ever since i was a teenager i always read all the booker prize nominees and nothing else.
But they've seemed to have jumped onto social justice bandwagon and are nominating books with an agenda. i have no problem with social justice and belive in mission 100 percent but for some reason my heart doesnt agree with books slected for an agenda.
For people who are interested in modern literature reading the Booker Prize winners from 1969 forward and skipping any book that you find dull after 100 pages or whatever is well worth it.
Then people can stop as they get to the latest things that are driven by identity politics when they choose.
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ever since i was a teenager i always read all the booker prize nominees and nothing else. But they've seemed to have jumped onto social justice bandwagon and are nominating books with an agenda. i have no problem with social justice and belive in mission 100 percent but for some reason my heart doesnt agree with books slected for an agenda.
For people who are interested in modern literature reading the Booker Prize winners from 1969 forward and skipping any book that you find dull after 100 pages or whatever is well worth it.
Then people can stop as they get to the latest things that are driven by identity politics when they choose.
I gave up on the Booker Prize years ago. It's mostly hand wringing, dreary, navel gazing tedium, which is a shame.
i still re/read old winners though