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The 2009 Independent Booksellers' Prize shortlist allowed for voting in independent bookshops around the UK. It was a strong shortlist, with a richly-deserved winner. Here's what Bookbag thought of them. Why not [mailto:sue@thebookbag.co.uk tell us] about your favourites too? (Although we've got links to Amazon as with all our lists, we really would rather you went out and supported your local bookshop instead of buying online this time! Tell them Bookbag sent you!) | The 2009 Independent Booksellers' Prize shortlist allowed for voting in independent bookshops around the UK. It was a strong shortlist, with a richly-deserved winner. Here's what Bookbag thought of them. Why not [mailto:sue@thebookbag.co.uk tell us] about your favourites too? (Although we've got links to Amazon as with all our lists, we really would rather you went out and supported your local bookshop instead of buying online this time! Tell them Bookbag sent you!) | ||
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|author=Khaled Hosseini | |author=Khaled Hosseini | ||
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| − | |summary=Purple prose over vivid description, soap opera over genuine emotional depth. Bookbag didn't enjoy this any more than it enjoyed its predecessor, | + | |summary=Purple prose over vivid description, soap opera over genuine emotional depth. Bookbag didn't enjoy this any more than it enjoyed its predecessor, ''The Kite Runner''. Its weighty setting belies what is in actuality, a pleasant but incredibly light and schmaltzy plot-driven read. |
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0747582793</amazonuk> | |amazonuk=<amazonuk>0747582793</amazonuk> | ||
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|author=Aravind Adiga | |author=Aravind Adiga | ||
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|summary=The 2008 Booker Prize-winner constrasts India's growing economy with its rural poverty. | |summary=The 2008 Booker Prize-winner constrasts India's growing economy with its rural poverty. | ||
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1843547228</amazonuk> | |amazonuk=<amazonuk>1843547228</amazonuk> | ||
Revision as of 07:47, 9 May 2018
The 2009 Independent Booksellers' Prize shortlist allowed for voting in independent bookshops around the UK. It was a strong shortlist, with a richly-deserved winner. Here's what Bookbag thought of them. Why not tell us about your favourites too? (Although we've got links to Amazon as with all our lists, we really would rather you went out and supported your local bookshop instead of buying online this time! Tell them Bookbag sent you!)
The Winner
The Shortlist
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