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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

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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 ...

  • The reader 21st Nov 2007

    Reviewer rating: 5 stars


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    Haunting tale, un-nerving yet page turning material gradually turning into a Stephen King style horror story.

  • Nicola. 1st Apr 2003

    Reviewer rating: 4.5 stars


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    Ian Mcewan's vivid imagery is potrayed splendidly throughtout this novel. An intoxicating read that will leave your mind reeling and your body numb.
    The story follows Mary and Colin, a couple on the edge of falling apart. The influence of the exotic and mysterious setting, and the introduction to e ...

  • Liss. 25th Feb 2002

    Reviewer rating: 4.5 stars


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    The Comfort of Strangers by Ian McEwan is highly descriptive, but the reader sees everything with blurred vision; the characters are never completely imaginable (with the exception of Robert) and although it is obviously set in Venice, this is never explicitly stated. This gives the novel a far grea ...

  • Suze. Rank: Lance Corporal 19th Dec 2001

    Reviewer rating: 4.5 stars


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    For those who don't know this author already, Ian McEwan is one of the darlings of the British literary scene - forever up for prizes or awards. I have read most of his books but this one (one of his earliest) is my favourite. Set in a mediterranean resort (Greece? Italy?) a 30-40 something couple ...