Ian McEwan

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  • renzarov 4th Jun 2009

    Reviewer rating: 3 stars


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    Atnonement blew me away, & got me into Ian McEwan big time. I have to say that the Comfort of Strangers is disappointing, though. There is simply too much canvas painting with too little psychology. The couple are banal & dislikeable, Robert is Gothic monster, & one feels no empathy with his abused ...

  • Guest 28th Feb 2009

    Reviewer rating: 0.5 stars


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    I confess that I ended up scimming most of The Comfort of Strangers by Ian McEwan as I found the characters so banal at the beginning-their main attribute seemed to be forgetting the blasted map-but I kept on reading just to see if anything more interesting turned up. I just didn't get the atmospher ...

  • Guest 28th Dec 2008

    Reviewer rating: 3.5 stars


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    The story I found hooked me with the opening. A marvelously crafted piece of english that draws you in almost becoming annoying with Joes constant digressions however this all helps to build the tension. Joes slip into obsession is something that should not be missed. However the loosely woven in su ...

  • Grasshoper Rank: Corporal 16th Sep 2008

    Reviewer rating: 3 stars


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    Foolishly I have started 'Atonement' with too high expectations. It's a great book if you feel bad and want to immerse yourself in another world and I also would recommend it as reading for your holidays. The psychological description of the three central characters is by all means laudable and conc ...

  • SunnySky 11th Sep 2008

    Reviewer rating: 4 stars


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    A little gem. It is a sharp and sad portrayal of a disastrous marriage, made more poignant by its setting at a time just before the great social liberations and greater sexual freedoms of the sixties.