Steven's review
The Comfort of Strangers
by Ian McEwan
Steven's review
The Comfort of Strangers by Ian McEwan
Steven's review
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** spoiler alert **
Wonderful and quick piece from McEwan that so captivated me that I was able to finish it in less than one day. Of all of McEwan’s works that I have read thus far, the common theme is the impending feeling of dread that something pretty bad will happen (or at least come close to happening), and no book made me more nervous than this one.
The novel concerns an English couple, named Colin and Mary, who are vacationing in a city which is never mentioned, though one that sounds an awful lot like Venice, Italy. Mary and Colin have been together for quite awhile and “often forget that they are two separate people” and their lovemaking often climaxes or is interrupted by sleep. Still, despite the familiarity between the two, it seems like they still love one another very much. Mary is a divorced mother of two and sounds like she is pretty hot and Colin is also apparently quite the catch.
They are having a decent time on vacation, though you sense that things are just a little t...more
The novel concerns an English couple, named Colin and Mary, who are vacationing in a city which is never mentioned, though one that sounds an awful lot like Venice, Italy. Mary and Colin have been together for quite awhile and “often forget that they are two separate people” and their lovemaking often climaxes or is interrupted by sleep. Still, despite the familiarity between the two, it seems like they still love one another very much. Mary is a divorced mother of two and sounds like she is pretty hot and Colin is also apparently quite the catch.
They are having a decent time on vacation, though you sense that things are just a little t...more
