Shortlisted : Booker 2009Made the wrong choice (me ... not the judges!)
Not that I didn't like it ... just that I didn't love it ... and it was soooo long. And I had "Wolf Hall" and this sitting by the bed and chose this one to read (probably because I like the cover ... groan). Wolf Hall went on to win the Booker and heaps of other accolades.
This was a long long long book. It had a great historical setting but it was so wordy ... at times it seemed like the author just slipped history lectures or research notes into the narrative.
It was set at the turn of the century (1800s into 1900s) in upperclass / bohemian / arty society of England.
Basically, I was glad to finish it!
