Thread: Man Booker Prize Longlist Announced
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Old 08-01-2011, 08:43 AM   #5
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The Man Booker Prize list is usually a pretty eclectic list, with some gems and some . I lost a huge amount of faith in it after Ian McEwan won with Amsterdam, which was clearly a political compromise decision when two of the judges could not/would not agree whose favourite should win. It certainly shouldn't have been the risible Amsterdam (my review here, if anyone is interested...)

Of this list, I only know 2 of the authors (Barnes and Hollinghurst) and none of the books, so I can't comment yet.
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