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Prompt 25: A book you were supposed to read in school but didn't
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There are three types of books I enjoy reading and, as a result, there's generally three types of authors that go along with those books. Sometimes an author will cross over and write something that dabbles a little bit (or jumps completely into) one of those other two types of books, but generally speaking, they stick to what's been done before under their name. One of those types of books (and authors) I really enjoy employs beautiful language and a storytelling ability that transcends everyth
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My first Ian McEwan book and I will definitely be checking out more. This drew me in and I couldn't stop thinking about it; plus, its depiction of the legal world and how legal decisions are made and written appears accurate (at least in my experience). I found myself not really liking Fiona, especially as the book approached the end (without giving a spoiler alert). She seemed so detached from me, the reader, and removed from her emotions. Ultimately though I think that was McEwan's point -- ...more
My first Ian McEwan book and I will definitely be checking out more. This drew me in and I couldn't stop thinking about it; plus, its depiction of the legal world and how legal decisions are made and written appears accurate (at least in my experience). I found myself not really liking Fiona, especially as the book approached the end (without giving a spoiler alert). She seemed so detached from me, the reader, and removed from her emotions. Ultimately though I think that was McEwan's point -- ...more
It’s been a long time since I’ve read a book so good that I just did not want to put down. Ian McEwan’s newest novel The Children Act has everything I love in a book----great characters, exquisite writing and, a real plus, words I had to look up! (...’nothing but the susurrus of traffic gliding through the rain.” “...a weak-chinned etiolated” world leader.) Look ‘em up! They’re great words!
Fiona Maye is a well-respected British High Court judge who presides in Solomonic style over messy and ofte ...more
Fiona Maye is a well-respected British High Court judge who presides in Solomonic style over messy and ofte ...more
