The Mookse and the Gripes discussion

These are the 5 shortlisted books:

Out of Earth by Shayla Smanioto tr. Laura Garmeson & Sophie Lewis (Boiler House)
Avenues by Train by Farai Mudzingwa (Cassava Republic)
Of Cattle and Men by Ana Paula Maia tr. Zoë Perry (Charco)
The zekameron by Maxim Znek tr. Jim & Ella Dingley (Scotland Street)
The End of August by Yū Miri tr. Morgan Giles (Tilted Axis)

League Tables
(i) Shortlist rankings only

My adjusted weightings method:

Pos, Book, Average, Adjusted, Count, First Places, STD
1, Of Cattle and Men by Ana Paula Maia, 1.40, 0.63, 5, 3, 0.18
2, Avenues by Train by Farai Mudzingwa, 2.75, 1.78, 4, 1, 0.41
3, Out of Earth by Shayla Smanioto, 2.40, 1.98, 5, 1, 0.52
4, The End of August by Yū Miri, 3.33, 2.33, 3, 0, 0.46
5, The zekameron by Maxim Znek, 4.50, 3.72, 4, 0, 0.74

Paul-style aggregate of comparisons

Pos, Book, Average, Relative ranking, Count, First Places
1, Of Cattle and Men by Ana Paula Maia, 1.40, 12, 5, 3
2, Out of Earth by Shayla Smanioto, 2.40, 2, 5, 1
3, Avenues by Train by Farai Mudzingwa, 2.75, 1, 4, 1
4, The End of August by Yū Miri, 3.33, -2, 3, 0
5, The zekameron by Maxim Znek, 4.50, -13, 4, 0

(ii) Including longlist rankings:

My adjusted weightings method:

Pos, Book, Average, Adjusted, Count, First Places, STD
1, Of Cattle and Men by Ana Paula Maia, 1.50, 1.06, 6, 3, 0.37
2, Avenues by Train by Farai Mudzingwa, 2.75, 1.78, 4, 1, 0.41
3, Out of Earth by Shayla Smanioto, 2.40, 1.98, 5, 1, 0.52
4, The End of August by Yū Miri, 2.75, 2.25, 4, 1, 0.49
5, The zekameron by Maxim Znek, 3.80, 3.13, 5, 1, 0.74

Paul-style aggregate of comparisons

Pos, Book, Average, Relative ranking, Count, First Places
1, Of Cattle and Men by Ana Paula Maia, 1.50, 11, 6, 3
2, Out of Earth by Shayla Smanioto, 2.40, 2, 5, 1
3, Avenues by Train by Farai Mudzingwa, 2.75, 1, 4, 1
4, The End of August by Yū Miri, 2.75, -2, 4, 1
5, The zekameron by Maxim Znek, 3.80, -12, 5, 1

1 Of Cattle and Men
2 The End of August
3 Avenues by Train
4 Out of Earth
5 The Zekameron

1 Avenues by Train – 4*
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
2 Of Cattle and Men (Charco) – 4*
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
3 Out of Earth (Boiler House) – 3*
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
4 The Zekameron (Scotland Street Press) – 3*
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

1. Charco. Of Cattle and Men
2. Boiler House. Out of Earth
3. -
4. -
5. -

1. Out of Earth
2. Of Cattle and Men
3. The End of August (haven't read it, but there's no other place to put it)
4. Avenues by Train
5. The Zekameron

1. Of Cattle and Men
2. Out of Earth - 4*
3. Avenues by Train - 4*
4. The zekameron - 3*
5. The End of August - 3* (although more a function of my issue with long books!)