Clear
Clear by Carys Davies is one of 2026's most credible books, appearing on 1 of the year's most respected lists, including The Guardian, for a Consensus Score of 13 out of 100.
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Our take
AI-draftedDavies works at the scale of a novella but with the density of an epic, compressing the Highland Clearances into an almost wordless standoff between an evicting minister and the last man on a remote island who speaks a dying invented language. What reviewers kept noting was the risk of the premise, and how Davies resists turning that into sentimental uplift; the ending divided readers precisely because it refuses a clean resolution.
In the press
“Daring and necessary.”
The New York Times“Splendidly imagined.”
The Washington Post
How the Consensus Score is calculated
Our Consensus Score is our own transparent editorial metric — not a user rating. It weighs each list by the credibility of its source, how recent the listing is, and any award status. Here is the full breakdown.
| Source | Authority | Recency | Award | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Guardian | 0.85 | 0.70 | 1.00× | 0.59 |
| Weighted sum → Score | 0.59 → 13 | |||
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Frequently asked
What lists is Clear on?
Clear appears on 1 list in our 2026 corpus, including The Guardian.
What is its Consensus Score?
Clear has a Consensus Score of 13 out of 100, our transparent editorial measure of how many credible lists agree on it.