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I loved her interview with Stephen Colbert, when she said: "It is lazy and easy to lead by fear, it is harder to lead with hope." The gap between the I loved her interview with Stephen Colbert, when she said: "It is lazy and easy to lead by fear, it is harder to lead with hope." The gap between the Obamas and the current administration could not be more striking. I miss their intelligence, dignity, humor and humanness every day. ...more (less)

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Peter (on semi hiatus and trying to catch up)

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I loved her interview with Stephen Colbert, when she said: "It is lazy and easy to lead by fear, it is harder to lead with hope." The gap between the I loved her interview with Stephen Colbert, when she said: "It is lazy and easy to lead by fear, it is harder to lead with hope."

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Apple computers have been expensive since the Apple I, released in April 1976 which was $666.66 while competing systems such as the KIM-1 were $245. TApple computers have been expensive since the Apple I, released in April 1976 which was $666.66 while competing systems such as the KIM-1 were $245. The upside is that Apple Corp. is still around and selling computers and other devices to the consumer market while 100% of their competitors have failed and/or left the market. The Apple ][ was $1,298 when it was released in June 1977. Competing systems such as the Commodore PET were $595, Radio Shack TRS 80 at $799, etc. Scully did not arrive until April 1983. ...more (less)

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Apple computers have been expensive since the Apple I, released in April 1976 which was $666.66 while competing systems such as the KIM-1 were $245. TApple computers have been expensive since the Apple I, released in April 1976 which was $666.66 while competing systems such as the KIM-1 were $245.

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GirlWithThePinkSkiMask WAAY BEHIND & CATCHING UP!!

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Are you my mommy? Tessa Markham returns home to find a child in her kitchen. He thinks she is his mother. But Tessa doesn't have any chi...

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Cormoran, Cormoran, Cormoran.

I'm not sure if it is Cormoran the character, or Cormoran the narrator for the audiobooks, that I love so much, but either way, I'm in love.

Robert Glenister's voice IS Cormoran, it's just absolute perfection.

This story was right up my alley. I love characters like Strike. Gritty and flawed, yet super intelligent, humble and genuine.

Additionally, I truly enjoyed the chemistry between him and his accidental assistant, Robin. I can't wait to watch their relationship g...more

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The Cuckoo's Calling (Cormoran Strike, #1)

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Cormoran, Cormoran, Cormoran. I'm not sure if it is Cormoran the character, or Cormoran the narrator for the audiobooks, that I love so much, but either way, I'm in love. Robert Glenister's voice IS Cormoran, it's just absolute perfection. This story was right up my alley. I love characters like Strike.

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I just googled that. It's a review on Amazon.I just googled that. It's a review on Amazon.
"Good message, although some supporting information isn't fully accurate -Tyler W.
"Good message, although some supporting information isn't fully accurate -Tyler W.
ByAmazon Customeron February 26, 2018
Format: Hardcover|Verified Purchase
First, let me identify myself. I am Tyler Westover, brother number three in this book. Reading through other comments, it is clear that the book has become very controversial. A natural tendency when we encounter someone that we disagree strongly with is to attempt to dehumanize those individuals into foul monsters. We see this behavior regularly in politics as well as in arguments over land and other natural resources. My purpose in writing this review is not to try to prove either side wrong; rather, it is to "humanize" the people on both sides, while also providing a partial perspective that people on both sides of the argument may be able to agree with. Several concerns prevent this from being a full perspective.

I will start by quoting an email that I sent to Tara on Feb. 21, 2016. I still mostly feel the same way. Here are excerpts from the note that I sent:

"Overall, I like the book and wish that we could all understand it. It not only contains important messages, but the writing style and descriptions are captivating. ... I could add a number of details on Part 1: Idaho. For your earlier memories, I was old enough to have access to more information, and I could clarify. I am not sure that I would recommend changing your text much, though, because my additions would also add complications. Usually in reports of scientific and engineering projects we follow what is known as the "80/20 rule," which is that reports focus on key messages and points and deliberately leave out seemingly contradictory or excessively complicated information for general audiences. The fact is that practically no-one can understand all of the details in a complicated situation, and focusing on the underlying themes is generally best unless the audience has specific need to try to grasp the details. I think that you did well following the 80/20 rule. If you like I could send clarifying notes that you could include in an appendix or as publication notes. As you mention, we have different memories and different perceptions of the same events, and I recognize that if you try to include my version, it will likely interfere with your clean narrative."

