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Not a comfortable read, as always with Ian McEwan, but I really suffered for these characters. Sometimes with his books I just admire the writing because I couldn't care what happens. Not this time!
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Okay what a totally squirmy read. I mean it was really uncomfortable to read these pages, and ultimately very sad. So we watch the story unfold between Edward, a 23 year old history student and Florence a 22 year old violinist. Florence has had a middle class upbringing, and there is some weird connection between her and her father that I never really figured out. Edward has had a less than easy childhood, but still he manages to come out of it relatively unscathed. It is 1962 and we are in the
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didn't really get all the hype about this one - it was ok a good enough read but can't say I would recommend it or even really remember it
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Not much plot, more of a character study. It was interesting, but wouldn’t rush to recommend.
Love the way he writes. Getting into the minds of his characters, and the way he develops them. Also loved the book's structure, zinging back and forward through the decades.
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I'd probably like the written edition better. I found the narrator's voice distracting after awhile.
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Chill out, y'all-- it's just a little spooge.
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