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The 2007 Man Booker Prize (Nominees)
The 2007 Man Booker Prize (Nominees)
The Man Booker Prize for Fiction represents the very best in contemporary fiction (from the UK, Ireland, and the Commonwealth). One of the world’s most prestigious awards, and one of incomparable influence, it continues to be the pinnacle of ambition for every fiction writer. It has the power to transform the fortunes of authors, and even publishers. In 2004, not only did Alan Hollinghurst’s The Line of Beauty reach the bestseller lists, but previous winners The Life of Pi (2002) and Vernon God Little (2003) were also amongst the bestselling books of the year. Congratulations to last year's winner Kiran Desai for her novel The Inheritance of Loss.
Darkmans by Nicola Barker Self Help by Edward Docx The Gift of Rain by Tan Twan Eng The Gathering by Anne Enright The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid The Welsh Girl by Peter Ho Davies Mister Pip by Lloyd Jones Gifted by Nikita Lalwani On Chesil Beach by Ian McEwan What Was Lost by Catherine O'Flynn Consolation by Michael Redhill Animal's People by Indra Sinha Winnie and Wolf by A. N. Wilson
| The 2006 Nominee List |
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Comment from: booboo [Visitor] 
Ditto. I've yet to get through one of his books.
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08/10/07 @ 20:28
Comment from: cupcake [Visitor] · http://www.cupcakesfrosting.blogspot.com
I read his novel, "Saturday" and was rather impressed, as it was a good story.
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08/11/07 @ 16:24
Comment from: booboo [Visitor]
Stopped reading Saturday. I just don't think he is my cup of tea.
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08/12/07 @ 19:45
Comment from: Alicia [Visitor]
I read Saturday the way I swallow icky medicine: unhappy, unimpressed and with my face contorted in disgust,pain and boredom.
Disgust of bad literature the masses deem great.
Mr. McEwan would have to change his everything for me to pay attention to his work again.
Disgust of bad literature the masses deem great.
Mr. McEwan would have to change his everything for me to pay attention to his work again.
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08/13/07 @ 09:37
Comment from: cupcake [Visitor] · http://www.cupcakesfrosting.blogspot.com
· http://www.cupcakesfrosting.blogspot.com
I kind of felt that way about "Atonement," which I did not finish reading. However, I gave "Saturday" a look despite my apprehension. I thought it was a nice change from most of the mediocre contemporary fiction lining the shelves today. The plot was different, the style was distinctive, and overall, it was not as disappointing as the majority of other writings I've read recently.
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