Some elements in the book have been misinterpreted from the way that Tara likely intended, and I think that some things Tara misunderstood herself. Because education is a primary theme of the book, I will offer a different perspective on that topic here. In writing this alternate perspective, I do not intend to convey that Tara's interpretation of events is wholly in error. Our parents are extremists, and they and other members of our family have done terrible things that have hurt Tara. There is no doubt there was abuse, neglect, and other awful choices. Those events are described in Tara's book, and I will not add new comments about those events here. I was removed quite far from the family when most of those events took place, and for the most part they are not entirely clear in my mind. As indicated above, I intend to restrict my narrative here to my personal experiences or actual events for which I have clear accounts that I expect will generate little disagreement from other individuals who were involved.

As Tara describes, our father is very suspicious of the government. At one point, he told us, his children, that he was concerned someone from the government could come to our home and gun shots could be fired. Nothing he ever said, however, led me to believe that this concern was connected with our homeschool. Instead, he referenced Charlton Hesston's sentiment that the only way the government would get his guns would be from his "cold dead hands." To expand a little further, our father also said that he did not think that the government would send local law enforcement or even federal agents to take guns away from law-abiding U.S. citizens. He considered it more likely that such a task would have to be fulfilled by troops from the United Nations. It should also be noted that the guns in question did not include high capacity, semi-automatic rifles, such as have been used in mass shootings or are designed for intense combat. I have never seen our father with such a weapon, and as far as I know, he has never owned one.

Regarding higher education, many readers of the book have concluded that Tara attended formal higher education against apparently insurmountable odds. Perhaps it is not that surprising after all. Of the seven children in our family, six of them attended formal higher education classes (Luke is the only one who has not, and as described in Tara's book, classroom education is not really his thing). In addition, both our mother "Faye" and our father "Gene" attended at least one year of university classes each. Our mother frequently encouraged me from a young age to prepare to attend university classes by the time I was sixteen. On the other hand, our father has expressed great dissatisfaction with the hubris associated with university education as well as its bias toward liberal thinking.

Observing people around me, it seemed that university degrees actually helped very few people in our community. Most individuals that I knew of returned to work on their family's farm after getting a degree. Those that did not return, I really didn't know about. Without being able to perceive a direct benefit from a university degree, I did not initially consider higher education very seriously. Our father was actually the person who first gave me a specific purpose to get a university degree. He told me that if I got an engineering degree, then I could provide engineering stamps for building and bridge designs for the family construction business. Our dad mostly created his own designs for sheds and other custom structures that his business built, but sometimes he had to have his designs stamped by a professional engineer. If I became a professional engineer, not only could I stamp our designs, but I could probably also be more flexible in the design to save additional costs in fabrication materials. The idea captured my interest, but I was concerned about being able to finish an engineering degree. At the time, I was about sixteen, and four years of classes in a university seemed like a very long time. Neither of my parents had actually graduated. I considered that the only way to make sure that I could graduate would be to win a four-year full-tuition scholarship; at length, that is what I determined to do. Tara was correct that my father often fought me to go to work rather than study.

Part of the application for the scholarship that I wanted (a Trustee's scholarship at BYU) required writing an essay response to a quote by Blaise Pascal. Again it was our father who provided the best advice on how to approach the essay. He suggested that I spend a full day in the library at Utah State University to read all I could about Blaise Pascal to find the context of the quote and perhaps additional complementary quotes. I followed my father's advice and won the scholarship. Years later as I was finishing a bachelor's degree in engineering at BYU, Purdue University offered me a fellowship for graduate school. I was excited to go but also very hesitant. It was important to me that I marry someone who shared my religious beliefs, and that seemed much less probable in Indiana than in Utah. After much deliberation and hearing some negative stories about graduate school in far-away places, I had almost decided to turn down Purdue's offer and stay in Utah. Before I made my final decision, though, I consulted my parents for their advice. They both recommended that I go to Purdue. I particularly remember my father's advice. He told me not to let fear of the future cause me to miss such a great opportunity. With that reassurance, I decided to go, and after five years, I earned a Ph.D. from Purdue.

