Slog - Comments on Curried Books http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/curried_books John Sutherland, who famously swore that he would curry and eat his copy of Salman Rushdie's The Enchantress of Florence if it did not win this year's Booker Prize, is going back on his pledge. The book was not even shortlisted. He says: Particularly interesting for me, I should add, since I vowed - publicly - to curry and eat my proof copy of The Enchantress of Florence if it didn't win. It won't. And I won't. So there. I might manage a custard pie on October 10, though. You will note that I have not vowed to consume any... Copyright 2008 Tue, 09 Sep 2008 14:00:00 -0800 Tue, 09 Sep 2008 19:47:22 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Sara Ivry Nextbook.org has a podcast with Linda Grant in which she talks about her book. It's a very interesting conversation, http://www.nextbook.org/cultural/feature.html?id=892.
Thanks.

]]> Sara Ivry http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/curried_books#c1133730 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/curried_books#c1133730 Books Tue, 09 Sep 2008 14:28:52 -0800 Comment by left coast I'll pretty much read anything off the Booker prize shortlist. I haven't read any of those either though, but I did read Northline based on your recommendation. I loved it. It was uncomfortable reading, but in the Q&A with Willy Vlatutin at the end, it sounded like it wasn't easy to write either.

]]> left coast http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/curried_books#c1133820 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/curried_books#c1133820 Books Tue, 09 Sep 2008 15:20:51 -0800 Comment by Chris in Tampa I thought that said Sea of Puppies and was extremely disappointed upon closer inspection.

]]> Chris in Tampa http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/curried_books#c1133829 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/curried_books#c1133829 Books Tue, 09 Sep 2008 15:25:06 -0800 Comment by Super Jesse Fuckin' pussy, now who's gonna miss out on 368 pages of curried joy.

Like my old grand daddy used to say, "The less a man makes declarative statements, the less apt he is to look foolish in retrospect."

]]> Super Jesse http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/curried_books#c1133904 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/curried_books#c1133904 Books Tue, 09 Sep 2008 15:57:07 -0800 Comment by Paul Constant Did your grand daddy really used to say that? Because that's awesome.

]]> Paul Constant http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/curried_books#c1134065 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/curried_books#c1134065 Books Tue, 09 Sep 2008 17:22:53 -0800 Comment by Super Jesse not really, it's a quote from a tarantino movie

]]> Super Jesse http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/curried_books#c1134206 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/curried_books#c1134206 Books Tue, 09 Sep 2008 19:47:22 -0800