tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7407417.post115624331784907291..comments2009-01-06T20:47:40.620+05:30Lavanya Gopinathhttps://profiles.google.com/109104856040082014822noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7407417.post-1160893027002271192006-10-15T11:47:00.000+05:302006-10-15T11:47:00.000+05:30thanks for this - found your blog enroute to finding out a bit more about the author. i just knew this book had to be written from the author's own life and will go check out the guardian interview. i found the novel compelling but quite terrifying. it deserved it's place on the shortlist, but i'm glad kiran desai won.<BR/><BR/>btw - i live in malaysia and we have also had a hard time finding the books. i wish i had them in hardback but those copies didn't come in and were deemed i suppose too expensive for the malaysian public.bibliobibulihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00506570839059403551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7407417.post-1158324831273359652006-09-15T18:23:00.000+05:302006-09-15T18:23:00.000+05:30Well... it is now on the short list and, while i did very much enjoy the book and recommend it to people, it doesn't feel like a prize-contender to me. It is too structurally flawed, with an awkward, lumpy transition into the exile phase of the book which I don't understand why was left in...Adrian Westonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03252635730499303951noreply@blogger.com