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message 1: by Hugh, Active moderator (last edited Oct 02, 2025 01:32PM) (new)
Oct 02, 2025 01:21PM

Hugh (bodachliath) | 4444 comments Mod
Usual rules. These are the 6 shortlisted books:

The shortlist has just been announced.

Helm by Sarah Hall Helm by Sarah Hall (Faber & Faber)
The Expansion Project by Ben Pester The Expansion Project by Ben Pester (Granta Books)
We Pretty Pieces of Flesh by Colwill Brown We Pretty Pieces of Flesh by Colwill Brown (Chatto & Windus)
We Live Here Now by C.D. Rose We Live Here Now by C.D. Rose (Melville House)
The Catch by Yrsa Daley-Ward The Catch by Yrsa Daley-Ward (Merky Books)
Nova Scotia House by Charlie Porter Nova Scotia House by Charlie Porter (Particular Books)


message 2: by Hugh, Active moderator (last edited Nov 05, 2025 11:39AM) (new)
Oct 02, 2025 01:21PM

Hugh (bodachliath) | 4444 comments Mod
My adjusted weightings method:

Pos, Book, Average, Adjusted, Count, First Places, STD
1, We Pretty Pieces of Flesh by Colwill Brown, 1.33, 0.58, 6, 4, 0.18
2, Nova Scotia House by Charlie Porter, 2.83, 2.17, 6, 2, 0.63
3, We Live Here Now by C.D. Rose, 3.20, 2.70, 5, 0, 0.63
4, Helm by Sarah Hall, 3.75, 2.75, 4, 1, 0.71
5, The Catch by Yrsa Daley-Ward, 4.50, 3.50, 4, 0, 0.75
6, The Expansion Project by Ben Pester, 3.57, 3.57, 7, 0, 0.95

Paul-style aggregate of comparisons

Pos, Book, Average, Relative ranking, Count, First Places
1, We Pretty Pieces of Flesh by Colwill Brown, 1.33, 19, 6, 4
2, Nova Scotia House by Charlie Porter, 2.83, 2, 6, 2
3, We Live Here Now by C.D. Rose, 3.20, 0, 5, 0
4, Helm by Sarah Hall, 3.75, -2, 4, 1
5, The Catch by Yrsa Daley-Ward, 4.50, -8, 4, 0
6, The Expansion Project by Ben Pester, 3.57, -11, 7, 0


message 3: by Paul (last edited Oct 18, 2025 04:35AM) (new)
Oct 03, 2025 10:16AM

Paul Fulcher (fulcherkim) | 13520 comments 1. Nova Scotia House 4.5*
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
2. We Pretty Pieces of Flesh 4.5*
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
3. The Expansion Project 4*
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
4. We Live Here Now 4*
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
5. The Catch 3.5*
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
6. Helm 3*
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 5: by endrju (last edited Oct 16, 2025 12:15PM) (new)
Oct 03, 2025 11:38PM

endrju | 361 comments 1. Nova Scotia House
2. The Expansion Project
3. We Live Here Now


message 6: by Garry (last edited Oct 29, 2025 10:32AM) (new)
Oct 05, 2025 10:13PM

Garry Nixon (garrynixon) | 76 comments 1. We Pretty Pieces of Flesh
2. The Catch
3. We Live Here Now
4. The Expansion Project
5. Nova Scotia House
6. Helm


message 7: by Joe (last edited Nov 02, 2025 04:13AM) (new)
Oct 12, 2025 10:37AM

Joe (paddyjoe) | 112 comments 1. We Pretty Pieces of Flesh
2. Nova Scotia House
3. The Expansion Project


message 8: by Hugh, Active moderator (last edited Oct 31, 2025 09:26AM) (new)
Oct 12, 2025 11:20AM

Hugh (bodachliath) | 4444 comments Mod
1 Helm
2 We Pretty Pieces of Flesh
3 We Live Here Now
4 Nova Scotia House
5 The Expansion Project
6 The Catch

This is a strong list - none of them really deserves bottom place


message 9: by Anna (new)
Oct 13, 2025 03:20PM

Anna | 224 comments 1. We pretty pieces of Flesh
2. The Expansion Project


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