Every year for I don't know how long now I've chosen August and September to read as many of the books as possible on the longlist for the Booker Prize. I mean, I will send to the UK and pay through the nose if I have to just to read these books. I've already got 6 stacked up, ready to read. This is sort of my self-imposed task for the next two months so that I can yay or nay the judges' choice for a) the shortlist and b) the final prize. I haven't matched yet -- last year I was pissed because The Gift of Rain didn't make it even on to the shortlist and The Gathering won. I didn't see that one coming...and what about Mister Pip? Jeez! At that time I decided I'd never read the longlist again but well, here I am again, I guess. So for August, I'll be posting my thoughts about these books here.
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