27 Quotes by John Sutherland

Whilst some may argue that Dickens is really too big a morsel to be swallowed by text, the Great Inimitable himself began working life as a short hand writer,

Yet it's the only way to get some fizz into the book trade.

This shortlist, we believe, witnesses to the remarkable quality of the current state of fiction,

fillet out the important elements in a plot.

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These are six extremely different novels, all of them good in a very different way.

The selection of a shortlist, the judges felt, was an unusually difficult process this year. There was sufficient quality for two distinguished lists.

The strength of the year's competition can be measured by the fact that three good books by previous Man Booker winners were finally not selected.

Technology will be key to economic development. These numbers and these trends are disturbing.