Undoubtedly, Tara's experience talking about higher education with our parents was much different than mine. After reading a memoir, I would hope that readers have new questions about their understanding of the events and people being scrutinized rather than feeling confident that their understanding is now sufficient to render accurate judgment. Every person involved has their own paradigm and experiences.

Postscript Note: I have received some negative comments on the review above from people who think that I am trying to impose my experiences on Tara. That really is not my intention. In her book, in numerous places, Tara interprets for me and other members of my family things that we did, said, thought, and even felt. I cannot speak for the other members of my family, but in my case I think in many instances she greatly incorrectly conveyed my experiences. In the interest of a balanced viewpoint, it seems that I should at least attempt to share a part of my perspective, while still supporting her as much as I can. I do recognize this is her memoir, and she describes her experiences from her paradigm. However, it seems reasonable for me to explain my perspective and outline events that demonstrate the validity of my perspective, in my review."(less)
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I just googled that. It's a review on Amazon.I just googled that. It's a review on Amazon."Good message, although some supporting information isn't fully accurate -Tyler W."Good message, although some supporting information isn't fully accurate -Tyler W.ByAmazon Customeron February 26, 2018Format: Hardcover|Verified PurchaseFirst, let me identify myself.

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OMG, thank you for asking this! The audio version is even worse. I got it to listen to on my long drive to work every day, and I JUST CAN'T TAKE IT ANOMG, thank you for asking this! The audio version is even worse. I got it to listen to on my long drive to work every day, and I JUST CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE. The reader is just awful. Every time she says "the day of the barbecue" I want to punch someone! I am done with this. Mary Rugg Courtney...more (less)

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Sandy *The world could end while I was reading and I would never notice*

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"It is easy to mourn the lives we aren't living. Easy to wish we'd developed other other talents, said yes to different offers. Easy to wish we'd worked harder, loved better, handled our finances more astutely, been more popular, stayed in the band, gone to Australia, said yes to the coffee or done more bloody yoga.
It takes no effort to miss the friends we didn't make and the work we didn't do the people we didn't do and the people we didn't marry and the children we didn't have. It is not difficult to see yourself through the lens of other people, and to wish you were all the different kaleidoscopic versions of you they wanted you to be. It is easy to regret, and keep regretting, ad infinitum, until our time runs out.
But it is not lives we regret not living that are the real problem. It is the regret itself. It's the regret that makes us shrivel and wither and feel like our own and other people's worst enemy.
We can't tell if any of those other versions would of been better or worse. Those lives are happening, it is true, but you are happening as well, and that is the happening we have to focus on." - 1377 likes

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"It is easy to mourn the lives we aren't living. Easy to wish we'd developed other other talents, said yes to different offers.

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"As a young girl, Katya Geller learned from her mother that math was the answer to everything. Now, approaching forty, she finds this wisdom tested: she has lost the love of her life, she is in the middle of a divorce, and has just found out that her mother is dying. Half-mad with grief, Katya turns to the unfinished notes for her mother's last textbook, hoping to find guidance in mathematical concepts.With humor, intelligence, and unfailing honesty, Katya traces back her life's journey: her childhood in Soviet Russia, her parents' great love, the death of her father, her mother's career as a renowned mathematician, and their immigration to the United States. She is, by turns, an adrift newlywed, an ESL teacher in an office occupied by witches and mediums, a restless wife, an accomplished writer, a flailing mother of two, a grieving daughter, and, all the while, a woman in love haunted by a question: how to parse the wild, unfathomable passion she feels through the cool logic of mathematics?Award-winning author Lara Vapnyar delivers an unabashedly frank and darkly comic tale of coming-of-age in middle age. Divide Me by Zero is almost unclassifiable--a stylistically original, genre-defying mix of classic Russian novel, American self-help book, Soviet math textbook, sly writing manual, and, at its center, an intense romance that captures the most common misfortune of all: falling in love"--

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The One by John Marrs is a 2017 Del Rey publication.
Outstandingly original!!

I don't know how I missed this book when it was first published, but it skated underneath my radar until recently. I went into this one blind. The synopsis really doesn't prepare one for what is about to transpire!!

Online dating services and apps has nothing on 'Match Your DNA'. Get tested, and if your soul mate has also been tested, you will be matched to the absolute love of your life. If only it were that simple....

