tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817560476597166820.post6359682868526954120..comments2017-08-17T13:58:39.661+10:00Comments on Messengers Booker (and more): The Mussel Feast - Birgit Vanderbeke (translated by Jamie Bulloch) - Independent Foreign Fiction Prize 2014Messy_Tonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05793938555354522246noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817560476597166820.post-51509944173395396062014-04-11T05:05:14.108+10:002014-04-11T05:05:14.108+10:00Yes, this one definitely deserves its place on the...Yes, this one definitely deserves its place on the IFFP shortlist (my review's just gone up on Naomi's blog). Such a powerful and ultimately heartening narrative, and it stands up to a second reading too. I definitely noticed more subtleties second time around. <br /><br /> JacquiWinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16220597283351925721noreply@blogger.com