
4, The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'Farrell, 2.76, 2.60, 21, 3, 1.21
5, Black Butterflies by Priscilla Morris, 3.31, 2.65, 13, 0, 1.01
6, Pod by Laline Paull, 4.69, 4.02, 13, 0, 1.44

Paul-style aggregate of comparisons

Pos, Book, Average, Relative ranking, Count, First Places
1, Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver, 2.19, 28, 21, 10
2, Trespasses by Louise Kennedy, 2.43, 15, 21, 6
3, Fire Rush by Jacqueline Crooks, 3.13, 1, 15, 6
4, The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'Farrell, 2.76, -3, 21, 3
5, Black Butterflies by Priscilla Morris, 3.31, -4, 13, 0
6, Pod by Laline Paull, 4.69, -37, 13, 0

1 Trespasses
2 Black Butterflies
3 Demon Copperhead
5 Pod

On order:
The Marriage Portrait (paperback preorder)

Still looking for an affordable way to get hold of Fire Rush

1. Fire Rush (4.5 stars)
2. Demon Copperhead (4.5 stars)
3. The Marriage Portrait (4 stars)
4. Black Butterflies (4 stars)
5. Trespasses (3.5 stars)
6. Pod (3.5 stars)

1 Demon Copperhead – 4.5*
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
2 Fire Rush – 4*
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
3 Trespasses – 4*
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
4 Pod – 3.5*
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
5 Black Butterflies – 3.5*
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
6 Marriage Portrait – 3*
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

1. Fire Rush - 4.5*
2. Pod - 4*
3. Marriage Portrait - 3*
4. Demon Copperhead - 3*
5. Black Butterflies - 2*
6. Trespasses - 2*

Not a bad shortlist for me: 4 of my top 6 made it. Sad that Bandit Queens is not one of them. But relieved that I'm a Fan and Memphis didn't make it. Pod was an unexpectd surprise, and happy about Fire Rush as well. I hope one of them wins! The second surprise is Black Butterflies. I guess the topic was just too 'topical' to ignore?

1. Fire Rush
2. Demon Copperhead
3. Trespasses
4. The Marriage Portrait
5. Black Butterflies
6. Pod

1. Demon Copperhead
2. Trespasses
3. Marriage Portrait
4. Black Butterflies
5. Fire Rush
6. Pod

1. Fire Rush
2. Trespasses
3. Demon Copperhead

1. Demon Copperhead
2. The Marriage Portrait
3. Trespasses
4. Pod

1. Trespasses
2. The Marriage Portrait
3.
4.
5. Demon Copperhead
6. Fire Rush (DNF at 68%)

1, Demon Copperhead
2. The Marriage Portrait
3. Trespasses
4. Fire Rush

1 Demon Copperhead
2 Black Butterflies
3 Tresspasses
4 Fire Rush
5 The Marriage Portrait
6 Pod

1) Demon Copperhead
2) Black Butterflies
3) Trespasses
4) The Marriage Portrait
5) Pod
6) Fire Rush

1. Pod
2. Trespasses
3. Fire Rush
4. Marriage Portrait

1. Demon Copperhead
2. Trespasses
3. Marriage portrait
4. Pod

1. Demon Copperhead
2. Black Butterflies
3. Trespasses
4. Fire Rush
5. The Marriage Portrait
6. Pod

Trespasses and Black Butterflies keep switching around for me, but this is where they are for now.

1. Fire Rush
2. The Marriage Portrait
3. Black Butterflies
4. Demon Copperhead

1. Demon Copperhead
2. The Marriage Portrait
3. Trespasses
4. Black Butterflies
5. Fire Rush
6. Pod