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Jan 12, 2014
Anastasia
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Più modesto rispetto ad altri letti di McEwan. Nello spessore di certo (non è che Chesil Beach fosse più dilatato, in realtà, ma era decisamente più potente) e ho avuto la sensazione che lo fosse pure nelle possibilità effettive dei contenuti, e ho pure la sensazione che le possibilità effettive dei contenuti siano ridotte proprio per via del trattamento dato nel giro di 170 pagine.
La brevità non è sinonimo di trascuratezza o quel doloroso "potevi fare di più", ma in questo caso la parte più ist ...more
La brevità non è sinonimo di trascuratezza o quel doloroso "potevi fare di più", ma in questo caso la parte più ist ...more

This is a beautiful book, filled with little word gems and acute observations on modern life, artists, responsibility, love and death. Every other page I wanted to pick up a pen and write down little snippets. I couldn't feel sympathy for any of Vernon, Garmony or George, but I felt a lot of complicity for Clive and I loved the segments on his composing and his thoughts on music, his and others.
The ending was a big let down and I could unfortunately see it coming three quarters into the book or ...more
The ending was a big let down and I could unfortunately see it coming three quarters into the book or ...more

Good prose, but this is like a robot read for me. I don't feel any emotion to this book. I mean, what's the point...
Or...
I'm too dumb to see the good in this.
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I'm too dumb to see the good in this.
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Tânia
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