Comments on: Gay author's inclusion on Booker longlist upsets chattering classes http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-8561.html/ PinkNews.co.uk Gay News (UK and world) from Pink News - all the gay news for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered community in the UK and beyond- thegaynews from Pink News Wed, 25 Nov 2009 04:47:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: bibliobibuli http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-8561.html/comment-page-1/#comment-33328 bibliobibuli Fri, 01 Aug 2008 00:56:59 +0000 http://www.pinknews.co.uk/?p=8561#comment-33328 your headline makes it sound as if the being gay part is at the core of the controversy when actually it's about whether a thriller should be eligible for a literary prize. (the discussion elsewhere conveniently forgets brian moore's "lies of silence" which was shortlisted in 1990 - i would call that a thriller) i look forward to reading "Child 44" in my Booker readathon and making up my own mind about it. your headline makes it sound as if the being gay part is at the core of the controversy when actually it's about whether a thriller should be eligible for a literary prize. (the discussion elsewhere conveniently forgets brian moore's "lies of silence" which was shortlisted in 1990 – i would call that a thriller)

i look forward to reading "Child 44″ in my Booker readathon and making up my own mind about it.

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]]> By: Mike http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-8561.html/comment-page-1/#comment-33310 Mike Thu, 31 Jul 2008 13:01:07 +0000 http://www.pinknews.co.uk/?p=8561#comment-33310 I wouldn't be too quick to imply that homophobia is behind the chattering classes' distaste. Helen Garner is also queer, yet I haven't heard any complaints about her being on the list. I wouldn't be too quick to imply that homophobia is behind the chattering classes' distaste. Helen Garner is also queer, yet I haven't heard any complaints about her being on the list.

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