Monday, September 21, 2009

Giller Long-List

I am not doing very well with Canadian fiction this year! The Giller long-list was announced and I haven't read anything off it!

  • Margaret Atwood – The Year of the Flood
  • Martha Bailie – The Incident Report
  • Kim Echlin – The Disappeared
  • Claire Holden Rothman – The Heart Specialist
  • Paulette Jiles – The Colour Of Lightning
  • Jeanette Lynes – The Factory Voice
  • Annabel Lyon – The Golden Mean
  • Linden MacIntyre – The Bishop’s Man
  • Colin McAdam – Fall
  • Anne Michaels – The Winter Vault
  • Shani Mootoo – Valmiki’s Daughter
  • Kate Pullinger – The Mistress of Nothing
I do own Margaret Atwood and Paulette Jiles' books, but that's it. Normally I try to read the whole list, but maybe this year I will have to wait for the short list... What about you? Read anything on the list that you recommend?

5 comments:

  1. I really want to read The Heart Specialist. And I'm considering The Factory Voice.

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  2. Well, I can't yet make a recommendation as I haven't read it, but our library does own a copy of The Color of Lightning, which I'd forgotten about, and so I may actually end up reading that one for the Canadian book challenge. Thanks for the reminder!

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  3. I dont' normally read the books nominated for the Giller prize.. but at least I've usually heard of them! This year, the only one I've heard of is the Margaret Atwood one!

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  4. Hi Kelly, I don't follow Giller and only know Margaret Atwood...

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  5. I haven't read tons of Canadian fiction but I'm glad that you posted this list for reference!

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