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3.48 AVERAGE
3.48 AVERAGE
Picked this up at a used bookshop hoping it would come close to the genius of "Atonement." Nope.
This book is enjoyable, but it's no "Atonement."
In "Saturday" McEwan focuses on his favorite idea - that seemingly minor or inconsequential events and decisions can actually turn out to be really important or even life-altering. Interesting premise. And, as always, well-written overall, but just painfully slow and low-key depressing.
There was also, for me, one big plot hole toward the end of this book. I feel like McEwan is a pretty smart guy and I'm not quite sure how the actions of his protagonist in the final scenes of the book didn't raise the same red flag of logic for him that they did for me but apparently, he didn't see a problem with it, because it's not addressed.
Overall, this is a worthwhile read, but I was not riveted. (In fact, I stopped about two-thirds of the way through and set it aside for two weeks before picking it back up.) That said, McEwan's writing is lovely from page to page, but his premise was more interesting to me than the actual development and execution of the plot and characters.
This book is enjoyable, but it's no "Atonement."
In "Saturday" McEwan focuses on his favorite idea - that seemingly minor or inconsequential events and decisions can actually turn out to be really important or even life-altering. Interesting premise. And, as always, well-written overall, but just painfully slow and low-key depressing.
There was also, for me, one big plot hole toward the end of this book. I feel like McEwan is a pretty smart guy and I'm not quite sure how the actions of his protagonist in the final scenes of the book didn't raise the same red flag of logic for him that they did for me but apparently, he didn't see a problem with it, because it's not addressed.
Overall, this is a worthwhile read, but I was not riveted. (In fact, I stopped about two-thirds of the way through and set it aside for two weeks before picking it back up.) That said, McEwan's writing is lovely from page to page, but his premise was more interesting to me than the actual development and execution of the plot and characters.
1,5 ⭐️ Characters are so unlikeable and nothing interesting happens at all its just boring
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
This book is written as a stream of consciousness which is not my personal preference. I also found the plot pretty unbelievable.
This is a wonderful book, maybe because the MC is a neurosurgeon (I have a fondness for books written by or about doctors), maybe it's because there is so much reflection on marriage, family, disease, war and crime.
Henry Perowne wakes up quite early on a Saturday morning, sees from his bedroom window a plane on fire heading toward Heathrow Airport. He wants to tell his wife, Rosalind about it, but she has a busy day ahead and he doesn't want to wake her. This sets the tone for the day and they reverberate throughout the story. Loved it.
Henry Perowne wakes up quite early on a Saturday morning, sees from his bedroom window a plane on fire heading toward Heathrow Airport. He wants to tell his wife, Rosalind about it, but she has a busy day ahead and he doesn't want to wake her. This sets the tone for the day and they reverberate throughout the story. Loved it.
Much better than I thought it would be. I did not like Atonement. You have to like reflective books were not too much happens.
The first 60 or so pages were a bit of a struggle but after that this book actually surprised me and I really enjoyed it!! Highlight would be the section where Henry goes to Theo’s band rehearsal. Looking forward to going to book club with this! I will say that all the way through I thought the chest bruise would result in him dying from a heart attack, and I think that would have been a better ending !!
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
dark
emotional
informative
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes