Frankly
Frankly by Nicola Sturgeon 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 16 out of 100.
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Our take
AI-draftedSturgeon's memoir arrives with the built-in drama of her fall from office and the Operation Branchform investigation hanging over it, and she leans into confession, miscarriage, the collapse of her working relationship with Alex Salmond, her own political regrets, more than most sitting or former leaders manage. Sympathetic reviewers credit the rawness as genuinely unusual for the genre. Less sympathetic ones argue the frankness is selective: beneath the personal disclosure, the political self-assessment stays remarkably safe.
In the press
“The most insightful and stylishly open memoir by a politician since Barack Obama's Dreams From My Father.”
The Indiependent“Sturgeon isn't very good at writing... her prose is flat, her sentences frozen.”
Jacobin
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 | 0.85 | 1.00× | 0.72 |
| Weighted sum → Score | 0.72 → 16 | |||
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Frequently asked
What lists is Frankly on?
Frankly appears on 1 list in our 2026 corpus, including The Guardian.
What is its Consensus Score?
Frankly has a Consensus Score of 16 out of 100, our transparent editorial measure of how many credible lists agree on it.