The Curious Incident of a September Release
Hmm...why does this famous person's much anticipated second novel have to release in September 2006? Why not earlier when much could have been stirred? Now an encore is his only chance.
It does seem like he must have been in a spot of bother. For random bits from this September release, read on.
May be I'm wrong, but I get a feeling Children's books/ Young Adults books are viewed less seriously by the Booker Prize committee. And it is a sad state of affairs. Lemony Snicket and Eoin Colfer and Jostein Gaarder would have never made it, even to the longlist, no matter how many adults savour their books (ok, I'm not an adult yet ;))
It's like the Oscar committee not awarding the best actor award to a comedy actor. For that matter until recently Oscars conveniently chose to ignore fantasy films/ sci-fi genre, no?
P.S. Much awaited Spot of bother indeed.
Posted by
Krithiga |
8:54 PM, August 20, 2006
Hmm...good point. Somehow it never struck me. Mark Haddon was longlisted for The Curious Incident but he did not make it to the shortlist, which seems odd.
Again, wouldn't,say, Gaarder's nationality disqualify him from a Booker selection?
Posted by
Echo/Lavanya |
6:01 PM, August 21, 2006
oh, i finished spot of bother. frankly the release date wouldn't have mattered.
it is well written and funny in places, but will not shake anyone's world.
Posted by
heartless poet |
11:27 PM, September 10, 2006
@heartless poet: Okay. I was at Landmark last week and spent some time browsing A Spot of Bother. It did seem intriguing. But yeah, a good book and a scintillatingly crafted great book are two different things.
Posted by
Echo/Lavanya |
8:36 AM, September 11, 2006