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message 1: by Hugh, Active moderator (last edited Feb 06, 2024 07:08AM) (new)

Hugh (bodachliath) | 4444 comments Mod
As promised yesterday, we should do these too. Usual rules, these are the books:
Cross-Stitch by Jazmina Barrera Cross Stitch by Jazmina Barrera (Two Lines)
The Long Form by Kate Briggs The Long Form by Kate Briggs (Dorothy)
Two Sherpas by Sebastián Martínez Daniell Two Sherpas by Sebastián Martínez Daniell tr. Jennifer Croft (Charco)
Breaking and Entering by Don Gillmor Breaking and Entering by Don Gillmor (Biblioasis)
Your Love is Not Good by Johanna Hedva Your Love is not Good by Johanna Hedva (And Other Stories)
Landscapes by Christine Lai Landscapes by Christine Lai (Two Dollar Radio)
The Birthday Party by Laurent Mauvignier The Birthday Party by Laurent Mauvignier tr. Daniel Levin Becker (Transit)
Lojman by Ebru Ojen Lojman by Ebru Ojen tr. Aron Ali & Selin Gökçesu (City Lights)
The Box by Mandy-Suzanne Wong The Box by Mandy-Suzanne Wong (Graywolf)
The Sorrows of Others by Ada Zhang The Sorrow of Others by Ada Zhang (A Public Space)


message 2: by Hugh, Active moderator (last edited Feb 29, 2024 08:47AM) (new)

Hugh (bodachliath) | 4444 comments Mod
League Tables:

My adjusted weightings method:

Pos, Book, Average, Adjusted, Count, First Places, STD
1, The Box by Mandy-Suzanne Wong, 1.33, 0.33, 3, 2, 0.10
2, Landscapes by Christine Lai, 2.00, 1.56, 4, 1, 0.39
3, The Long Form by Kate Briggs, 3.50, 2.69, 4, 1, 0.73
4, Two Sherpas by Sebastián Martínez Daniell, 4.00, 3.00, 1, 0, 0.30
5, Cross Stitch by Jazmina Barrera, 5.50, 4.50, 2, 0, 0.67
6, Your Love is not Good by Johanna Hedva, 4.33, 4.58, 3, 0, 0.81
7, Lojman by Ebru Ojen, 6.00, 5.00, 2, 0, 0.72
8, The Birthday Party by Laurent Mauvignier, 5.50, 5.81, 4, 0, 1.25
9, The Sorrow of Others by Ada Zhang, 8.50, 7.50, 2, 0, 1.06
10, Breaking and Entering by Don Gillmor, 10.00, 9.00, 2, 0, 1.27

Paul-style aggregate of comparisons

Pos, Book, Average, Relative ranking, Count, First Places
1, The Box by Mandy-Suzanne Wong, 1.33, 18, 3, 2
2, Landscapes by Christine Lai, 2.00, 15, 4, 1
3, The Long Form by Kate Briggs, 3.50, 7, 4, 1
4, Two Sherpas by Sebastián Martínez Daniell, 4.00, 3, 1, 0
5, Lojman by Ebru Ojen, 6.00, 0, 2, 0
6, Cross Stitch by Jazmina Barrera, 5.50, -2, 2, 0
7, Your Love is not Good by Johanna Hedva, 4.33, -4, 3, 0
8, The Sorrow of Others by Ada Zhang, 8.50, -10, 2, 0
9, The Birthday Party by Laurent Mauvignier, 5.50, -11, 4, 0
10, Breaking and Entering by Don Gillmor, 10.00, -16, 2, 0


message 3: by Paul (last edited Feb 27, 2024 04:50PM) (new)

Paul Fulcher (fulcherkim) | 13521 comments Thanks Hugh

My rankings - and links to reviews - so far:

1. Landscapes 5*
2. The Box 5*
3. The Long Form 5*
4. Two Sherpas 4.5*
5. Lojman 4*
6. Your Love is Not Good 4*
7. Cross-Stitch 3*
8. The Sorrow of Others 2.5*
9. The Birthday Party 2.5*
10. Breaking and Entering 2*


message 4: by Alwynne (new)

Alwynne The Long Form

Landscapes



The Birthday Party


message 5: by Alwynne (new)

Alwynne The Long Form
Landscapes

Your Love is Not Good

The Birthday Party


message 6: by endrju (last edited Feb 13, 2024 06:08AM) (new)

endrju | 361 comments 1. The Box
2. Landscapes
3. The Birthday Party
4. Cross-Stitch

7. Lojman
8. The Long Form
9. The Sorrow of Others (I'm not going to read it)
10. Breaking and Entering (I'm not going to read it)


message 7: by David (new)

David | 3885 comments 1. The Box
2. The Long Form
3. Landscapes
4. Your Love is Not Good
5. -
6. The Birthday Party
7. -
8. -
9. -
10. -


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