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The One by John Marrs is a 2017 Del Rey publication.Outstandingly original!! I don't know how I missed this book when it was first published, but it skated underneath my radar until recently. I went into this one blind. The synopsis really doesn't prepare one for what is about to transpire!!

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Read 8,653 reviews from the world’s largest community for readers. Inspired by the true story of a woman who changed the way we understand our world. In 1…

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Looking back a sentence, the exchange goes:Looking back a sentence, the exchange goes:

"Doesn't it bother you," Strigan continued, "didn't it ever bother you, that you're slaves?"
"Who?"
"The ships. The warships. So powerful. Armed. The officers inside are at your mercy every moment. What stops you from killing them all and declaring yourselves free? I've never been able to understand how the Radchaai can keep the ships enslaved."

The question "Doesn't it bother you... that you're slaves?" could just as easily be posed by Breq or any ship AI to any of the humans subject to the rule of the Lord of Radch. And thus understanding how the Radchaai compel obedience in humans would also answer the question of how they compel obedience among ships (who are also sentient beings, with feelings and free will, who choose obedience over the alternatives). The main methods are:

1. Appeals to abstract principles: justice, propriety, benefit, and civilization.

2. Threat of physical harm to the ships, humans, and those they care about.

3. Explicit psychological tampering through AI programming, human "re-education", and the creation of ancillaries from dissidents and prisoners of war).(less)
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Read 24.9k reviews from the world’s largest community for readers. In his journal, Nobel Prize winner John Steinbeck called East of Eden “the first book,” …

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Stopped at page 46. Strong points are clarity of voice and command of narrative. But once again, the critics have mistaken pleasant romantic frothiness for actual comedy.

Seems semi-autobiographical, like a Patrick Melrose for chipper twentysomething housewives who think they're above the siren call of the one o' clock wine box, just aren't quite ready for the harsh realities in the Bridget Jones saga....more

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Panchsheel (not active here, follo on storygraph)

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Stopped at page 46. Strong points are clarity of voice and command of narrative. But once again, the critics have mistaken pleasant romantic frothiness for actual comedy.

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Dnf at 20%. As a fan of true crime, I love this premise: four elderly residents in a retirement home form a murder club to dissect cold cases. It beats bingo, right? The plot becomes even more interesting when a man is killed and they put their skills to use to investigate the murder.

I loved the humor, and the fact that the elderly were depicted as ingenious, resourceful, and whip smart.

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Sandy *The world could end while I was reading and I would never notice*

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The Thursday Murder Club (Thursday Murder Club, #1)

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Dnf at 20%. As a fan of true crime, I love this premise: four elderly residents in a retirement home form a murder club to dissect cold cases. It beats bingo, right? The plot becomes even more interesting when a man is killed and they put their skills to use to investigate the murder.

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"After all, what can a first impression tell us about someone we've just met for a minute in the lobby of a hotel? For that matter, what can a first impression tell us about anyone? Why, no more than a chord can tell us about Beethoven, or a brushstroke about Botticelli. By their very nature, human beings are so capricious, so complex, so delightfully contradictory, that they deserve not only our consideration, but our reconsideration-and our unwavering determination to withhold our opinion until we have engaged with them in every possible setting at every possible hour."

"if a man does not master his circumstances then he is bound to be mastered by them."

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Margaret M - Apologies for taking time to respond. Lots of Catching up to do

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"After all, what can a first impression tell us about someone we've just met for a minute in the lobby of a hotel? For that matter, what can a first impression tell us about anyone? Why, no more than a chord can tell us about Beethoven, or a brushstroke about Botticelli.

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Set in the mythical Polish village of Primeval, a microcosm of the world populated with eccentric, archetypal characters and guarded by f...

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Neither the book nor the show are particularly accurate as memoir. Lawrence Durrell did not actually live with the rest of the family and was already Neither the book nor the show are particularly accurate as memoir. Lawrence Durrell did not actually live with the rest of the family and was already married when the family moved to Corfu. Gerald does not appear in Lawrence's own memoir of that time at all. Bill Chaisson...more

I'm finding the latest TV series to be delightful escapist stuff. Corfu is gorgeous to look at and the writing is devoid of sentimentality, which is refreshing. There is a greater focus on relationships, including sexual ones, but that is true to the spirit of Lawrence Durrell's writing rather than Gerald's.(less)

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Tatevik is on semi hiatus (trying to finish PHD)

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My Family and Other Animals (Corfu Trilogy, #1)

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Neither the book nor the show are particularly accurate as memoir. Lawrence Durrell did not actually live with the rest of the family and was already Neither the book nor the show are particularly accurate as memoir. Lawrence Durrell did not actually live with the rest of the family and was already married when the family moved to Corfu.

