Comments on: Man Booker controversy overshadows budget http://www.irishsentinel.com/2008/10/15/man-booker-controversy-overshadows-budget/ Newspaper of the year 2008 Sun, 05 Sep 2010 17:35:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Emerald Islander http://www.irishsentinel.com/2008/10/15/man-booker-controversy-overshadows-budget/comment-page-1/#comment-119 Emerald Islander Sat, 18 Oct 2008 14:21:02 +0000 http://www.irishsentinel.com/?p=440#comment-119 Great story! I always enjoy a good satire. On a serious note, the 'Man Booker Prize' is a mad circus and I have the utmost empathy for any author who is subjected to it. Fortunately I will never be nominated for it, so I am safe. But if I would be dragged into it, I would refuse to participate. (Even the name is a bad linguistic joke...) And with regards to Celia Ahern, well, she might have her 'fans' among the female readers of 'chick lit', bit I cannot take her serious as a writer. Quite in the same way as I cannot take her father for serious as a politician. These days so much rubbish is published that one has to search for quite a while to find a decent new book among the novelties. Great story! I always enjoy a good satire.

On a serious note, the ‘Man Booker Prize’ is a mad circus and I have the utmost empathy for any author who is subjected to it. Fortunately I will never be nominated for it, so I am safe. But if I would be dragged into it, I would refuse to participate. (Even the name is a bad linguistic joke…)

And with regards to Celia Ahern, well, she might have her ‘fans’ among the female readers of ‘chick lit’, bit I cannot take her serious as a writer. Quite in the same way as I cannot take her father for serious as a politician.
These days so much rubbish is published that one has to search for quite a while to find a decent new book among the novelties.

]]> By: Arnold Corns http://www.irishsentinel.com/2008/10/15/man-booker-controversy-overshadows-budget/comment-page-1/#comment-109 Arnold Corns Thu, 16 Oct 2008 16:13:35 +0000 http://www.irishsentinel.com/?p=440#comment-109 Too generous is right. I'd say by about 121%. Too generous is right. I’d say by about 121%.

]]> By: Medbh http://www.irishsentinel.com/2008/10/15/man-booker-controversy-overshadows-budget/comment-page-1/#comment-108 Medbh Thu, 16 Oct 2008 14:19:57 +0000 http://www.irishsentinel.com/?p=440#comment-108 The good news is that her crap film scored a lowly 21% on Rotten Tomatoes. They were too generous. http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/ps_i_love_you/ The good news is that her crap film scored a lowly 21% on Rotten Tomatoes.
They were too generous.
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/ps_i_love_you/

]]> By: Arnold Corns http://www.irishsentinel.com/2008/10/15/man-booker-controversy-overshadows-budget/comment-page-1/#comment-107 Arnold Corns Wed, 15 Oct 2008 23:06:00 +0000 http://www.irishsentinel.com/?p=440#comment-107 You're turned on a bit, aren't you? It's ok to admit it. You're amongst friends here. You’re turned on a bit, aren’t you? It’s ok to admit it. You’re amongst friends here.

]]> By: Manuel http://www.irishsentinel.com/2008/10/15/man-booker-controversy-overshadows-budget/comment-page-1/#comment-106 Manuel Wed, 15 Oct 2008 22:59:40 +0000 http://www.irishsentinel.com/?p=440#comment-106 jesus that picture is unnerving...... jesus that picture is unnerving……

]]> By: Arnold Corns http://www.irishsentinel.com/2008/10/15/man-booker-controversy-overshadows-budget/comment-page-1/#comment-104 Arnold Corns Wed, 15 Oct 2008 13:57:11 +0000 http://www.irishsentinel.com/?p=440#comment-104 mr whippy, the story of an ice cream man who dies and leaves his wife 12 99s with a romantic message inside the flake. mr whippy, the story of an ice cream man who dies and leaves his wife 12 99s with a romantic message inside the flake.

]]> By: RedLeeroy http://www.irishsentinel.com/2008/10/15/man-booker-controversy-overshadows-budget/comment-page-1/#comment-101 RedLeeroy Wed, 15 Oct 2008 12:13:54 +0000 http://www.irishsentinel.com/?p=440#comment-101 I heard Mr Whippy was ghost written by Salman Rushdie. I heard Mr Whippy was ghost written by Salman Rushdie.

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