As Mary Beard, Chair of this year’s Booker Prize judges, says, ‘We are confident that our longlist of books has something for everyone. There’s the funny and the unsettling (and in some cases the funny and unsettling); there’s dystopian fantasy and domestic drama; there’s the gritty and the magically mysterious; there are some that will please and some that may shock.’ 

Naturally, we think you should add all 13 novels to your TBR pile. But which one should you read first? Which book most closely aligns with your reading tastes and wider interests? Take our quiz to receive a personal recommendation.