Apart from by Susan Bassnett. What's her beef?!

...dreadfully badly written... Mantel just wrote and wrote and wrote. I have yet to meet anyone outside the Booker panel who managed to get to the end of this tedious tome. God forbid there might be a sequel, which I fear is on the horizon. ? Susan Bassnett, in Times Higher Education

Probably not for my brother but I'm going to get it! Thanks for the recommendation!

Posted By: Bravo win or die on December 1st 2012 at 10:27:09

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Morning! I have to get my brother a book as part of his Xmas pressie. Any suggestions? (General Chat) - Bravo win or die, Dec 1, 07:54:02
- Cricket AND Quirky, you say? (General Chat) - Jim Nasium, Dec 1, 10:44:56
  - secondeded^^^ (n/m) (General Chat) - Tombs, Dec 1, 11:12:21
- Get him one of these... (General Chat) - Dandy Highburyman, Dec 1, 10:04:22
  - It's lovely but wouldn't be be his cup if tea! Publikation however sounds perfect for (General Chat) - Bravo win or die, Dec 1, 10:21:05
    - One out of three I'll take that - here's the cover shot... (General Chat) - Dandy Highburyman, Dec 1, 10:48:02
- Lost Cosmonaut - fits firmly into the quirky category (General Chat) - romayellow, Dec 1, 09:46:26
- Just reading Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel. It's so good I dread reaching the end. (General Chat) - Higher Wrather, Dec 1, 09:04:38
  - Bring Up the Bodies is also excellent (General Chat) - Old Man, Dec 1, 09:12:05
    - I was going to suggest both them. I hent read them yet, but since they both win the Booker (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Dec 1, 09:40:10
      - Apart from by Susan Bassnett. What's her beef?! (General Chat) - Bravo win or die, Dec 1, 10:27:09
        
        I've never read a book with such cinematical characterization, and done so economically (General Chat) - Higher Wrather, Dec 1, 13:16:29
        
        i'm just starting out into thissun... (General Chat) - Tombs, Dec 1, 11:19:32
- the secret footballer is good. Soccernomics is OK (n/m) (General Chat) - Joe Strimmer, Dec 1, 08:23:06
- Widely considered the best cricket book ever written... (General Chat) - norway, Dec 1, 08:06:33
  - I think he'd love that. Thanks! What about the one they linked with it 'Rain Men: Madness (General Chat) - Bravo win or die, Dec 1, 08:16:47
    - It's a while since I read it but I've just flicked through a few pages (General Chat) - watfordcanary, Dec 1, 15:04:36
    - Sorry, no idea! (n/m) (General Chat) - norway, Dec 1, 12:06:06
- Get him one of those Footy prints off of Tommy Sauce (General Chat) - I Am Hoot, Dec 1, 08:00:18
  - Oo now there's a plan! Shame I didn't think that last week when someone (was it you?) (General Chat) - Bravo win or die, Dec 1, 08:12:02

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