Man Booker Challenge

The Man Booker challenge is on.

Goal: Read all of the winners of the Man Booker Prize (formerly the Booker prize)
Deadline: whenever you finish.  Could be months for some, years for other.  This is a marathon
Rules: make your own

Why the Man Booker Prize? 

No fancy reason.  I met with someone for work who was reading the 2013 winner, and we engaged in a discussion about his wife's tradition of buying the winner every year when it is announced and immediately reading it.  It sounded right up my alley.  But first, I had to find out what this Man Booker prize was all about.

Upon researching the prize, I learned some information that made it attractive:

1. The award began in 1969, therefore the number of books on the list is a manageable 35.
2. The criteria: Best Work of Fiction for that year for books written in English by citizens of the Commonwealth of Nations.  Pretty straightforward rules.
3. No U.S. authors on the list (until now) which forces me to diversify my exposure.
4. I had not read a single winner on the list, which made starting it a fresh adventure.

My personal rules:

1. Book must be in paper form (sorry, Kindle)
2. I must have purchased the book from an independent bookstore or used in person (sorry, Amazon!)
3. If I read two books in a row that I hate, I am allowed to abandon my goal of reading the entire list.    

Interested in participating?  Join our Man Booker Group on Goodreads.