The Mookse and the Gripes discussion

Usual rules - one entry per person, use edit to update your lists, list the books you have read in order of preference, best first.

These are the nominated books:

Absence by Lucie Paye tr. Natasha Lehrer (21/6/2022 (2020), Mookse favourites)
All the Lovers in the Night by Mieko Kawakami tr. Sam Bett, David Boyd (3/5/2022 (2014), Debra)
All Your Children, Scattered by Beata Umebyeyi Mairesse tr. Alison Anderson (23/8/2022 (2019), Hugh)
Bad Girls by Camila Sosa Villada tr. Kit Maude (3/5/2022 (2019), Tracy)
Call Me Cassandra by Marcial Gala tr. Anna Kushner (11/1/2022 (2019), Mookse favourites)
Chinatown by Thuận tr. Nguyễn An Lý (21/6/2022 (2005), Mookse favourites)
Cocoon by Zhang Yueran tr. Jeremy Tiang (4/10/2022 (2019), Mookse favourites)
Dead Lands by Núria Bendicho tr. Maruxa Relaño, Martha Tennent (14/7/2022 (2021), David)
Dead-End Memories: Stories by Banana Yoshimoto tr. Asa Yoneda (9/8/2022 (2003), Arun)
December Breeze by Marvel Moreno tr. Isabel Adey, Charlotte Coombe (15/11/2022 (1987), Mookse favourites)
Diary of a Void by Emi Yagi tr. David Boyd, Lucy North (9/8/2022 (2020), Mookse favourites)
Down With the Poor! by Shumona Sinha tr. Teresa Lavender Fagan (7/7/2022 (2011), Paul)
The Famous Magician by César Aira tr. Chris Andrews (27/9/2022 (2013), Vesna)
Glory Hole by Kim Hyun tr. Shuhyun J. Ahn, Archana Madhavan (10/6/2022 (????), David)
Hugs and Cuddles by João Gilberto Noll tr. Edgar Garbelotto (18/8/2022 (2008), endrju)
Is Mother Dead by Vigdis Hjorth tr. Charlotte Barslund (27/9/2022 (2020), Paul)
Kibogo by Scholastique Mukasonga tr. Mark Polizzotti (13/9/2022 (2020), Vesna)
The Last Days of Terranova by Manuel Rivas tr. Jacob Rogers (11/10/2022 (2015), Phyllis)
The Lost Spell by Yismake Worku tr. Bethlehem Attfield (1/8/2022 (2013), Hugh)
Mister N by Najwa Baraket tr. Luke Leafgreen (17/5/2022 (2019), David)
A Mountain to the North, a Lake to the South, Paths to the West, a River to the East by László Krasznahorkai tr. Ottilie Mulzet (8/11/2022 (2003), Vesna)
My Annihilation by Fuminori Nakamura tr. Sam Bett (11/1/2022 (2016), Mookse favourites)
Mystery Train by Can Xue tr. Natascha Bruce (18/10/2022 (2016), Mookse favourites)
Of Saints and Miracles by Manuel Astur tr. Claire Wadie (7/6/2022 (2020), Phyllis)
The Pachinko Parlour by Elisa Shua Dusapin tr. Aneesa Abbas Higgins (18/8/2022 (2018), Mookse favourites)
Paradais by Fernanda Melchor tr. Sophie Hughes (23/2/2022 (2021), endrju)
The People Immortal by Vasily Grossman tr. Robert Chandler, Elizabeth Chandler (27/9/2022 (1942), Hugh)
Pollak's Arm by Hans van Trotha tr. Elisabeth Lauffer (15/2/2022 (2021), Mookse favourites)
Querelle de Roberval by Kevin Lambert tr. Donald Winkler (2/8/2022 (2018), Mookse favourites)
Solenoid by Mircea Cărtărescu tr. Sean Cotter (25/10/2022 (2015), Mookse favourites)
Solo Dance by Kotomo Li tr. Arthur Reiji Morris (7/6/2022 (2018), Mookse favourites)
Still Born by Guadalupe Nettel tr. Rosalind Harvey (22/6/2022 (2020), Mookse favourites)
Stories of the True by Jeyamohan tr. Priyamvada (5/8/2022 (2011), Arun)
Strega by Johanne Lykke Holm tr. Saskia Vogel (15/11/2022 (2020), Mookse favourites)
Tender by Ariana Harwicz tr. Annie McDermott, Carolina Orloff (15/2/2022 (2015), Mookse favourites)
Thirsty Sea by Erica Mou tr. Clarissa Botsford (17/5/2022 (2020), Mookse favourites)
Thread Ripper by Amalie Smith tr. Jennifer Russell (1/6/2022 (2020), Mookse favourites)
Ti Amo by Hanne Ørstavik tr. Martin Aitken (6/7/2022 (2020), Paul)
Time Shelter by Georgi Gospodinov tr. Angela Rodel (10/5/2022 (2020), Mookse favourites)
Too Much of Life: Complete Chronicles by Clarice Lispector tr. Margaret Jull Costa, Robin Patterson (1/9/2022 (2018), Mookse favourites)
Twilight of Torment: Melancholy by Léonora Miano tr. Gila Walker (8/7/2022 (2016), Mookse favourites)
Valli by Sheela Tomy tr. Jayasree Kalathil (25/7/2022 (2021), Mookse favourites)
Victorious by Yishai Sarid tr. Yardenne Greenspan (20/9/2022 (2020), Phyllis)
Weasels in the Attic by Hiroshi Oyamada tr. David Boyd (4/10/2022 (????), Tracy)
When I Sing, Mountains Dance by Irene Solà tr. Mara Faye Lethem (15/3/2022 (2019), Mookse favourites)
When Women Kill: Four Crimes Retold by Alia Trabucco Zerán tr. Sophie Hughes (3/3/2022 (2019), Mookse favourites)
Witches by Brenda Lozano tr. Heather Cleary (16/8/2022 (2020), Tracy)

