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Ian McEwan is a great writer and I always enjoy hunkering down with a book of his. However, the storyline always goes slightly wonky/unbelievable.
The disappearance of a child from the supermarket is an everyday, horrific tragedy. But a friend who reverts to infantilism, and the recollection of aged parents about an unexpected pregnancy sit awkwardly against this first of incidents, even five years down the road. It feels as though McEwan had a whole bunch of ideas about time-travel and childhood ...more
The disappearance of a child from the supermarket is an everyday, horrific tragedy. But a friend who reverts to infantilism, and the recollection of aged parents about an unexpected pregnancy sit awkwardly against this first of incidents, even five years down the road. It feels as though McEwan had a whole bunch of ideas about time-travel and childhood ...more
While this one is probably an object lesson for me in paying more attention to plot descriptions prior to committing to a book (child abduction not being my favorite thing), McEwan's definitely a gifted writer. I wish, though, that this one had been somewhat less cerebral and a little more plotty.
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