The Mookse and the Gripes discussion

As usual, one comment per person, please use the main discussion threads for general chat.

This is the shortlist:

The Enlightenment of The Greengage Tree by Shokoofeh Azar translated by Anonymous (Europa Editions), (Farsi – Iran)
The Adventures of China Iron by Gabriela Cabezón Cámara translated by Iona Macintyre and Fiona Mackintosh (Charco Press), (Spanish – Argentina)
Tyll by Daniel Kehlmann translated by Ross Benjamin (Quercus), (German – Germany)
Hurricane Season by Fernanda Melchor translated by Sophie Hughes (Fitzcarraldo Editions), (Spanish – Mexico)
The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa translated by Stephen Snyder (Harvill Secker), (Japanese – Japan)
The Discomfort of Evening by Marieke Lucas Rijneveld translated by Michele Hutchison (Faber & Faber), (Dutch – Netherlands)

Final Shortlist Rankings:

My adjusted weightings method:

Pos, Book, Average, Adjusted, Count, First Places, STD
1, Hurricane Season by Fernanda Melchor, 2.58, 1.90, 24, 9, 1.16
2, Tyll by Daniel Kehlmann, 2.77, 2.04, 22, 7, 1.15
3, The Enlightenment of The Greengage Tree by Shokoofeh Azar, 2.52, 2.14, 27, 5, 1.24
4, The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa, 2.88, 2.60, 26, 6, 1.42
5, The Adventures of China Iron by Gabriela Cabezón Cámara, 3.50, 2.81, 22, 2, 1.37
6, The Discomfort of Evening by Marieke Lucas Rijneveld, 4.56, 3.83, 16, 1, 1.53

Paul-style aggregate of comparisons

Pos, Book, Average, Relative ranking, Count, First Places
1, Hurricane Season by Fernanda Melchor, 2.58, 22, 24, 9
1, The Enlightenment of The Greengage Tree by Shokoofeh Azar, 2.52, 22, 27, 5
3, Tyll by Daniel Kehlmann, 2.77, 11, 22, 7
4, The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa, 2.88, -1, 26, 6
5, The Adventures of China Iron by Gabriela Cabezón Cámara, 3.50, -15, 22, 2
6, The Discomfort of Evening by Marieke Lucas Rijneveld, 4.56, -39, 16, 1

Including longlist rankings:

My adjusted weightings method:

Pos, Book, Average, Adjusted, Count, First Places, STD
1, Hurricane Season by Fernanda Melchor, 2.58, 1.90, 24, 9, 1.16
2, Tyll by Daniel Kehlmann, 2.63, 1.99, 24, 9, 1.17
3, The Enlightenment of The Greengage Tree by Shokoofeh Azar, 2.52, 2.14, 27, 5, 1.24
4, The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa, 2.76, 2.66, 29, 8, 1.49
5, The Adventures of China Iron by Gabriela Cabezón Cámara, 3.43, 2.80, 23, 2, 1.38
6, The Discomfort of Evening by Marieke Lucas Rijneveld, 4.56, 3.83, 16, 1, 1.53

Paul-style aggregate of comparisons

Pos, Book, Average, Relative ranking, Count, First Places
1, Hurricane Season by Fernanda Melchor, 2.58, 22, 24, 9
1, The Enlightenment of The Greengage Tree by Shokoofeh Azar, 2.52, 22, 27, 5
3, Tyll by Daniel Kehlmann, 2.63, 13, 24, 9
4, The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa, 2.76, -3, 29, 8
5, The Adventures of China Iron by Gabriela Cabezón Cámara, 3.43, -15, 23, 2
6, The Discomfort of Evening by Marieke Lucas Rijneveld, 4.56, -39, 16, 1

1 The Discomfort of Evening
2 The Enlightenment of the Greengage Tree
3 Hurricane Season
4 The Memory Police
5 The Adventures of China Iron
6 Tyll

(switching order of 5 and 6 from my previous ranking as I think 5 is the more impressive book even if it didn't quite work for me)

1. Tyll

3. The Adventures of China Iron

1. Hurricane Season (5*)
2. The Enlightenment of the Greengage Tree (5*)
3. The Adventures of China Iron (4*)
4. Tyll (4*)
5. The Memory Police (3*)
6. The Discomfort of Evening (2*)

1. Tyll
2. The Adventures of China Iron
3. The Enlightenment of the Greengage Tree
4. Hurricane Season
5. The Memory Police
6. The Discomfort of Evening (DNF)

