tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8236523682335771051.post7697889243042240484..comments2023-10-30T12:15:11.709+00:00Comments on Dirty/Realistic: Booker longlist predictionsStuart Evershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18437316615394546533noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8236523682335771051.post-86685110522205291822012-07-25T16:16:35.220+01:002012-07-25T16:16:35.220+01:00So, 2 out of 12. Two. That's even worse than l...So, 2 out of 12. Two. That's even worse than last year. And you can hardly count getting Mantel right...<br /><br />Interesting list though.Stuart Evershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18437316615394546533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8236523682335771051.post-88140030682243109172012-07-18T15:01:32.748+01:002012-07-18T15:01:32.748+01:00Hi Stephen - I haven't read the Josipivici yet...Hi Stephen - I haven't read the Josipivici yet, but would dearly love to see him on the list... I'm just not sure it'll happen this year.Stuart Evershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18437316615394546533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8236523682335771051.post-3776624600672527942012-07-18T14:53:53.350+01:002012-07-18T14:53:53.350+01:00Haven't read any of these but when I read Josi...Haven't read any of these but when I read Josipovici's Infinity for the third time, I thought I wouldn't read a better novel all year. Have read two that are as good, but both ineligible for this prize.Stephen Mitchelmorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01658772259307446873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8236523682335771051.post-53262313554509476512012-07-18T14:43:08.730+01:002012-07-18T14:43:08.730+01:00Hi Jackie
Good call on Perlman and Narcopolis. I&...Hi Jackie<br /><br />Good call on Perlman and Narcopolis. I'm writing a blog piece for We Love Books on the titles I really want to be on there...Stuart Evershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18437316615394546533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8236523682335771051.post-30523406643781024742012-07-18T14:31:54.042+01:002012-07-18T14:31:54.042+01:00We share 3 books (Merivel, All is Song and Bring O...We share 3 books (Merivel, All is Song and Bring Out the Bodies) I agree that it is a very strong year for the Booker and I hope that means the longlist will be very strong, containing none of the weird selections of previous years. It will be interesting to see what they select.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07698068501004755678noreply@blogger.com