Orange Prize for Fiction 2009

[avid_reader]

Hi everyone

I'm relatively new here, and am currently working my way through this year's Orange Prize longlist. I was just wondering whether anyone else has read any of this year's books and what they thought of them?

[Lucybird]

I don't know! What's on the list?

[joe]

I am wanting to read all of the books on the list. I am going to start with Scottsboro by Ellen Feldman.

 

Scottsboro

Ellen Feldman

The Wilderness

Samantha Harvey

The Invention of Everything Else

Samantha Hunt

Molly Fox's Birthday

Deirdre Madden

Home

Marilynne Robinson

Burnt Shadows

Kamila Shamsie

Edited April 28, 2009 by joe

[BookJumper]

Am I a terrible person if I'm not particularly intrigued by any of them *hangs head in shame*? Same happened last year; I got to get a good look at what was available as I did a spot of author-minding at the Orange Prize for Fiction Reader's Day at Liverpool Bluecoat but none of the books actually interested me enough to get picked up.

 

Then again I find it hard to relate to realistic stories (what weird things that says about me) so maybe I should have a look at the Nebula/Tolkien/Bram Stoker shortlists instead...

Edited April 28, 2009 by BookJumper

[lexiepiper]

I have to admit, none of them appeal to me :/

[avid_reader]

I am wanting to read all of the books on the list. I am going to start with Scottsboro by Ellen Feldman.

 

I've only read 'The Household Guide to Dying' (Debra Adelaide) and 'Girl in a Blue Dress' (Gaynor Arnold) so far, and I have to say I was really impressed with the latter! Scottsboro is definitely one of the next ones I want to read though, you'll have to let me know what you think once you've finished it

[joe]

I will, I have ordered it from the library so might be a while beforer I can start it.