1. The Memory Police
2. The Discomfort of the Evening
3.
4.
5.
6.

1 The Enlightenment of the Greengage Tree
2 The Adventures of China Iron
3 Tyll
4 The Memory Police
5 Hurricane Season
6 The Discomfort of Evening

1. The Memory Police
2. The Adventures of China Iron
3. The Enlightenment of the Greengage Tree
4. Tyll
5. The Discomfort of Evening
6. Hurricane Season (DNF - will reread)

1. Hurricane Season
2. The Memory Police
3. The Enlightenment of the Greengage Tree
4. The Adventures of China Iron

1 Tyll 4* (https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...)
2 The Enlightenment of the Greengage Tree 3.5* (https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...)
3 Hurricane Season 3.5* (https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...)
4 Memory Police 3.5*(https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...)
4 The Discomfort of Evening 3* (https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...)
6 The Adventures of China Iron 2.5*

1. Tyll
2. The Enlightenment of the Greengage Tree
3. The Memory Police
4. Hurricane Season
5. Adventures of China Iron
6. Discomfort of Evening

1. Hurricane Season 5*
2. The Enlightenment of the Greengage Tree 5*
3. Tyll 4*
4. The Memory Police 3*
5. The Adventures of China Iron 3*
6. Discomfort of Evening DNF

I changed my mind and put back Tyll on the podium

1. Hurrican Season
2. The memory police
3. The Adventures of China Iron
4. The Enlightenment of the Greengage Tree

1. Hurricane Season
2. The Memory Police

1. Tyll
2. The Enlightenment of the Greengage Tree

1. The Discomfort of Evening
2. The Enlightenment of the Greengage Tree
3. Tyll
4. Hurricane Season
5. The Memory Police

1. The Enlightenment of the Greengage Tree
2. The Memory Police
3.
4.
5.
6.

1. The Memory Police
2. The Enlightenment of the Greengage Tree
3. Hurricane Season
4. Tyll

1. Hurricane Season
2. The Discomfort of Evening
3. The Enlightenment of The Greengage Tree
4. Tyll
5. The Memory Police

1) Tyll
2) Hurricane Season
3) The Adventures of China Iron
4) The Enlightenment of the Greengage Tree
5) The Discomfort of Evening

1. Hurricane Season
2. Tyll
3. The Adventures of China Iron
4. The Memory Police
5. Discomfort of Evening
6. The Enlightenment of the Greengage Tree

1) The Enlightenment of the Greengage Tree
2) The Memory Police
3) Hurricane Season
4) The Adventures of China Iron
5) Tyll
6) The Discomfort of Evening

1) Hurricane Season
2) The Adventures of China Iron
3) The Memory Police
4) The Enlightenment of the Greengage Tree

I'm going to nip in here very briefly to give my ranking.

1. The Enlightenment of the Greengage Tree
2. Hurricane Season
3. Tyll
4. The Discomfort of Evening
5. The Adventures of China Iron
6. The Memory Police

Now, I'm off again!

1 The Memory Police
2. Tyll
3. Hurricane Season
4. The Enlightenment of the Greengage Tree
5. The Adventures of China Iron

1. The Adventures of China Iron
2. Tyll
3. The Memory Police
4. The Enlightenment of the Greengage Tree

Having wrapped up all my work on the prize, here are my shortlist rankings (with my overall rankings afterwards in brackets):

1) The Memory Police (1)
2) Hurricane Season (3)
3) The Adventures of China Iron (4)
4) The Discomfort of Evening (8)
5) The Enlightenment of the Greengage Tree (9)
6) Tyll (12)

1. Tyll
2. The Enlightenment of the Greengage Tree
3. The Memory Police

1. The Enlightenment of the Greengage Tree
2. Tyll
3. The Memory Police
4. Hurricane Season

1. Hurricane Season
2. The Enlightenment of the Greengage Tree
3. The Discomfort of Evening
4. Tyll
5. The Memory Police
6. The Adventures of China Iron (likely DNF)

I still have one to go but for now --

1. The Memory Police
2. Tyll
3. The Enlightenment of the Greengage Tree
4. The Adventures of China Iron
5. Hurricane Season
6. The Discomfort of Evening

1. Hurricane Season
2. The Enlightenment of the Greengage Tree
3. The Adventures of China Iron
4. The Memory Police
5.
6.

Haven't had much time to read, so I'll just list the ones I read before the plague came to town.

1. The Adventures of China Iron
2. The Memory Police (this one gets better the further I get from it)
4. Hurricane Season
3. The Enlightenment of the Greengage Tree