I’ve been gradually reading prior Pulitzer winners for fiction and I have to say I haven’t hit a bad one yet. Maybe I’ll try and read this years before it’s several decades old.
every once in awhile I'm reading a Pulitzer winner (esp. fiction) and at the beginning I'm thinking "how did this win that year?" and then by the end of the book I think "wow, I've never read anything like this before"
Same – if you've not yet red Confederacy of Dunces it's as applicable as ever.
The bedsheet protest scene is embarassingly relatable and ... I think my pyloric is aching up again.
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I've only ever started one Pulitzer (non-fiction) that absolutely could not be finished: The Killer Angels (although it was recommended to me by a former soldier who loved it).
i used to read all booker prize nominations and winners. Those were the only fiction i would read.
I feel like all the oganizations have some of directive now to pick social justice theme books. I have no problem with it but i dont want to read books picked with a specific agenda.
> Drama
> Liberation, by Bess Wohl explores the legacy of the consciousness-raising feminist groups of the 1970s
To be honest, I don't think I've ever found Booker Prize Winners that satisfying, for exactly the same reason you put your finger on. Pulitzer's however...!