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It is a hunch since the writer has never portrayed the true relationship between Sir Percival and Laura's father. It can be determined that Sir PercivIt is a hunch since the writer has never portrayed the true relationship between Sir Percival and Laura's father.

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Geisha book. Read 208 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. In this classic best-seller, Liza Dalby, the only non-Japanese ever to have...

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From Anthony Doerr, the highly acclaimed, multiple award-winning author of Cloud Cuckoo Land, the beautiful, stunningly ambitious instant New York Times bestseller about a blind French girl and a German boy whose paths collide in occupied France as both try to survive the devastation of World War II. *Soon to be a Netflix limited series from the producers of Stranger Things*
Marie-Laure lives in Paris near the Museum of Natural History, where her father works. When she is twelve, the Nazis occupy Paris and father and daughter flee to the walled citadel of Saint-Malo, where Marie-Laure's reclusive great uncle lives in a tall house by the sea. With them they carry what might be the museum's most valuable and dangerous jewel.

In a mining town in Germany, Werner Pfennig, an orphan, grows up with his younger sister, enchanted by a crude radio they find that brings them news and stories from places they have never seen or imagined. Werner becomes an expert at building and fixing these crucial new instruments and is enlisted to use his talent to track down the resistance. Deftly interweaving the lives of Marie-Laure and Werner, Doerr illuminates the ways, against all odds, people try to be good to one another.

Doerr's "stunning sense of physical detail and gorgeous metaphors" ( San Francisco Chronicle) are dazzling. Ten years in the writing, a National Book Award finalist, All the Light We Cannot See is a magnificent, deeply moving novel from a writer "whose sentences never fail to thrill" ( Los Angeles Times).

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Winner of the Pulitzer Prize* A New York Times Book Review Top Ten Book* A National Book Award Finalist* From Anthony Doerr, the highly acclaimed, multiple award-winning author of Cloud Cuckoo Land, the beautiful, stunningly ambitious instant New York Times bestseller about a blind French girl and a German boy whose paths collide in occupied France as both try to survive the devastation of World War II.

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UPDATED.

To keep in style of the book this review will be just a lot of rambling.

I mean, it was mostly a soap opera. And I just don't do soap operas. I can just about manage about 10 minutes every 5th episode, but that's about it. And Franzen submitted me to 570 bloody pages of a soap opera which I had to digest in a few sittings.
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At the heart of The Husband’s Secret is a letter that’s not meant to be read My darling Cecilia, if you’re reading this, then I’ve died....

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Check out my YouTube channel where I show my instant reactions upon finishing reading fantasy books.

4.5/5 stars. One of the greatest Christmas stories ever told

This was a wonderful story, and Terry Pratchett continues to amaze me at what he is able to conjure up in that genius brain of his. Not only is he able to come up with truly unique fantasy plots, but he has the ability to make me laugh from start to finish along the way.

Story: 4/5

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Check out my YouTube channel where I show my instant reactions upon finishing reading fantasy books. 4.5/5 stars. One of the greatest Christmas stories ever told This was a wonderful story, and Terry Pratchett continues to amaze me at what he is able to conjure up in that genius brain of his.

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There are so many bumbclot references in this book I almost found myself using the term. I looked it up on Urban Dictionary:There are so many bumbclot references in this book I almost found myself using the term. I looked it up on Urban Dictionary: Cathy Vincevic

bumbaclot
A cloth or rag used to wipe ones anal region. However, most Jamaicans use it as a substitute for the word f*ck to express anger or surprise.
Bumbaclot! Dem tek mi rolex and mi new links!!(less)
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The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida by Shehan Karunatilaka is tonight, Monday October 17, named winner of the Booker Prize 2022

The author was presented with his trophy by Her Majesty The Queen Consort in a new-look ceremony held at the Roundhouse, featuring a keynote speech by singer-songwriter Dua Lipa and hosted by comedian Sophie Duker.

