50 Shades Of Grey Wins Specsavers National Book Award.
The irony that it's sponsored by Specasavers just made me spit coffee everywhere.
( Dawn Of The Bread $$$$ E-THUG 4 LIFE - THAT'S HOW I SCROLL $$$$, Wed 5 Dec 2012, 8:23, Reply)

ha! and only last week it was awarded the prestigious
Gillette Palm Razor medal!
( The magic of chutney in a state of "not", Wed 5 Dec 2012, 8:27, Reply)

More specifically
"popular fiction book of the year"

In a zeitgeist fashion, it pretty much is. It's a massive seller and most people seem to have some sort of opinion on it, even if it's the "FUCKING KILL IT WITH FIRE" type of opinion.
( clockworkrat has nice pants, Wed 5 Dec 2012, 8:27, Reply)

Does it show a list of previous winners?
Could do with getting some Christmas ideas for my brother. He gobbles up this kind of toss and then tells me to read it. Cunt.
( Fray Brentos www.youparklikeacunt.com, Wed 5 Dec 2012, 8:38, Reply)

Yeah
Fuck your brother for reccomending books he enjoyed to you!
(DefyingDarwin is an expert in the martial art of Cuddle-FU, Wed 5 Dec 2012, 9:27, Reply)

Haha, good point. Kinda.
But I read books that I know are terrible but I enjoy them (see the entire series of Sharpe books) but they're not a touch on the shite he puts up with. Dan Brown, JK Rowling etc. I'm no reading toff, but my brother's taste is utterly woeful (not just in reading).
( Fray Brentos www.youparklikeacunt.com, Wed 5 Dec 2012, 10:11, Reply)

So is this
Literary snobbery? Why does it matter if a book you Are not going to read wins an award that you don't care about?
(DefyingDarwin is an expert in the martial art of Cuddle-FU, Wed 5 Dec 2012, 9:29, Reply)

I'll get the pitchforks, you get the torches!

( retrofly Sig probably longer than comment., Wed 5 Dec 2012, 9:35, Reply)

whoever handles Specasavers media/pr is brilliant


the also sponsor Scottish football referees :)
( prodigy69 broke b3ta and made everyone leave, Wed 5 Dec 2012, 11:12, Reply)