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I am trying to figure out why I liked this book. First of all, I didn't know anything about the story or the movie which makes it interesting. Like the feeling you get when you are watching a movie and you have never seen the preview or been told/read anything about it. That is how I went into this. The story itself isn't really something that I relate to or find myself reading very often. I think what I enjoyed most about it was the way it was written. Very unusual.
It was divided pretty much in ...more
It was divided pretty much in ...more
I have read this book before, but not really until this second reading did I realize how brilliant this book is. The settings, the descriptions, the characters, motivations, the story within the story, are all wonderful. There is so much there that I do think that a second reading was worthwhile. The movie is decent, but the set up in the early part of the book didn’t transfer well in the movie and is genius in the book. I know I sound like a broken record sometimes, but the construction of a st
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I wanted to give it a 3.5, but they don't let you do that. I have to admit, I was a little turned-off by the movie trailers and had no interest in reading this book until I discovered that this has become a novel that is frequently assigned in English classes these days. It turned out to be better than I thought it would, and now I'm interested in seeing the movie. (I don't really want to say anything about the story itself because it's best if you know nothing going into it.)
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I hate to say this, but I just couldn't get through the book. I really tried, but after the first 10 chapters as the plot seemed to be focused on one night only from basically each character's perspective, I couldn't continue. It went nowhere for me.
I admit to skimming the rest and realizing that it didn't seem to get much better than the beginning. ...more
I admit to skimming the rest and realizing that it didn't seem to get much better than the beginning. ...more
Just couldn't get into this book, for some reason. (a gift from Jodie)
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Wonderful read and highly recommended. While there were scenes that seemed longer than they should have been, it was really well done.
The best Ian McEwan book I have read - I haven't really enjoyed his other books, but I did enjoy this one.
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Feb 27, 2008
Paulette
marked it as to-read
Mar 14, 2008
Ching-In
marked it as to-read
Sep 19, 2011
Sarah
marked it as to-read
