tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post1826080636471659129..comments2024-03-29T00:34:36.786-05:00Comments on Book Chase: 21st Century Pulitzer Prize Winners for FictionSam http://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-7074524400058698962015-03-18T07:03:24.106-05:002015-03-18T07:03:24.106-05:00You never know what will happen with Pultizer fict...You never know what will happen with Pultizer fiction.Bybeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10061186489010154661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-78335151167863198372015-03-15T22:02:27.464-05:002015-03-15T22:02:27.464-05:00I'm pulling for Marilynne Robinson's "...I'm pulling for Marilynne Robinson's "Lila" and will horribly disappointed if "All the Light We Cannot See" gets it. I really think that that Anthony Doer novel is overrated as much as Goldfinch was overrated in 2014. As a dark horse, I would love to see Phil Klay's collection of short stories, Redeployment, win it, but there's probably not much of a chance Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-24579240137771070062015-03-15T21:23:11.623-05:002015-03-15T21:23:11.623-05:00Sam! I love it when you talk Pulitzer fiction! My ...Sam! I love it when you talk Pulitzer fiction! My favorites of the 21st century crop so far are Oscar Wao, Interpreter of Maladies and Gilead. I haven't yet read The Goldfinch. Have you got a prediction for April 20th? I'm thinking that Marilynne Robinson might get it again for Lila. Or Lily King for Euphoria.Bybeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10061186489010154661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-42375366350040014582015-03-15T20:01:13.806-05:002015-03-15T20:01:13.806-05:00I got the impression, Elizabeth, that the voting e...I got the impression, Elizabeth, that the voting ended up in a relative tie and that the judges could not agree on a clear enough winner to make the prize award. If that is really the case, I think it unfairly taints the best fiction written that year, especially the short list of three finalists: Train Dreams by Denis Johnson, Swamplandia by Karen Russell, and The Pale King by David Foster Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-70878184080248919172015-03-15T17:49:11.782-05:002015-03-15T17:49:11.782-05:00I don't follow the Pulitzer award as much as s...I don't follow the Pulitzer award as much as some of the other literary awards but I usually pay attention to the winner. I must say I totally missed what happened in 2012. Was there any explanation as to why they did not make a choice? Is there a long list and short list given out for this award before its announcement? Just want to say once again that I really appreciate that you are Elizabethnoreply@blogger.com