Booker 2024 Longlist Review

Hello Everyone! I have spent the last few weeks reading the amazing 2024 Booker Longlist and I must tell you that I do not envy the judging panel. This is a very strong group of books. So, today I review the 12 books I was able to read (I never was able to get a copy of Playground - and will order a copy if it makes the short list). I review them in the order that I loved them. But to be honest, they are all worth your time. Come take a look.

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Books Discussed
Creation Lake by Rachel Kushner (Scribner) 416 pages, out 9/3/24
This Strange Eventful History by Claire Messud (Norton) 448 pages, out 5/14/25
Wandering Stars by Tommy Orange (Knopf) 315 pages, out 2/27/24
Held by Anne Michaels (Knopf) 240 pages, out 1/30/24
Wild Houses by Colin Barrett (Grove) 272 pages, out 3/12/2424
Orbital by Samantha Harvey (Grove) 207 pages, out 12/5/23
Enlightenment by Sarah Perry (Mariner) 384 pages, out 6/4/24
Stone Yard Devotional by Charlotte Wood (A&U) 320 pages, out 10/3/23
Headshot by Rita Bullwinkel (Viking) 224 pages, out 3/12/24
My Friends by Hisham Matar (Random House) 399 pages, out 1/9/24
The Safekeep by Yale an Der Wounden (Avid Reader Press) 272 pages, out 5/28/24
James by Percival Everett (DoubleDay) 303 pages, out 3/19/2024

[susan]

Loved James! Looking forward to Stone Yard Devotional and to The Safekeep. Thanks for the great reviews!

[NYLeafy.V]

James was brilliant . I know I’ll re read it this winter . I put Headshot and The Safekeep on my TBR 💙 Great video

[nancychiok]

Greetings from Singapore, Russell! This Strange Eventful History sound interesting. Thanks for these recommendations on the 2024 Bookers Long list!

[louisep]

I added a few of these to my TBR. I too adored James and hope even more people read it.
I'm Canadian and Anne Michaels is quite revered here but I've never been able to get into her books, so don't feel too bad.
Plus, I hope somebody hears your Colin Farrell movie casting, I'd watch it!!

[janethansen]

I'm going to call it, James will win.

[GBtmSF]

I am worried I won't like Headshot because I heard it has some odd narrative device

[spexi]

I read Orbital, James and Wandering Stars and loved them all in that order least to most, but feel like James is the book I’ll remember in 2 decades 📖💚🪱