The New Straits Times calls 2005 a very good year for fiction. Lest you wonder, this article thrashes Banville right at the beginning:ALTHOUGH you’d never guess it from this year's bizarre Man Booker choice — John Banville's numbingly pretentious The Sea has brought the prize's reputation to a low ebb — 2005 brimmed with lively fiction.
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well echo - this comment has got nothing to do with the post! here is wishing you a Happy New Year! Keep up your good work in blogging! Have fun!!!
Posted by
VJ |
12:23 PM, January 01, 2006
thanks VJ! A very happy new year to you too man!
Posted by
Echo/Lavanya |
1:15 PM, January 01, 2006
Oh! How you wish they had been kinder to Banville... ;-)
Posted by
Eroteme |
12:51 PM, January 05, 2006
@Eroteme: Oh! How I wish all of them read him first! :)
Posted by
Echo/Lavanya |
7:30 PM, January 05, 2006