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2016 Booker Prize

Graeme Macrae Burnet: His Bloody Project

September 14, 2016 by Lee Monks

Lee reviews Graeme Macrae Burnet’s His Bloody Project, just shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize, the rare thriller to do so. Read the full post.

Categories Book Reviews, Graeme Macrae Burnet Tags 2010s, 2015, 2016 Booker Prize, Booker Prize 4 Comments

Paul Beatty: The Sellout

October 26, 2016September 7, 2016 by Chris Phillips

Chris reviews Paul Beatty’s The Sellout, which won the National Book Critics Circle Award and was recently longlisted for the Man Booker Prize. Chris isn’t having it. Read the full post.

Categories Book Reviews, Paul Beatty Tags 2010s, 2015, 2016 Booker Prize, Booker Prize, Booker Prize Winner 69 Comments

David Means: Hystopia

September 1, 2016 by Lee Monks

Lee reviews David Means’s Booker longlisted novel Hystopia. Read the full post.

Categories Book Reviews, David Means Tags 2010s, 2016, 2016 Booker Prize, Booker Prize 2 Comments

Elizabeth Strout: My Name Is Lucy Barton

August 31, 2016 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor reviews Elizabeth Strout’s My Name Is Lucy Barton, which was recently longlisted for the Man Booker Prize. Read the full post.

Categories Book Reviews, Elizabeth Strout Tags 2010s, 2016, 2016 Booker Prize, Booker Prize 1 Comment

David Szalay: All That Man Is

August 18, 2016 by Lee Monks

Lee reviews David Szalay’s All That Man Is, which was recently longlisted for the Man Booker Prize. Read the full post.

Categories Book Reviews, David Szalay Tags 2010s, 2016, 2016 Booker Prize, Booker Prize 3 Comments

Deborah Levy: Hot Milk

August 8, 2016 by Lee Monks

Lee reviews Deborah Levy’s Hot Milk, which was recently placed on the Man Booker Prize longlist. Read the full post.

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Wyl Menmuir: The Many

August 5, 2016August 3, 2016 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor reviews the shortest book on this year’s Man Booker Prize longlist, Wyl Menmuir’s debut novel The Many. Read the full post.

Categories Book Reviews, Wyl Menmuir Tags 2010s, 2016, 2016 Booker Prize, Booker Prize 13 Comments

Ottessa Moshfegh: Eileen

August 2, 2016 by Lee Monks

Lee reviews Ottessa Moshfegh’s Eileen, which was just longlisted for the Man Booker Prize. Read the full post.

Categories Book Reviews, Ottessa Moshfegh Tags 2010s, 2015, 2016 Booker Prize, Booker Prize 13 Comments
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