Bibliography, November 2015

BOTM: H. Yanagihara, A little life

P. Fitzgerald, The bookshop

I. Watson (ed.), The Mammoth book of alternate histories

It took me twenty five days to read A little life, partly because of childcare but mostly because it was such hard going. It was however worth it. It's been controversial and the plot issues are real, but it was haunting, beautiful and so sad. The writing was also excellent. Although it's been described as grim, and there are passages I physically flinched at, I think it finishes well. It was robbed of the Booker.

Edit. My final Booker 2015 rankings are thus below. McCarthy was terrible:

1. Yanagihara
2. James
3. Tyler
4. Sahota
5. Obioma
6. McCarthy