“One of the complaints often levelled against Britain’s premier literary prize is that it functions as a kind of club, nominating a certain kind of ‘literary fiction’ chosen from a limited pool of potential ‘Booker’ writers. Deliberately or not, this millennial short list has turned its back on a number of established writers, any one of whom might, in another year, deserve a place on some other ideal Booker shortlist. – Daily Mail & Guardian (South Africa)