The Mookse and the Gripes discussion

Usual rules - one entry per person, use edit comment to update

These are the 6 shortlisted books:

A Leopard-Skin Hat by Anne Serre translated by Mark Hutchinson (Lolli Editions),
Heart Lamp by Banu Mushtaq translated by Deepa Bhasthi (And Other Stories),
Perfection by Vincenzo Latronico translated by Sophie Hughes (Fitzcarraldo Editions),
Under the Eye of the Big Bird by Hiromi Kawakami translated by Asa Yoneda (Granta Books),
Small Boat by Vincent Delecroix translated by Helen Stevenson (HopeRoad),
On the Calculation of Volume I by Solvej Balle translated by Barbara J. Haveland (Faber & Faber),

League tables

(i) Shortlist rankings only:

My adjusted weightings method:

Pos, Book, Average, Adjusted, Count, First Places, STD
1, Small Boat by Vincent Delecroix, 2.00, 1.19, 18, 10, 0.80
2, On the Calculation of Volume I by Solvej Balle, 2.62, 1.95, 21, 2, 0.97
3, Perfection by Vincenzo Latronico, 3.00, 2.12, 17, 3, 1.03
4, Heart Lamp by Banu Mushtaq, 3.64, 2.75, 14, 3, 1.14
5, Under the Eye of the Big Bird by Hiromi Kawakami, 3.94, 3.39, 18, 1, 1.46
6, A Leopard-Skin Hat by Anne Serre, 4.40, 3.60, 15, 1, 1.39

Paul-style aggregate of comparisons

Pos, Book, Average, Relative ranking, Count, First Places
1, Small Boat by Vincent Delecroix, 2.00, 37, 18, 10
2, On the Calculation of Volume I by Solvej Balle, 2.62, 20, 21, 2
3, Perfection by Vincenzo Latronico, 3.00, 8, 17, 3
4, Heart Lamp by Banu Mushtaq, 3.64, -9, 14, 3
5, Under the Eye of the Big Bird by Hiromi Kawakami, 3.94, -26, 18, 1
6, A Leopard-Skin Hat by Anne Serre, 4.40, -30, 15, 1

(ii) including longlist rankings:

My adjusted weightings method:

Pos, Book, Average, Adjusted, Count, First Places, STD
1, Small Boat by Vincent Delecroix, 2.05, 1.40, 20, 10, 0.91
2, On the Calculation of Volume I by Solvej Balle, 2.41, 1.90, 27, 7, 1.09
3, Perfection by Vincenzo Latronico, 2.70, 2.27, 23, 5, 1.23
4, Heart Lamp by Banu Mushtaq, 3.64, 2.75, 14, 3, 1.14
5, Under the Eye of the Big Bird by Hiromi Kawakami, 3.81, 3.41, 21, 1, 1.55
6, A Leopard-Skin Hat by Anne Serre, 4.25, 3.46, 16, 1, 1.39

Paul-style aggregate of comparisons

Pos, Book, Average, Relative ranking, Count, First Places
1, Small Boat by Vincent Delecroix, 2.05, 36, 20, 10
2, On the Calculation of Volume I by Solvej Balle, 2.41, 22, 27, 7
3, Perfection by Vincenzo Latronico, 2.70, 9, 23, 5
4, Heart Lamp by Banu Mushtaq, 3.64, -9, 14, 3
5, A Leopard-Skin Hat by Anne Serre, 4.25, -28, 16, 1
6, Under the Eye of the Big Bird by Hiromi Kawakami, 3.81, -30, 21, 1

1 Under the Eye of the Big Bird - 4.5 stars rounded up, review here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
2 On the Calculation of Volume I - 4.5 stars rounded down, review here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
3 Perfection - 3.5 stars rounded up, review here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
4 A Leopard-Skin Hat - 3.5 stars rounded down, review here:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
5 Heart Lamp: Selected Stories - 3 stars, review here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
6 Small Boat - 2.5 stars rounded up, review here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Lightweight but accessible


Heart Lamp - 4*
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Perfection – 4*
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Small Boat – 4*
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

On The Calculation of Volume – 3.5*
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

A Leopard Skin Hat – 3.5*
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Under The Eye Of The Big Bird - 3*
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

My rankings so far:

1 Heart Lamp
2 On the Calculation of Volume I
3 Small Boat
4 Under the Eye of the Big Bird
5 A Leopard-Skin Hat
6 Perfection

1. Small Boat
2.
3.
4. Under the Eye of the Big Bird
5. On the Calculation of Volume

1. Small Boat
2.On the Calculation of Volume I
3. Perfection
4. Leopard Skin Hat
5. Under the Eye of the Big Bird
6. Heart Lamp

1. Small Boat
2. Perfection
3. Heart Lamp
4. On the Calculation of Volume I
5. A Leopard-Skin Hat




6. Under the Eye of the Big Bird ----only one I did not like

On the Calculation of Volume I
Under the Eye of the Big Bird
Small Boat
Heart Lamp
Perfection
A Leopard Skin Hat

1. Small Boat 4.5*
2. Perfection 4*
3. Leopard Skin Hat 4*
4. On the Calculation of Volume I 4*
5. Under the Eye of the Big Bird 3*
6. Heart Lamp 3*

1) Small Boat - 5 stars
2) On the Calculation of Volume I - 4.5 stars
3) Under the Eye of the Big Bird - 4 stars
4)
5)
6)

1) Small Boat
2) Perfection
3) Heart Lamp
4) On The Calculation of Volume
5)

1. Volume
2. Perfection
3. Under the Eye
4. Small Boat

—Small Boat
—On the Calculation of Volume I
—A Leopard-Skin Hat
—Under the Eye of the Big Bird

1. Small Boat (5*) - my review
2. On the Calculation of Volume I (4*) - my review
3. Heart Lamp (4*) - my review
4. A Leopard-Skin Hat (3.5*) - my review
5. Perfection (3.5*) - my review
6. Under the Eye of the Big Bird (3*) - my review

1. Perfection 5*
2. Calculation of Volume I 4*
3. Under The Eye of the Big Bird

1. Small Boat
2. Perfection
3. On the Calculation of Volume I
4. Under the Eye of the Big Bird
5. Heart Lamp
6. A Leopard-Skin Hat

1. Perfection
2. On The Calculation of Volume
3. Small Boat
4. Under the Eye of the Big Bird
5. A Leopard-Skin Hat
6. Heart Lamp

1. A Leopard-Skin Hat
2. Small Boat
3. On The Calculation of Volume
4. Heart Lamp
5. Under the Eye of the Big Bird
6. Perfection

1. Heart Lamp
2. Small Boat
3. On Calculation Volume 1
4. A Leopard Skin Hat

I am not sure I will read the other 2 books

1. Perfection
2. On the Calculation of Volume
3. Under the Eye of the Big Bird
4. Heart Lamp
5.
6. A Leopard-Skin Hat (DNF)

1. Small Boat
2. On the Calculation of Volume I
3.
4. Perfection
5.
6.

1. Small Boat
2. Under the Eye of the Big Bird
3. On The Calculation of Volume
4. Heart Lamp
5. Perfection
6. A Leopard-Skin Hat