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| Value for Money | 8.8/10  |
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| Overall rating | 9.3/10 |
Full review by
The reader
on 21st Nov 2007
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Good Points: Gripping from the first page to the last
Bad Points: Not one!
General comments: Haunting tale, un-nerving yet page turning material gradually turning into a Stephen King style horror story.
The reader's review and ratings | 26 words
Review by
Nicola.
on 1st Apr 2003
User Rating : 9
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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 exuberent locals, bring lust and passion back into their relationship. Their new found obsession for each other leaves an everlasting impact on both them and the readers. You will never forget the impa ...
Nicola.'s full review | 105 words
Review by
Liss.
on 25th Feb 2002
User Rating : 9
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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 greater impact on the reader- it (I'll leave it up to you to find out what)could have happened to any young, metropolitan couple, anywhere in the world. Colin and Mary are very easy characters to relate t ...
Liss.'s full review | 153 words
Review by
Suze.
on 19th Dec 2001
User Rating : 9
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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 are having an intimate, relaxing holiday. As you read the book you slip into their easy frame of mind, feel the heat of the sun and the taste of their food. I can't remember how but they strike up ...
Suze.'s full review | 177 words | 1 comment added.
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