Toe-dipper: one book from the list of
award winners of each of “main” prizes: the Governor-General’s Award, the
Giller Prize, and the CAA Prize. (Total 3 books)
Chance-taker: one book from each of the “main”
lists plus one from the Amazon.ca First Novel Award winners. (Total 4 books)
Bluenoser: One book from each of the
“main” lists plus one from the Atlantic Book Award winners. (Total 4 books)
CanLit Lover: one book from each of the five
lists. (Total 5 books)
Here’s
a list of the prize winners:
Hosted by/Link: Exurbains / Canadian Award Winner Challenge
Challenge Start and Ends Dates: January 1 - December 31, 2012
My Progress: 5/5 - Completed January 24, 2012
My List:
Governor-General's Award for Literature - 2011 - The Sisters Brothers - Patrick deWitt
Canadian Authors Association Award for Fiction - The Colony of Unrequited Dreams - Wayne Johnston
Giller Prize - Anil's Ghost - Michael Ondaatje
Amazon.ca First Novel Award - Childhood - Andre Alexis
Thomas Head Raddall Atlantic Fiction Prize - For Those Who Hunt the Wounded Down - David Adams Richards
Final Thoughts
I really enjoyed the challenge, and was surprised on how much I enjoyed some of the books. From personal experience, before and during this challenge, I find I prefer the Giller winners over the GG winners. But many of the books on this list are ones I'd recommend.
One response to “Canadian Award Winners Challenge - 2012”
Wow, Jules - you're finished already and I haven't even started. You put me to shame!
Thanks for joining in the Read Canadian Award Winners Challenge.
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