Book em Dano

[tvordlj]

Just looking at the list of books shortlisted for the Booker prize and i think i'm quite interested in a couple of them. There's a new one by A.S. Byatt. Not always sure about her. I like the stories but the telling of them can sometimes be a bit of a slog. I might save that for the library. Sarah Waters has one that looks good. I've liked her books in the past but one that really peaked my interest was Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel which is about Cardinal Wolsey. Anything Tudory is going to draw me in and going by the biography, she writes a lot of historical fiction and some of the other titles look interesting too. Anyone read her before? medusa? kixie? Sometimes books that win prizes like this can be very much up their own arse and far too "literary" for me but I've read some in the past that i liked. Life of Pi was one and the English Patient was another. Far better than the movie. I must have a look round the Booker website archive and see what else looks interesting. If nothing else, i might find a new author or two that i'd like.

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[naturalbornkaos.livejournal.com]

I've read "A Place of Greater Safety" too. It's a little hard going in that it's MASSIVE and full of stuff about a period I'm no expert in, but the characterisation and dialogue is absolutely first-rate and, above all, it's a Hell of a story.

Also read "Fludd" by Hilary Mantel which was not really my bag at all. Kind of like a dry and creepy "Father Ted"... but not as good as that sounds.

[tvor.livejournal.com]

lol Well Father Ted was always a little bit creepy really :) I have been looking up her books on Amazon and i see quite a few i think i'd like! Thanks for the recommendation, will add it to my list.