Post by darknessfish on Aug 6, 2018 8:53:05 GMT
Salman Rushdie - Midnight's Children
This is generally considered one of the better winners, but I didn't think all that much of it.
Thomas Keneally - Schindler's Ark
Yeah, it's pretty bloody good.
Kazuo Ishiguro - The Remains of the Day
I like some Ishiguro. But not this one.
Ben Okri - The Famished Road
Interesting style, more than a great book, I thought. Don't mind it winning though.
Roddy Doyle - Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha
I thought it was pretty good, but I can't recall much about it. I think I've read many books in a similar style, and they've all blurred into one since.
James Kelman - How late it was, how late
Fuck no, tedious shite.
Graham Swift - Last Orders
It was alright, not exactly stunning, but a pleasant enough distraction.
Arundhati Roy - The God of Small Things
Aye, it's a good 'un.
J. M. Coetzee - Disgrace
Miserable as sin, but I can see why it won.
Peter Carey - True History of the Kelly Gang
A bit tedious again, I thought.
Yann Martel- Life of Pi
Nah, not for me, CLive
DBC Pierre - Vernon God Little
Yeah, that's an awesome book, possibly the best on this list.
John Banville - The Sea
Beautiful, but slight.
Aravind Adiga - The White Tiger
Yeah, this was pretty good as well. Has he written anything since, other than that collection of short stories?
Hilary Mantel - Wolf Hall
Yup, it's as good as the critical acclaim would indicate.
Julian Barnes - The Sense of an Ending
Jesus Christ, no. Stooopid.
Hilary Mantel - Bring Up the Bodies
Aye.
Richard Flanagan - The Narrow Road to the Deep North
There's something about Flanagan's style that I find a bit off-putting, but it is a powerful book.
Marlon James - A Brief History of Seven Killings
Yeah, this is up there with the best. Brutal, and such a vivid telling.
This is generally considered one of the better winners, but I didn't think all that much of it.
Thomas Keneally - Schindler's Ark
Yeah, it's pretty bloody good.
Kazuo Ishiguro - The Remains of the Day
I like some Ishiguro. But not this one.
Ben Okri - The Famished Road
Interesting style, more than a great book, I thought. Don't mind it winning though.
Roddy Doyle - Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha
I thought it was pretty good, but I can't recall much about it. I think I've read many books in a similar style, and they've all blurred into one since.
James Kelman - How late it was, how late
Fuck no, tedious shite.
Graham Swift - Last Orders
It was alright, not exactly stunning, but a pleasant enough distraction.
Arundhati Roy - The God of Small Things
Aye, it's a good 'un.
J. M. Coetzee - Disgrace
Miserable as sin, but I can see why it won.
Peter Carey - True History of the Kelly Gang
A bit tedious again, I thought.
Yann Martel- Life of Pi
Nah, not for me, CLive
DBC Pierre - Vernon God Little
Yeah, that's an awesome book, possibly the best on this list.
John Banville - The Sea
Beautiful, but slight.
Aravind Adiga - The White Tiger
Yeah, this was pretty good as well. Has he written anything since, other than that collection of short stories?
Hilary Mantel - Wolf Hall
Yup, it's as good as the critical acclaim would indicate.
Julian Barnes - The Sense of an Ending
Jesus Christ, no. Stooopid.
Hilary Mantel - Bring Up the Bodies
Aye.
Richard Flanagan - The Narrow Road to the Deep North
There's something about Flanagan's style that I find a bit off-putting, but it is a powerful book.
Marlon James - A Brief History of Seven Killings
Yeah, this is up there with the best. Brutal, and such a vivid telling.