There but for the, Ali Smith

Read on the Kindle. Saw the author speak at Wordfest 2011, she was a bundle of raw energy.

The words are poured onto the page. In the last section especially, a stream of consciousness and word play.

Cloud Atlas, David Mitchell

Read in hardback. Has been sitting on my bedside table since nominated for the Booker Prize in 2004. Finally got round to reading it after challenge from Gillian.

Enjoyed the nested structure of the stories, felt some were more successful than others. It's a long book, not to be undertaken lightly.

Read more about it at Booker Prize website.

Black Swan Green, David Mitchell

March Book Club Book, chosen by Rachel. Read in paperback.

A coming of age tale, set in the early 80's. Should be my era. Was bogged down in the middle until I read an Amazon review suggesting the book should be read as a sequence of 30 short stories, each with a beginning, middle and end. Then I got on much better with it and enjoyed it to the end.

Booky Wook 2 This Time It's Personal

Borrowed from Alex. American version, but only one footnote this time, describing Opportunity Knocks as a beige X-Factor.

Enjoyed more than the first one - more stories about films etc that I've seen. Includes the story of how he met Katy Perry. Seems to have fallen pretty hard for her - poor sod.