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It was depressing to read, in the opening chapters, of a girl being fucked, somewhat against her will, and painfully, by two guys while she's so high and drunk that she is unable to move. I like Ellis, but this book had such a nihilstic feel to it that turned me off and depressed me.

Revolutionary Road by Richard Yates Rules of Attraction by Bret Easton Ellis A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway

Right, and in that sense literary prizes - or prized for any form of art - shouldn't really exist because most literature (art) is ahead of its time. And of course the desputes about what is good and what isn't. James Joyce - one of the greatest writers ever - was denounced, banned and...

Whatever the case may be, there are obvious problems with the way in which winners are decided. The point I was making was simply that it is not an infallible process and that there have been many mistakes and oversights.

Two of them left in protest over the award when it was given to Jelinek and, yes, because they cannot officially be replaced their chairs are still empty. It was in an article in a newspaper two years ago. I'm sure I could dig it up somewhere.

If the nomination procedure is as infallible as you present it to be, then how could one explain the absence of a Isak Dinesen or a Marcel Proust or a Jorge Luis Borges? James Joyce? Arthur Miller? It is naïve of you to think that if a writer is given the prize then he or she without doubt...

Granted, but her influence is minimal. I don't think that because she kept writing and has produced an abundance of works of which only a small percentage is any good makes her a good writer. If she was a good writer then she should have gotten it then, not 40 years later when she's just writing...

Everyone ought to read part 1 of chapter 13. It's a beautifu little sidestep from the plot in which the author meditates on the importance of the individual human being, rising to its defence.

The Catcher in the Rye is a modern classic, one of the greatest works of 20th Century literature. The only problem is, it's usually loved for the wrong reasons and has become - unfairly - a bible for misguided youths. It's a one of a kind book. No, it's not a blind rebellion and hatred...

Is there anyone who does not like Emily Dickinson?

Another huge mistake from the Swedish Academy. Doris Lessing's career peaked in the 60's and the 70's and ever since she's written nothing that could possibly merit a prize of any form.