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Why did this book win the Man Booker Prize?
I'm 75% of the way through this book (according to my Kindle). Every few pages, I keep checking to see how close I'm getting to the end. The book seems to have been written as if the author made a list of every kind of Jew (and there are many kinds) in England and then, deliberately and unimaginatively, dragged them one by one into his novel. I don't care two hoots about any of the characters, what they say or what will become of them. I'm pushing ahead because I'm Jewish (from England!) and I assume that other Jews will want to talk about the book with me. I can't for the life of me understand why this book won the Man Booker Prize - it's certainly not great literature and it's barely a story. And I only laughed, half-heartedly, once. The book will, however, give Jews and anti-semites plenty of material with which to fuel their own particular prejudices. If you want such fuel, read the book. But I can think of many better ways to spend your time.
October 2010 · Books · verified purchase
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