Wherein We Elect Our Favourite Novels of 1993

shouts out also to vurt and parable of the sower

Tie between Shipping News and A Cat Abroad

I've only read "Parable of the Sower", "Life of Insects", and, of books not listed, "My Idea of Fun" by Will Self. In my recollection, all three are rather resigned about the possibilities of human nature in that early '90s way, though "Parable" is perhaps the least cynical.

Vurt. I bought the hardcover when it came out solely because it caught my eye in a Waldenbooks and then I read the back cover. It's flawed but I've always loved it.

I feel more down on the '90s than the years where I had read almost none of the books. I've read the Welsh, Faulks and Banks (and the Self o nate mentioned). Banks the best of those, but I wish I'd read more interesting books from the era.

Voted for the Yu Hua, simple and perfect.

But I know I really liked "Shipping News" and "Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha" at the time -- it's just that I can't remember one thing about them. Except that I think the latter was a dialect book.

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The Club Dumas is a fun read. It was made into the weird movie The Ninth Gate, where Polanski changed the ending to show off his wife's boobs.

I'm reading The Virgin Suicides right now, having picked up an old copy at the weekend. Reminds me of Updike doing his Nabokov impression but I would've loved it in 1993, probably.

Loved the movie, never tried to read the book.

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I missed this one - I would have voted for La Maravilla. I wanted to read it again recently and it took awhile to track down a copy.

Voted Butler over Welsh & Proulx & Banville, another somewhat disappointing year though (speaking solely of my choices).

Echoing others I am finding less of interest in this stretch, w lots of blind spots as usual. Will def have something to vote for next year tho

better list it wins or there's a good chance I won't know to include it :)

bit of a break from these for the next month tho as I'm on hols

what a bad year for books

Britpop year

business is resumed:

Wherein We Elect Our Favourite Novels of 1994

your efforts are much appreciated

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