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aceflor · 08-20-2011, 11:18 AM

Finished book 2 on my Booker Prize challenge (= read as much as I can BEFORE the winner is announced and forge my own opinion) : "The testament of Jesse Lamb" by Jane Rogers. I was thinking this one would be a very good read, considering the subject, but no, just so-so, too similar to "never let me go" and definitely not as well written. Interesting reflexion on the notion of sacrifice and youth sense of responsibility though.

Here the link for those interested :
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Testament-Je.../dp/1905207581

If you like those kind of books, then do read "never let me go" (and forget the movie), as well as "the adoration of jenna fox", which was IMO splendid and not as emotionally overdone as the Jane Rogers one.

The question now is.... Julian Barnes or Alan Hollinghurst next ?

08-20-2011, 11:18 AM	#10549
aceflor Wizard Posts: 3,472 Karma: 48036360 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: where the sun lives, or so they say Device: Pocketbook Era, Pocketbook Inkpad 4, Kobo Libra 2, Kindle Scribe	Finished book 2 on my Booker Prize challenge (= read as much as I can BEFORE the winner is announced and forge my own opinion) : "The testament of Jesse Lamb" by Jane Rogers. I was thinking this one would be a very good read, considering the subject, but no, just so-so, too similar to "never let me go" and definitely not as well written. Interesting reflexion on the notion of sacrifice and youth sense of responsibility though. Here the link for those interested : http://www.amazon.co.uk/Testament-Je.../dp/1905207581 If you like those kind of books, then do read "never let me go" (and forget the movie), as well as "the adoration of jenna fox", which was IMO splendid and not as emotionally overdone as the Jane Rogers one. The question now is.... Julian Barnes or Alan Hollinghurst next ?