Mar 5, 2009 Posted by booktiger

Life of Pi – Yann Martel

Four years ago I bought a copy of Life of Pi by Yann Martel at a time when I was trying to read more modern fiction and prize winners. I remember loving it. I loved it so much that I recommended it to others without hesitation and it sat on my bookshelf waiting to be read again. Shift forward to the present day, and Life of Pi was handed out to us in our book group. I took it with pleasure, glad of the... read more

Aug 4, 2008 Posted by Nancy Williams

The Inheritance of Loss – Kiran Desai

I am not sure what it is about books chosen for the Man Booker Prize. Yes, they can be beautifully written. Yes, they can conjure up powerful imagery. But sometimes they get so bogged down in their own ‘literary-ness’ that they forget to simply tell a good story. The Inheritance of Loss suffered from this Booker Prize affliction just like so many of the others do. That is not to say it... read more