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I made the mistake of reading a book that won the Booker Prize

27 November 2024

3:31 AM

27 November 2024

3:31 AM

I’ve just broken one of my own golden rules – never buy a book that has won the Booker Prize, because it will be crap. So I have only myself to blame. The rule of mine has held reasonably true, with a few exceptions, since the wonderful David Storey won it in 1976 for Saville.

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