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Saturday
by Ian McEwan
This book chronicles one day in the life of a neurosurgeoun named Henry Perowne. Starting at the very beginning, this Saturday will be anything but usual for Perowne. Strange events occur and are catlysts for other strange events, leading to a fitting conclusion and closure at the end of the day.
Mixed reviews, and understandably so. This book doesn't have the complexity or emotional wallop of Atonement or the dark humor of Amsterdam (my two favorite McEwan novels)but I found it interesting nonetheless. Yes, the plot is thin and the story did lag in some places. But I think of this book as more of a thinker than a doer. It shows the events of only one day, minute thoughts and events are supposed to occur. Inserting them into the story helps you get to know the main character better and actually see for yourself what it's like to be in his shoes (and in his head) for one day. It's also a post-911 novel showing a post-911 time. It provides a lot of food for thought on the changing world, growing older and adjusting to this new world, terrorism, the necessity of war, and so on. It definitely made me consider and ponder on these issues. This is a well-written, appropriately quiet book, and I enjoyed it very much.
Mixed reviews, and understandably so. This book doesn't have the complexity or emotional wallop of Atonement or the dark humor of Amsterdam (my two favorite McEwan novels)but I found it interesting nonetheless. Yes, the plot is thin and the story did lag in some places. But I think of this book as more of a thinker than a doer. It shows the events of only one day, minute thoughts and events are supposed to occur. Inserting them into the story helps you get to know the main character better and actually see for yourself what it's like to be in his shoes (and in his head) for one day. It's also a post-911 novel showing a post-911 time. It provides a lot of food for thought on the changing world, growing older and adjusting to this new world, terrorism, the necessity of war, and so on. It definitely made me consider and ponder on these issues. This is a well-written, appropriately quiet book, and I enjoyed it very much.