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Just kidding. I actually like this shortlist, having read (and reviewed) three of the six shortlisted titles last year.
The Girl With All The Gifts - M.R. Carey (Orbit)
The Book Of Strange New Things - Michel Faber (Canongate)
Europe In Autumn - Dave Hutchinson (Solaris)
Memory Of Water - Emmi Itäranta (HarperVoyager)
The First Fifteen Lives Of Harry August - Claire North (Orbit)
Station Eleven - Emily St John Mandel (Picador)
Just kidding. I actually like this shortlist, having read (and reviewed) three of the six shortlisted titles last year.
The Girl With All The Gifts - M.R. Carey (Orbit)
The Book Of Strange New Things - Michel Faber (Canongate)
Europe In Autumn - Dave Hutchinson (Solaris)
Memory Of Water - Emmi Itäranta (HarperVoyager)
The First Fifteen Lives Of Harry August - Claire North (Orbit)
Station Eleven - Emily St John Mandel (Picador)
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I really enjoyed The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August. Maybe too "neat" in terms of plot for some folks' tastes. But a neat central conceit and a fascinating story.
It's hard to compare it with a book like Station 11, which is doing something very different from the outset. I enjoyed "The First Fifteen" more, but Station 11 has its merits.
Neither reached the level of affection I settled on for the Faber, though.
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