Problogue

Hello, and welcome, whether you've stumbled upon this by accident, or have followed a link that I've posted up on Facebook, Twitter or something.

I've recently found myself in the position of being long on time and short on things to do, so have decided to better myself by reading the full shortlist to this year's Booker Prize - a task I haven't tackled before. Having decided to do this, I thought I might as well write down my thoughts, both for personal posterity and in case anyone is interested in knowing my opinions on the various books. With six books to tackle, and 34 days in which to do it, I'd better get started.

The shortlist comprises:

'Parrot And Olivier In America' by Peter Carey
'Room' by Emma Donoghue
'In A Strange Room' by Damon Galgut
'The Finkler Question' by Howard Jacobsen
'The Long Song' by Andrea Levy
'C' by Tom McCarthy

And I'll tackle the books in this order - alphabetically by author - for the sole reason that I haven't yet got a copy of 'C' (it's on order).

I hope you enjoy my thoughts on the books. And with no further ado, it's time to begin...