I don’t like to brag, but I correctly predicted that Home would win the Orange Prize.
I’m gutted. For two reasons:
- Wilderness didn’t win.
- I didn’t put any money on it.
Never mind. Let’s see if I can correctly predict the Booker!
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17 replies on “Home wins the Orange Prize”
I can’t believe this one won. I’m predicting The Children’s Book for the Booker. I already know nothing else I read will come close to it. But then I hated several of the winners in the recent past. So what do I know.
Candy – I haven’t read it yet, but if I had to guess the Booker winner today I’d guess Byatt. It will be interesting to see if I still think so after reading the whole short list.
Yeah, but you and Simon couldn’t even get through this book could you? Jeez. Who’s picking these things?
I can’t believe it; I thought it was awful 🙁
Aren’t you also a bit gutted because you didn’t like Home all that much? And even if Wilderness didn’t win, at least you got to have the experience of reading it – hopefully others will have too because it made the short list!
Sandy – You’re right. It was the only one in the short list that we couldn’t manage to read all the way through..
Diane – I couldn’t agree more!!
Steph – I didn’t like Home at all! I can see why some people do, but I need a bit more action in my books and some characters to empathise with. I also have a problem with books which just retell a story I’ve heard before. Never mind – we can’t win them all!
Ah well, I didn’t get on with Gilead so I’m unlikely to read Home any time soon. Still, I’m encouraged that Francesca Kay won the new writers award – as you know I was very taken with An Equal Stillness
Well, your take on Home discouraged me from putting it on my list. I opted for Molly Fox’s Birthday and Wilderness.
That’s a damn good guess :). Too bad it doesn’t sound like a book that I’d like to read (not Gilead too).
oh…thats sad, but then congrats to the author 🙂
Jane – I saw that Equal Stillness won and thought of you! I’m still planning to get hold of a copy, although I guess the queue at the library will be longer now that it was won!
Matthew – I’m looking forward to your comments on them, especially Wilderness.
Mee – I am proud of my prediction, but it is a shame I didn’t actually enjoy the book.
Violet – I agree – congrats to Robinson. I wonder if she’ll put the Orange prize next to her Pulitzer one?
Good job on picking correctly. I’m not likely to read Home, but I’m glad to have read your review!
And I really wanted to read the winner too. but considering I couldn’t even come close to finishing Gilead, I don’t know if I even want to pick this up. I might just read the others instead!
Say it ain’t so. I know I have to read one more besides Housekeeping but I have to say that I’m not a fan based on that one book. But since I am reading the Orange Prize winners I guess I will find out eventually if she improves on me.
LOL – you need to start a betting pool for the Booker!
I actually had a look this afternoon and noone was taking bets on the Booker prize yet. I guess I’ll have to wait for the longlist to be announced before I put my money on Byatt’s book.
Hi Jackie
I think you commented on my blog anothernutter.blogspot.com a little while ago. Sorry it’s taken me so long to get here – but now that I am, I like it! Looking at your header it’s like looking at my own bookshelves – eerily familiar. I have now closed my old blog and am now just devoted to blogging about books. My new blog is rubyredbooks.blogspot.com.
I have heard so many good things about The Wilderness. I checked it out on bookdepository.co.uk and they are not discounting it (and amazon.co.uk have no stock) which leads me to believe it is going out like hot cakes! I will wait a little longer – maybe a reprint may now be on the cards.
As to Home, I still haven’t read Gilead! I read her first book Housekeeping – it was a slow, brooding tale, which sounds like her last two books and I have to be in the mood for one of those 🙂