League Tables (early days):

My adjusted weightings method:

Pos, Book, Average, Penalty Points, Adjusted, Count, First Places
1, Thread Ripper by Amalie Smith, 4.17, 0.0, 12.15, 6, 2
2, Valli by Sheela Tomy, 1.50, 14.1, 16.98, 2, 1
3, Pollak's Arm by Hans van Trotha, 3.20, 0.0, 17.27, 5, 1
4, The Pachinko Parlour by Elisa Shua Dusapin, 4.71, 0.0, 17.35, 7, 0
5, Time Shelter by Georgi Gospodinov, 4.20, 0.0, 18.27, 5, 3
6, Call Me Cassandra by Marcial Gala, 3.75, 4.7, 20.87, 4, 1
7, Dead Lands by Núria Bendicho, 6.40, 0.0, 21.15, 5, 0
8, Ti Amo by Hanne Ørstavik, 5.25, 4.7, 22.58, 4, 0
9, Thirsty Sea by Erica Mou, 6.83, 0.0, 23.74, 6, 1
10, Of Saints and Miracles by Manuel Astur, 4.75, 4.7, 25.04, 4, 1
11, Tender by Ariana Harwicz, 5.80, 0.0, 25.15, 5, 0
12, Glory Hole by Kim Hyun, 3.00, 18.8, 25.21, 1, 0
13, Chinatown by Thuận, 8.00, 0.0, 27.82, 5, 1
14, Twilight of Torment: Melancholy by Léonora Miano, 4.00, 18.8, 27.98, 1, 0
15, Diary of a Void by Emi Yagi, 7.33, 0.0, 28.08, 6, 0
16, Absence by Lucie Paye, 6.00, 14.1, 29.17, 2, 0
17, When I Sing, Mountains Dance by Irene Solà, 4.00, 14.1, 31.88, 2, 0
18, Down With the Poor! by Shumona Sinha, 7.00, 14.1, 32.15, 2, 0
19, Kibogo by Scholastique Mukasonga, 9.20, 0.0, 32.94, 5, 0
20, A Mountain to the North, a Lake to the South, Paths to the West, a River to the East by László Krasznahorkai, 3.00, 18.8, 35.09, 1, 0
21, Is Mother Dead by Vigdis Hjorth, 8.00, 18.8, 35.93, 1, 0
22, The Last Days of Terranova by Manuel Rivas, 2.00, 18.8, 35.93, 1, 0
23, Querelle de Roberval by Kevin Lambert, 7.00, 18.8, 36.27, 1, 0
24, Stories of the True by Jeyamohan, 4.00, 18.8, 36.58, 1, 0
25, Still Born by Guadalupe Nettel, 11.33, 9.4, 37.40, 3, 0
26, Strega by Johanne Lykke Holm, 4.67, 9.4, 37.80, 3, 1
27, All the Lovers in the Night by Mieko Kawakami, 5.50, 14.1, 38.80, 2, 0
28, Mystery Train by Can Xue, 8.00, 18.8, 39.04, 1, 0
29, Solo Dance by Kotomo Li, 6.50, 14.1, 43.76, 2, 0
30, The Lost Spell by Yismake Worku, 12.00, 9.4, 47.52, 3, 0
31, Victorious by Yishai Sarid, 3.00, 18.8, 47.68, 1, 0
32, The People Immortal by Vasily Grossman, 7.00, 18.8, 48.85, 1, 0
33, The Famous Magician by César Aira, 11.00, 14.1, 50.28, 2, 0
34, Paradais by Fernanda Melchor, 12.50, 14.1, 52.57, 2, 0
35, Weasels in the Attic by Hiroshi Oyamada, 9.00, 18.8, 58.25, 1, 0
36, Dead-End Memories: Stories by Banana Yoshimoto, 9.00, 18.8, 62.69, 1, 0
37, Witches by Brenda Lozano, 10.00, 18.8, 62.95, 1, 0
38, Solenoid by Mircea Cărtărescu, 17.00, 18.8, 63.92, 1, 0

