tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1246220242273461143.post4390749904636530956..comments2024-03-15T12:14:33.129+00:00Comments on Biblibio: Not the BookerMeytal Radzinskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15805413335735169073noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1246220242273461143.post-25991999537505236682009-08-27T19:55:19.035+01:002009-08-27T19:55:19.035+01:00There are some great choices on here - including G...There are some great choices on here - including Gil Adamson's The Outlander, a lesser-known Canadian novel from 2008 that everyone should dip into. Regardless of who ultimately wins The Booker, I think the longlist always identifies some of the best commonwealth books/authors of that year. The internet should focus on that. Also, I found this year's longlist decidedly NOT representative of the "post-colonial guilt" or obsession with India that has permeated the group in years past.Sarahhttp://www.redroomlibrary.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1246220242273461143.post-20243395369236031502009-08-26T23:46:26.338+01:002009-08-26T23:46:26.338+01:00Well, I don't know any books on that list. But...Well, I don't know any books on that list. But I don't read a whole lot of contemporary fiction, which is why these prizes don't mean a whole lot to me.Rebecca H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10825532162727473112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1246220242273461143.post-34053267310826939882009-08-26T07:30:07.556+01:002009-08-26T07:30:07.556+01:00I suppose there are just too many books. I really...I suppose there are just too many books. I really haven't read many of those books even though I must get through 150 or so every year. <br /><br />I think the prize for books translated into English is a good one though - now how could we arrange that?Tom Cunliffehttp://www.acommonreader.org.uknoreply@blogger.com