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A Self-Indulgent Mess

January 11, 2016 by expandingbookshelf Leave a Comment

What an utter waste of time. Tom McCarthy is fast becoming the Kate Winslet of the literary world-so much of his work is exceptional, so now they nominate him based on the assumption that this book is good too (Yeah, Winslet, I’m coming for you. Nice accent in Steve Jobs)   I picked up McCarthy’s Satin Island because it was longlisted for the Man Booker Prize. There’s only been a few times where I profoundly disliked a book that received that honor, but this is […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: Boring, Satin Island, tom mccarthy

expandingbookshelf's CBR8 Review No:7 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: Boring, Satin Island, tom mccarthy ·
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