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Sweet Tooth
by Ian McEwan
Did I like this book or hate it? I struggled with it, its seeming endless periods of inaction. But then was riveted to some of its minor instances and their layered meaning and description.
There is a wonderful feeling of auto-biographical detailed, whether real or imagined on my part, throughout; a great evocation of a largely forgotten era. The MI6 details are fascinating showing an operative's torn loyalties and essentially admin work practices.
It is a rich book of vignettes that recall to me the art of Turner-prize nominated George Shaw - grey and flat but true to life and full of charm.
There is a wonderful feeling of auto-biographical detailed, whether real or imagined on my part, throughout; a great evocation of a largely forgotten era. The MI6 details are fascinating showing an operative's torn loyalties and essentially admin work practices.
It is a rich book of vignettes that recall to me the art of Turner-prize nominated George Shaw - grey and flat but true to life and full of charm.