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* The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga * Life of Pi by Yann Martel * The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood * Disgrace by J.M. Coetzee * Amsterdam by Ian McEwan * The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy * Last Orders by Graham Swift * Paddy Clark Ha Ha Ha by Roddy...

As some of you already know, the shortlist for the Man Booker 2009 has been announced. Which is your pick for this year's winner? Doesn't matter that you haven't read the books. Vote for your favourite author, title, random whatever. Just a fun poll to see if we picked the winner by the...

I'm surprised no one mentioned Jonathon Swift's Gulliver's Travels.

Da Vinci Code - I wanted to shove the book into a roaring flame, but realised the symoblism of my actions would have made too many DVC fans smug. I hate it, and i mean, i HATE it when authors treat their readers like imbeciles. Bridget Jones Diary - for giving such a bad portrayal of women...

Agreed. This has to be one the the best books I've ever read regarding India. The situations were real, the characters were inspiring, and it showed that one does not have to have a fairytale ending to conclude a book perfectly. It's such an affirmation of love and life, beautiful in its...

From what I can remember, I liked this book. The characters were real, and though the plot wasn't exactly gripping, it had a momentum that kept the reader going. But the best thing I like about Gilead is the fact you forget (or, at least, I did) that it's written by a female author - John Ames'...

I actually preferred the second part of the book better. I found the first half too farcical and over-the-top for my liking. (Sort of like plowing through 5 pints of Ben and Jerrys without breaks, i would imagine.) But I did learn the value of a good translation from this book. It was only on...

Read Snow Falling on Cedar when it first came out and was surprised when everyone started raving about the book. I didn't think it was a bad book, but I wasn't particularly fond of it either. So I shelved it mentally in the "vacation book" category and moved on. But this book has swayed me to...

I was 17 when I first read this and The Book of Laughter and Forgetting, and I remember being absolutely enamoured with Kundera. However, when I revisited the books again a decade later, I found myself solely disappointed. They weren't as brilliant as I remembered them to be. The narrative and...

I'm not a Potter fan as well and the only reason I've read the entire series is to be "in" with my nephews. Having said that, I can see why children are so taken by it. An alternate world much like ours but with magic included - allows kids to indulge without taking them too far away from what...

The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga (7.5 / 10) The End of Mr Y by Scarlett Thomas (6.5 / 10) Soul Mountain by Gao Xingjian (7 / 10) This Much I Know is True by Wally Lamb (6 / 10) A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry (halfway through but loving it thus far).

Haven't read the book. So what's the three jokes?

I laughed out loud at #5, but stopped abruptly. The one about the lame duck's my fav though - explains why I like Pratchett so much. Great post!

Hey... that's cheating... Gibson's an American living in Canada... The only one that comes to mind at the moment is Catherine Lim. We aren't a nation of strong writers unfortunately.

I apologise in humility. Bukowski shall not be proudly displayed on the bookshelves then... :) thanks for the further suggestions!