Category Archives: Man Booker 2011

The Sense of an Ending

Posted on December 23, 2011 by barefootheart

The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes. Alfred A. Knopf 2011. The winner of the 2011 Man Booker Prize is a slight book, 163 pages in length. It is divided into two parts. In the first section, narrator Tony … Continue reading →

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Half Blood Blues

Posted on December 8, 2011 by barefootheart

Half Blood Blues by Esi Edugyan. Serpent’s Tail 2011. Sid and Chip grew up together in Baltimore. It was Chip who discovered jazz and introduced Sid to the joy of making music. Chip played the drums while Sid took on … Continue reading →

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The Sisters Brothers

Posted on November 16, 2011 by barefootheart

The Sisters Brothers by Patrick deWitt. Anansi 2011. To my surprise, I loved this book. I say surprise because a western about hired killers isn’t the sort of thing I usually read. However, The Sisters Brothers was nominated for the … Continue reading →

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