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3.34 AVERAGE
3.34 AVERAGE
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
It's been a while since I read any McEwan. I forgot how readable he is, and how thematic his books are. This one: deception. Every character, every plotline, very clever. Loved the epilogue and how it brought it all to a satisfying close and a "a-ha" moment.
emotional
informative
reflective
medium-paced
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
First off, I'm gonna say that I am not a massive Ian McEwan fan (nothing personal, I promise). In general, I really like the storyline itself, and the symmetries that are drawn between the characters short stories, and whole book. I also really enjoyed how the ending links to the beginning, like in Eoin Colfer's series. But, I found that the delivery wasn't to my taste; it just seemed so convulated and so it was very easy to keep putting it down. My other annoyance is that it took half the book to meet the main guy (Tom), which in hindsight was in itself important, but it took just half of the book to even mention him at all.
I can see that it is a great book, but I think that overall McEwan's style of writing isn't quite for me...
I can see that it is a great book, but I think that overall McEwan's style of writing isn't quite for me...
I am totally going to Monster At The End Of This Book this review.
Easily the WORST book Alaina read in 2018 (not counting that romance novel that she refused to finish (because she almost threw it off her elliptical machine - while at the Y)). Oh man. Much vitriol.
For the full review - including the actual last paragraphs of the novel, so, SPOILER ALERT - follow the link to That's What She Read.
Easily the WORST book Alaina read in 2018 (not counting that romance novel that she refused to finish (because she almost threw it off her elliptical machine - while at the Y)). Oh man. Much vitriol.
For the full review - including the actual last paragraphs of the novel, so, SPOILER ALERT - follow the link to That's What She Read.
challenging
emotional
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
I did not like this one as much as Atonement. Disappointed, really.
This is the third book by Ian McEwan that I have read and it didn't disappoint me. Sweet Tooth is lighter than his other two novels I have read (Saturday and Amsterdam), but it was very enjoyable. As usual, I liked the characters, they seemed real and their actions/situations also felt real — some set in unusual circumstances - for instance, in Sweet Tooth the main character works in MI5.
I found this novel to be funny, engaging, and easy to read. McEwan is definitely one of my favourite authors and I look forward to reading his other books.
I found this novel to be funny, engaging, and easy to read. McEwan is definitely one of my favourite authors and I look forward to reading his other books.
Superficially a novel about espionage, this is really a book about writers and writing. Rather a slow-burner, you do need to get to the end to appreciate McEwan's cleverness