[ebooktalk] Re: Ian McEwan
- From: "Elaine Harris \(Rivendell\)" <elaineharris@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <ebooktalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 14 May 2013 07:54:38 +1000
I don't get on with him, either, though I have tried and know how
highly-respected he is. We own a powerful reading of "Amsterdam" narrated by
Alan Bates and I have read one other and tried a third; always get the
feeling that however good things are at the beginning, they are only going
to deteriorate. I think sometimes I prefer to be left with some hope though
know this isn't universal.
As Roald Dahl says, if you start a book with a happy child, you have nowhere
left to go, which I suppose is why James and Charlie are in such dire need
at the begging of "...And the Giant Peach" and "...The Chocolate Factory"
respectively.
Elaine
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On Behalf Of Trish Talbot
Sent: Tuesday, 14 May 2013 7:49 AM
To: ebooktalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [ebooktalk] Re: Ian McEwan
I've never really got on with McEwan, though I've been told I gave up on
"Attonement" too soon. Last year I read "The Cement Garden" and found it
unbearably depressing, although I struggled through to the end.
Trish.
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From: ebooktalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:ebooktalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Clare Gailans
Sent: 13 May 2013 15:28
To: ebooktalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [ebooktalk] Re: Ian McEwan
Shell, like you I find Ian McEwan very patchy. Last week I read On Chesil
Beach, which a friend recommended some time ago. I can highly recommend it
too, it's very short and rather sad. I will give Sweet Tooth a go soon.
Clare
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