Paul-style aggregate of comparisons

Pos, Book, Average, Relative ranking, Count, First Places
1, Thread Ripper by Amalie Smith, 4.17, 26, 6, 2
2, Valli by Sheela Tomy, 1.50, 22, 2, 1
3, The Pachinko Parlour by Elisa Shua Dusapin, 4.71, 21, 7, 0
4, Pollak's Arm by Hans van Trotha, 3.20, 20, 5, 1
5, Call Me Cassandra by Marcial Gala, 3.75, 18, 4, 1
6, Ti Amo by Hanne Ørstavik, 5.25, 14, 4, 0
7, Glory Hole by Kim Hyun, 3.00, 12, 1, 0
8, Twilight of Torment: Melancholy by Léonora Miano, 4.00, 10, 1, 0
9, Strega by Johanne Lykke Holm, 4.67, 8, 3, 1
10, Tender by Ariana Harwicz, 5.80, 7, 5, 0
10, Of Saints and Miracles by Manuel Astur, 4.75, 7, 4, 1
12, Absence by Lucie Paye, 6.00, 6, 2, 0
13, Querelle de Roberval by Kevin Lambert, 7.00, 4, 1, 0
13, When I Sing, Mountains Dance by Irene Solà, 4.00, 4, 2, 0
15, Dead Lands by Núria Bendicho, 6.40, 3, 5, 0
16, Mystery Train by Can Xue, 8.00, 2, 1, 0
16, Stories of the True by Jeyamohan, 4.00, 2, 1, 0
16, A Mountain to the North, a Lake to the South, Paths to the West, a River to the East by László Krasznahorkai, 3.00, 2, 1, 0
19, Down With the Poor! by Shumona Sinha, 7.00, 1, 2, 0
19, The Last Days of Terranova by Manuel Rivas, 2.00, 1, 1, 0
21, Time Shelter by Georgi Gospodinov, 4.20, 0, 5, 3
22, Victorious by Yishai Sarid, 3.00, -1, 1, 0
22, All the Lovers in the Night by Mieko Kawakami, 5.50, -1, 2, 0
24, The People Immortal by Vasily Grossman, 7.00, -3, 1, 0
25, Is Mother Dead by Vigdis Hjorth, 8.00, -19, 1, 0
26, Solo Dance by Kotomo Li, 6.50, -5, 2, 0
27, Thirsty Sea by Erica Mou, 6.83, -6, 6, 1
28, Weasels in the Attic by Hiroshi Oyamada, 9.00, -7, 1, 0
29, Dead-End Memories: Stories by Banana Yoshimoto, 9.00, -8, 1, 0
30, Witches by Brenda Lozano, 10.00, -9, 1, 0
31, Chinatown by Thuận, 8.00, -13, 5, 1
32, The Famous Magician by César Aira, 11.00, -15, 2, 0
33, Solenoid by Mircea Cărtărescu, 17.00, -16, 1, 0
34, Still Born by Guadalupe Nettel, 11.33, -18, 3, 0
35, Paradais by Fernanda Melchor, 12.50, -19, 2, 0
36, Diary of a Void by Emi Yagi, 7.33, -22, 6, 0
37, The Lost Spell by Yismake Worku, 12.00, -25, 3, 0
38, Kibogo by Scholastique Mukasonga, 9.20, -27, 5, 0

