i HATEd this book
who the hell recommended it

I am a staunch mn book club supporter and i gave up half way thoruhg
PLEASe dont let this happen to the next choice

Can't quite shake off the feeling that I've missed something: I read Home all the way through, resisting the urge to skip whole chapters, but every single review I've read, and I've read loads now, thinks it's wonderful.

Is the Booker meant to award books that are both an interesting read AND literary fiction? I've often found good reads on that longlist/shortlist, so maybe I'll stick to that in future and avoid the Orange.

I agree re Britain's Got Talent . Btw is Amanda boffing Simon Cowell?

I can see technically that it deserves it, but in pure enjoyment levels I can't quite believe it.

Diversity winning Britain's Got Talent, however, was absolutely right.

So there's justice in the world still.

I know! Can't believe it either. Dh told me this morning and thought it was hilarious news after watching me wade through it for the past month.

Either we're clueless and don't know a good book when we read one or the judges on these panels have very different ideas to the rest of us. Lots of people will probably buy it now and struggle with it too.

Can't believe it won!

Duh I thought book club was tonight and it was last week so missed it! Was amazed I got through Home found it really slow going. Last 30 pages were the best, something actually happened! Pleased Oryx and Crake won as I voted for that, better get reading and get date right next time!

I finished today at last. I quite enjoyed the writing - slow and gentle which i think reflected the town and situation. Ending a bit 'meh' though. Glad I persevered and would buy Gilead if I saw it in a charity shjop/ on offer but wouldn't rush out to buy it.

I ploughed through to the end of Home and I still think it was crap. I've just borrowed Molly Thingy's Birthday from the library - that sounds more interesting. If Home wins the Orange the judges must be mental. I would have liked to have come and moaned on book club night but was away for half term - maybe the next one, I LOVE Oryx and Crake, one of my all-time faves.

I read Samantha Harvey's Wilderness which didn't make it to the Book of the Month and thought it was wonderful. Tried all month to get Home from the library (couldn't justify BUYING another book) but they didn't have it. So now I am reading Gilead and am wonderfully thankful to the MN bookclub for recommending such wonderful books

I really liked Gilead, thought it was really lovely and would recommend it, but haven't read Home yet.