Louis

Hello,

this is my first attempt at posting any form of blog.  I decided to read the Booker winners about a year ago during a struggle to find something I wanted to read.  In order of their victories I have read so far: 1969 - Something To Answer For; 1973 - The Siege of Krishnapur; 1975 - Heat and Dust; 1978 - The Sea, The Sea; 1979 - Offshore; 1981 - Midnight's Children; 1983 - Life and Times of Michael K; 1986 - The Old Devils; 1989 - The Remains of the Day; 1993 - Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha; 1994 - How Late It Was, How Late; 1995 - The Ghost Road; 1998 - Amsterdam; 1999 - Disgrace; 2000 - The Blind Assassin; 2001 - True History of the Kelly Gang; 2002 - Life of Pi; 2003 - Vernon God Little; 2007 - The Gathering; 2008 - The White Tiger; 2009 - Wolf Hall.

I'm currently struggling through The Famished Road (1991) by Ben Okri, which isn't gripping me as much as I'd like, but I'm barely a third of the way through.

I've already read six winners this year and one shortlisted novel (Room - Emma Donoghue), but I'm confident I can get through six more this year to put me close to two thirds of the way through the lot.