Winner of the Booker Prize 2005. "His prose gives continuous sensual delight" (only if you have a dictionary to hand). I understand why this won a literary fiction award. I understand why it didn't sell, and why i could buy it for 5.99.
It's verbose, and the wordiness left this reader bewildered as almost every 2nd paragraph required referring to the dictionary. I have not the greatest word power in the world, but to have to refer so often stemmed the flow of the book. There's no doubt that there's a power to the characters created by the author, but I couldn't enjoy them.
I did learn, however, that scurf is the word for the flakes of dry skin that are caused by dandruff. On that basis, I'll score it at 458 out of 1023. A Hard Read.
I did learn, however, that scurf is the word for the flakes of dry skin that are caused by dandruff. On that basis, I'll score it at 458 out of 1023. A Hard Read.
