Gliff
Gliff by Ali Smith 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-draftedSmith sets her latest in a near-future Britain where surveillance has crept into language itself — children whose names are struck from official records, a red line painted around a family's house overnight — and builds the dread less through plot mechanics than through her usual interrogation of words and their slippages.
In the press
“Gliff is the mark of just such a native genius.”
Paraic O'Donnell, The Guardian
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 Gliff on?
Gliff appears on 1 list in our 2026 corpus, including The Guardian.
What is its Consensus Score?
Gliff has a Consensus Score of 13 out of 100, our transparent editorial measure of how many credible lists agree on it.