And finally...

I finished the 2009 Man Booker Shortlist with Adam Foulds' The Quickening Maze. This prose poem about identity, home, and the difficulty of change was not my favorite. The story is beautifully told and the structure was well-thought out, with the changing seasons tracking the changes in the character's lives. The ending, however, was so powerful I felt like it really redeemed the book. This is definitely a thumbs up for me, making this 6 of 6 for the '09 MB.