The announcement, made by Chair of judges, Neil MacGregor, was broadcast live to a global audience as part of a 45-minute Front Row special on BBC Radio 4 (airing at the later time of 9.15pm), presented by Samira Ahmed, and with the winning moment livestreamed on the Booker Prizes' YouTube channel.

Chair of judges Neil MacGregor describes the book as 'an afterlife noir that dissolves the boundaries not just of different genres, but of life and death, body and spirit, east and west'. In it, readers will discover 'the tenderness and beauty, the love and loyalty, and the pursuit of an ideal that justify every human life'

Karunatilaka is the second Sri Lankan-born author to win the Booker Prize following Michael Ondaatje (1992)

He emerged on the world literary stage in 2011 when he won the Commonwealth Prize for his debut novel Chinaman. Karunatilaka, who has also written rock songs, screenplays and travel stories, wins with his second novel

In an interview for The Booker Prizes' website he says he first started thinking about this book in 2009 after the end of the Sri Lankan civil war, 'when there was a raging debate over how many civilians died and whose fault it was' and decided to write 'a ghost story where the dead could offer their perspective'

The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida by Shehan Karunatilaka is tonight, Monday October 17, named winner of the Booker Prize 2022. The author was presented with his trophy by Her Majesty The Queen Consort in a new-look ceremony held at the Roundhouse, featuring a keynote speech by singer-songwriter Dua Lipa and hosted by comedian Sophie Duker.

The announcement, made by Chair of judges, Neil MacGregor, was broadcast live to a global audience as part of a 45-minute Front Row special on BBC Radio 4 (airing at the later time of 9.15pm), presented by Samira Ahmed.

The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida, published by the independent press Sort of Books, explores life after death in a noir investigation set amid the murderous mayhem of a Sri Lanka beset by civil war. In Colombo, 1990, war photographer Maali Almeida is dead, and has no idea who has killed him. He has seven moons to try and contact the man and woman he loves most and lead them to a hidden cache of photos that will rock Sri Lanka. It has been described by the Booker Prize judges as 'whodunnit and a race against time, full of ghosts, gags and a deep humanity.'

It is Karunatilaka's much-anticipated second novel; his debut, Chinaman (2011), won the Commonwealth Book Prize, the DSL and the Gratiaen Prize, and was selected for the BBC and The Reading Agency's Big Jubilee Read last year.

Karunatilaka, who was born in Galle, Sri Lanka in 1975 and grew up in Colombo, said in an interview for The Booker Prizes' website that 'Sri Lankans specialise in gallows humour and make jokes in the face of crises [...] it's our coping mechanism'.

When asked at longlist stage how he felt about being nominated for the prize, he responded: 'To make any longlist requires luck [...] to have a novel about Sri Lanka's chaotic past come out just when the world is watching Sri Lanka's chaotic present also requires an alignment of dark forces. Unlike my protagonist Maali Almeida, I don't gamble. So I don't expect to roll two more sixes, though I will scream with joy if I do.'

Neil MacGregor, Chair of the 2022 judges, says:
'Any one of the six shortlisted books would have been a worthy winner. What the judges particularly admired and enjoyed in The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida was the ambition of its scope, and the hilarious audacity of its narrative techniques. This is a metaphysical thriller, an afterlife noir that dissolves the boundaries not just of different genres, but of life and death, body and spirit, east and west. It is an entirely serious philosophical romp that takes the reader to 'the world's dark heart' - the murderous horrors of civil war Sri Lanka. And once there, the reader also discovers the tenderness and beauty, the love and loyalty, and the pursuit of an ideal that justify every human life.'

Gaby Wood, Director of the Booker Prize Foundation, adds:
'This year's Booker judges have formed an incredible team. At their final meeting they were sad to disband, and to be separated from the books that had kept them company. They had come to find that reading, a private act, had become bigger and richer when it was done in a group, and as they showed one another what each of the novels they read could be.

'The 170 novels they read originated in many parts of the globe. "We're going to show that you can find a diamond anywhere in the world," said one of the judges. Finally, their longlist of 13 undiminished in spirit, they settled on a single gem: a book they were excited to press into the hands of readers everywhere.

'My thanks to the judges, and all joy to the Booker Prize 2022 winner, Shehan Karunatilaka.'

