tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1167986121420161934.post5589027220337208192..comments2023-05-09T08:54:36.933-04:00Comments on The Complete Booker: 2011 Booker Prize Shortlist Announced!Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07219439074687598827noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1167986121420161934.post-21181423037948824712012-02-05T17:17:18.643-05:002012-02-05T17:17:18.643-05:00I've now read all of the shortlisted books abo...I've now read all of the shortlisted books above, and cannot find a bad thing to say about any of them. I possibly would have gone for 'Half Blood Blues' as my winner, but won't quibble about Julian Barnes getting the award after years of quality writing. Like I said, six excellent books all very much worth reading.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12329372289729536024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1167986121420161934.post-79653668671830304682011-09-07T03:36:38.255-04:002011-09-07T03:36:38.255-04:00the Ghanaian connections are still on the list: Es...the Ghanaian connections are still on the list: Esi Edugyan (from Ghana now Canadian) and Pigeon English (with a Ghanaian character). But all the same I am shocked by this shortlist.ImageNationshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06021414643103601330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1167986121420161934.post-41430798750992371352011-09-06T14:25:01.893-04:002011-09-06T14:25:01.893-04:00Well I am stunned - I've been sitting for the ...Well I am stunned - I've been sitting for the last 45 mins digesting this news before writing. You've seen my thoughts on "Snowdrops" and although I enjoyed "The Sisters Brothers" it's not a shorlist candidate for mine. Carol Birch's and Stephan Kelman's are worthy of the list (I finished Jamrach's Menagerie a few days ago and will post a review here in the coming days, see my own blog for one I posted before the shortlist announcement). I'll get to the other two over the coming weeks.Messy_Tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05793938555354522246noreply@blogger.com