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Celestial Bodies

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AgentProvocateur · 02/08/2019 15:26

Hi, has anyone read this? It won the International Man Brooker, so I had high hopes, but I just didn’t get it!

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MyReadingChallenge · 02/08/2019 15:58

I had to force myself to finish it. I was really disappointed... just found it really boring.

AgentProvocateur · 02/08/2019 19:57

Glad it's not just me. I read it in the Kindle, and I had no idea who anyone was or what era the chapter was as set in. I'd been looking forward to reading it, too.

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Springfern · 02/08/2019 20:24

Mixed feelings about this. I was v intrigued at the beginning but then also had to force myself to finish it. I also got annoyed with having to constantly check the family tree thing at the front. I thought I was being ignorant for not loving it!

Springfern · 02/08/2019 20:26

Is the Man Booker bullshit? Ducks, Newburyport is on the longlist this year and that looks ridiculous. I would always trust the Women's Prize over the MB

AgentProvocateur · 02/08/2019 20:46

There was no family tree on the Kindle version. It definitely needed one.

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