No rankings yet:
Cocoon by Zhang Yueran
December Breeze by Marvel Moreno
My Annihilation by Fuminori Nakamura
Too Much of Life: Complete Chronicles by Clarice Lispector
When Women Kill: Four Crimes Retold by Alia Trabucco Zerán
Bad Girls by Camila Sosa Villada
Hugs and Cuddles by João Gilberto Noll
Mister N by Najwa Baraket
All Your Children, Scattered by Beata Umebyeyi Mairesse

My rankings:
(5*)
Pollak's Arm
Thread Ripper

(4*)
The Pachinko Parlour
Call Me Cassandra
Dead Lands
Diary of a Void
Thirsty Sea
Paradais

(3*)
Tender

1 Strega 5*
2 Call Me Cassandra 5*
3 Ti Amo 5*
4 The Pachinko Parlour 4*
5 Tender 4*
6 Of Saints and Miracles 4*
7 Pollak's Arm 4*
8 Thread Ripper 4*
9 Is Mother Dead 4*
10 Thirsty Sea 4*
11 Absence 4*
12 Dead Lands 4*
13 Down With the Poor! 4*
14 The Lost Spell 4*
15 Time Shelter 4*
16 Kibogo 4*
17 The Famous Magician 3*
18 Paradias 3*
19 Still Born 3*
20 Diary of a Void 3*
21 Chinatown DNF

1. Call Me Cassandra
2. Valli
3. Glory Hole
4. Twilight of Torment: Melancholy
5. Chinatown
6. Strega
7. Tender
8. Querelle
9. Mystery Train
10. Dead Lands
11. Thread Ripper
12. Pachinko Parlour
13. Kibogo
14. Pollak's Arm
15. Ti Amo
16. All the Lovers in the Night
17. Still Born
18. Thirsty Sea
19. Mister N
20. The Lost Spell
21. Solenoid

1. Time Shelter
2. The Pachinko Parlour
3. A Mountain to the North, a Lake to the South...
4. Ti Amo
5. Pollak's Arm
6. The Famous Magician
7. Tender

5*
1. Thread Ripper
2. Pollaks Arm
3. Dead Lands
4. Thirsty Sea
4*
5. When I Sing, Mountains Dance
6. Of Saints and Miracles
7. Kibogo
8. Call Me Cassandra
3*
9. Strega

“Thread Ripper” – 4*
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
“Down With The Poor” - 4*
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
“Tender” – 3.5*
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
“Dead Lands” – 3.5*
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
“Thirsty Sea” – 3.5*
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
“Chinatown” – 3*
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
“The Lost Spell” – 2.5*
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

1. Time Shelter
2. All the Lovers in the Night
3. Diary of a Void
4. Kibogo
5. Strega
6. When I Sing, Mountains Dance

1. Of Saints and Miracles *5
2. The Last Days of Terranova *5
3. Victorious *5
4. Time Shelter *5

I read only two from the nominated list. Both were brilliant that I thought it worth voting for them:

1. Time Shelter
2. Pollak's Arm

My Rankings:

1, Valli by Sheela Tomy
2. Call Me Cassandra by Marcial Gala
3. When I Sing, Mountains Dance by Irene Sola
4. Stories of the True by Jeyamohan
5. Diary of a Void, by Emi Yagi
6. The Pachinko Parlour by Elisa Shua Dusapin
7. All the Lovers in the Night by Mieko
8. Solo Dance by Li Kotomi
9. Dead End Memories by Banana Yoshimoto
Glad I could advocate for some of the as yet unranked selections!
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1. Thirsty Sea
2. Absence
3. Ti Amo
4. Thread Ripper
5. The Pachinko Parlour
6. Diary of a Void
7. Of Saints and Miracles
8. Chinatown

1. Chinatown
2. Stillborn
3. The Pachinko Parlour
4. All the lovers in the night
5. Solo Dance
6. Diary of a void
7. The people immortal
8. Kibogo
9. Weasels in the Attic
10. Witches