A Tale For The Time Being, some thoughts

I have only read one of the Man Booker-shortlisted novels and am afraid I was rather underwhelmed. Here is my recent Goodreads review of  A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki. Even some of those readers who loved the book and gave it 5 stars seemed to find the sections narrated by 'Ruth' to be a little dull. I really was disappointed in this novel but have tried to highlight the positives as well as the negatives - it is always easier to write the negative stuff when talking about a book - or film you - didn't love.

America and the Man Booker

I haven't really given it much thought - whether America should be in the Man Booker - though am probably more against than for - but I like meandmybigmouths's thought no.10.

Have just started one of this year's shortlisted, Ruth Ozeki's A Tale for the Time Being. I can't say I love it yet, but books don't always reveal their strengths immediately. I certainly want to keep reading it.

And delighted to see this great new review of The State of Me up on the Booksquawk review site.