The booker is usually a very good source for a good read. I am working myself through the longlist, which I challenged myself to be finished with before the winner is announced in october. I began Monday, and I have read the Sebastian Barry one (I loved "the scriptures", one of his other books, so it was easy to start with him), which I highly recommend, and the Jane Rogers one, which I did not like much. Hollinghurst and Barnes are among my favorite authors, so those I will maybe keep for last. I think I will start Derby today.
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