Karunatilaka has been praised for The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida by Tomiwa Owolade in The Guardian for 'his ability to do artistic justice to a terrible period in his country's history'. Lucy Popescu agrees, commenting in the Financial Times that it is 'an ambitious novel, epic in scope (mixing tropes from thrillers, crime fiction and magic realism) and a powerful evocation of Sri Lanka's brutal past.' Kate Mcloughlin from The Times Literary Supplement highlights Karunatilaka's 'tinder-dry wit' and 'unfaltering ear for prose cadence'.

Karunatilaka received £50,000 presented to him by last year's winner Damon Galgut, a designer-bound edition of his book, and the £2,500 given to each shortlisted author. As the winner, he can expect instant international recognition and a dramatic increase in global sales. He is also the recipient of a newly designed trophy. The Booker Prize has worked with Factum Foundation to reinstate the original 1969 Booker Prize trophy in memory of its creator, the beloved children's author and illustrator Jan Pieńkowski, who died in February this year.

Neil MacGregor was joined on this year's judging panel by academic and broadcaster Shahidha Bari; historian Helen Castor; novelist and critic M. John Harrison; and novelist, poet and professor Alain Mabanckou.

Imagined Worlds, a special programme will air tomorrow (October 18) on BBC Radio 4 at 4pm. MacGregor and his fellow judges will explore what imagined worlds this year's shortlisted novelists have created and what they tell us about the times we are living through. It was recorded ahead of the winner decision, and they will explore the threads linking the diverse novels on the shortlist and share insights into the judging process.

This year's re-imagined ceremony
The first fully in-person event since 2019 brought together Booker writers past and present with a diverse range of readers, and celebrated talent from across the cultural spectrum.

Winner Karunatilaka and shortlisted authors NoViolet Bulawayo, Percival Everett and Claire Keegan were all in attendance, with Alan Garner attending virtually. Elizabeth Strout was unable to attend due to illness.

Her Majesty The Queen Consort made one of her first public appearances since the change of reign. In her role as Duchess of Cornwall, she was Patron of the National Literacy Trust and a long-standing supporter of our joint programme, Books Unlocked, which distributes Booker-shortlisted books in prisons. In addition to presenting the trophy, she met with the shortlisted authors, the judges and other guests, including Bernardine Evaristo, Anna Burns, Damon Galgut and Dua Lipa.

Dua Lipa delivered a rousing speech on how a love of reading has shaped her imagination, her identity, and her career as a global pop superstar. She credited reading books by Ismail Kadare, who won the inaugural International Booker Prize, for testing her language skills 'while also helping me connect with my family's heritage and identity as Kosovan Albanians', adding, 'I often wonder if authors realise just how many gifts they give us.' She explained: 'Touring commitments take me all over the globe and life is often hectic. Sometimes, just to survive, I need to adopt a tough exterior. And at these times, it is books that soften me.'

The singer-songwriter also led guests in singing Happy Birthday to Garner, who celebrated his 88th birthday today. In addition, guests were treated to the limber jazz-inflected tones of Roundhouse Resident Artist and Amy Winehouse Foundation alumna, India Shan.

Meanwhile, British-Turkish author Elif Shafak, who appeared on the Booker Prize shortlist in 2019 with Salman Rushdie, spoke on BBC Radio 4's Front Row about what the attack on his life means for writers around the world, and judge Helen Castor acknowledged the extraordinary achievement of the late double-Booker winner Hilary Mantel.

Also in attendance were Chwaeroniaeth Book Club, winners of the inaugural Booker Prize Book Club Challenge. The Booker Prize partnered with the national charity The Reading Agency to select six groups to each read and discuss a different book on the 2022 shortlist, and compete for places at the winner ceremony for the first time. Chwaeroniaeth were chosen as winners for their subtle analysis of and emotional engagement with Elizabeth Strout's Oh William!

Shehan Karunatilaka saw his book brought to life by actor Prasanna Puwanarajah in a two-minute video directed by Kevin Thomas and produced by Mermade Films as part of a Booker Prize commission. All 12 videos made for the shortlisted books form part of the Booker Prize's new digital publishing venture designed to encourage more people to read quality fiction, and can be watched on The Booker Prizes website and YouTube channels now.

Shehan Karunatilaka's second novel won the Booker Prize in 2022. It is a searing, mordantly funny satire set amid the murderous mayhem of a Sri Lanka beset by civil war.

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