Man Booker Prize shortlist announced - Page 9

TotallyEpic · 10-12-2010, 07:07 PM

I was hoping for The Room to win, being Irish and all. Sounds like an awfully depressing book though.

SensualPoet · 10-12-2010, 07:12 PM

The Finkler Question is $18.50 in Canadian bookstores, $14.06 plus shipping as a trade paperback ordered online. Or $7.99 a kobobooks (until midnight).

This is EXACTLY the sort of purchase that e-books make possible: total impulse and instant gratification.

After the day I've had, I could use a little humour and The Finkler Question is the first novel of humourous fiction ever to win the Man Booker in its 42 years. I plan to giggle early and often!

FlorenceArt · 10-13-2010, 05:02 AM

Quote:

Jacobson claimed he was going to spend his £50,000 prize money on a handbag for his wife. "Have you seen the price of handbags?"

(from the Guardian article)

I'm a bit skeptical about this, not sure it's the kind of book I would like, but I guess I will download a sample from Amazon, if it's not geo-restricted

and see for myself.

I love it when a book makes me laugh, but I am a bit prejudiced against "funny" books I guess.

SensualPoet · 10-13-2010, 07:03 AM

As I noted in my link in post 120, it's available from both Kobo and Amazon in Canada. Enjoy!

taming · 10-13-2010, 07:45 AM

I missed the midnight discount coupon deadline, but did a total impulse buy from Kobo anyway. I can't wait to read it! Maybe we need to use the Man Booker jury to judge the ScotiaBank Giller next year--humour, imagine that.

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10-12-2010, 07:07 PM	#121
TotallyEpic Enthusiast Posts: 31 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: Kindle 3 3G + Wifi	I was hoping for The Room to win, being Irish and all. Sounds like an awfully depressing book though.

10-12-2010, 07:12 PM	#122
SensualPoet Wizard Posts: 2,302 Karma: 2607151 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Toronto Device: Kobo Aura HD, Kindle Paperwhite, Asus ZenPad 3, Kobo Glo	The Finkler Question is $18.50 in Canadian bookstores, $14.06 plus shipping as a trade paperback ordered online. Or $7.99 a kobobooks (until midnight). This is EXACTLY the sort of purchase that e-books make possible: total impulse and instant gratification. After the day I've had, I could use a little humour and The Finkler Question is the first novel of humourous fiction ever to win the Man Booker in its 42 years. I plan to giggle early and often!

10-13-2010, 07:03 AM	#124
SensualPoet Wizard Posts: 2,302 Karma: 2607151 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Toronto Device: Kobo Aura HD, Kindle Paperwhite, Asus ZenPad 3, Kobo Glo	As I noted in my link in post 120, it's available from both Kobo and Amazon in Canada. Enjoy!

10-13-2010, 07:45 AM	#125
taming Trying for calm & polite Posts: 4,012 Karma: 9455193 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Mostly in Canada Device: kobo original, WiFI, Touch, Glo, and Aura	I missed the midnight discount coupon deadline, but did a total impulse buy from Kobo anyway. I can't wait to read it! Maybe we need to use the Man Booker jury to judge the ScotiaBank Giller next year--humour, imagine that.

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