Comments on: Ray Robertson on baiting the Giller http://www.quillandquire.com/blog/index.php/2009/10/13/ray-robertson-on-baiting-the-giller/ Daily updates from the blog division of Quill & Quire, Canada's magazine of book news and reviews Sun, 12 Feb 2012 21:47:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Mooney http://www.quillandquire.com/blog/index.php/2009/10/13/ray-robertson-on-baiting-the-giller/comment-page-1/#comment-192546 Mooney Wed, 14 Oct 2009 10:05:08 +0000 http://www.quillandquire.com/blog/?p=5510#comment-192546 But hasn't Ray Robertson been writing that essay for years now? "I'm too cool to win awards" is a pretty silly self-marketing angle. But hasn’t Ray Robertson been writing that essay for years now?

“I’m too cool to win awards” is a pretty silly self-marketing angle.

]]> By: Murray http://www.quillandquire.com/blog/index.php/2009/10/13/ray-robertson-on-baiting-the-giller/comment-page-1/#comment-192529 Murray Tue, 13 Oct 2009 23:40:12 +0000 http://www.quillandquire.com/blog/?p=5510#comment-192529 Everyone has an opinion on the Giller. That's why it's the Giller. Everyone has an opinion on the Giller. That’s why it’s the Giller.

]]> By: YM http://www.quillandquire.com/blog/index.php/2009/10/13/ray-robertson-on-baiting-the-giller/comment-page-1/#comment-192523 YM Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:32:25 +0000 http://www.quillandquire.com/blog/?p=5510#comment-192523 That's your opinion BOO HOO and what does that count for? I wonder. The thing is that the Giller short list is just that a short list of someone's idea of good novels. Might not even be close--probably isn't. Who should win? How about just cutting to the chase and giving it to the neediest and leaving it at that. That’s your opinion BOO HOO and what does that count for? I wonder. The thing is that the Giller short list is just that a short list of someone’s idea of good novels. Might not even be close–probably isn’t. Who should win? How about just cutting to the chase and giving it to the neediest and leaving it at that.

]]> By: Boo Hoo http://www.quillandquire.com/blog/index.php/2009/10/13/ray-robertson-on-baiting-the-giller/comment-page-1/#comment-192518 Boo Hoo Tue, 13 Oct 2009 16:45:34 +0000 http://www.quillandquire.com/blog/?p=5510#comment-192518 It also seems to have escaped Ray's notice (though no one else's) that it's never been remotely arguable that he's written the best novel published in a given year. His books are, at best, adequate. It also seems to have escaped Ray’s notice (though no one else’s) that it’s never been remotely arguable that he’s written the best novel published in a given year. His books are, at best, adequate.

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