693 reviews for:

Saturday by Ian McEwan 4th (fourth) Edition [Paperback(2006)]

Ian McEwan

3.48 AVERAGE

reading_robi's review against another edition

3.25

reflective tense 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: No

novel_by_any_other_name's review against another edition

3.5

dark reflective tense 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

fraubrown's review against another edition

3.0

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It's an interesting book. Took me a long time to get through it. Almost a sense of relief when I was finished. The writing is very detailed (almost to a fault) but I loved the picture the author painted. Felt like I was right along with the main character.

tholkea's review against another edition

3.0

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What a strange interesting (and yet at times frustrating) book

suzanjackson's review against another edition

4.0

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A thoughtful and engrossing day-in-the-life novel set in 2003 that features ordinary routine side by side with extraordinary events and the personal with the global. I really enjoyed this novel and want to read more from McEwan (this was my first!)

Read my full review and listen to a sample of the audio:

https://bookbybook.blogspot.com/2020/03/fiction-review-saturday.html

luciadallett's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark reflective tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

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Beautiful and scary, I love Ian mcewan 

isabel4321's review against another edition

2.0

challenging sad medium-paced

isabellecapless's review against another edition

2.0

slow-paced

connectedwords_alison's review against another edition

5.0

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Loved this book - it was different to most others I've read in that it follows one man on his journey through London on one day. The journey takes him through London, into his thoughts, and among his family. There was a contrasting dichotomy between the global terrorist crisis and Dr Henry Perowne's personal crisis. Later in the book when Henry is at home waiting for his family there is an evocative cooking scene so well written that you can just about taste the food.
Story features poetry, family, and ends with a moral question about the correct action to take.

paw2904's review against another edition

5.0

inspiring reflective tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Mini review from the Observer on the front cove: "Dazzling...Profound."
So very, very good.