Giller Shortlist
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The Free World by David Bezmozgis
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Better Living Through Plastic Explosives by Zsuzsi Gartner
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The Cat's Table by Michael Ondaatje (my review here)
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The Sisters Brothers by Patrick DeWitt
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The Antagonist by Lynn Coady
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Half Blood Blues by Esi Edugyan
I am also excited to read Half Blood Blues and The Sisters Brothers. In addition to being shortlisted for the Giller, they are finalists for The Rogers Writer's Trust prize and The Booker Prize. They must be fantastic novels!
Have you read any of the finalists?
I haven't read any of them, but I do have Better Living Through Plastic Explosives on my shelf, waiting to be read.
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