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I really enjoy books by this author - he seems to be able to take the mundane and make it interesting, or take someone's everyday thought process and make it intriguing. This book was all set to go the same direction. It had a good concept - things that happened over the course of one day, the difference one day can make in someone's life. It centers on Henry Perowne, things he sees and experiences on that Saturday, his thoughts about being married, having children, being almost 50, taking care of his mother, who has Alzheimer's. Besides all of these fairly routine thoughts, there is also a confrontation and the resolution of that confrontation, something that can be life-changing for everyone involved.
I did enjoy how basically that one day paralleled life: it starts out with a promise of something, or some sort of expectation, but it can go an infinite number of different ways. I did lose interest in parts, and I wonder if I read this book when I am older and am dealing with similar things to what Henry is dealing with, if I would get more out of it. It was good, but not one I would read again (unless, like I said, it's at a much later point in my life) and not one of my favorites by him.
I did enjoy how basically that one day paralleled life: it starts out with a promise of something, or some sort of expectation, but it can go an infinite number of different ways. I did lose interest in parts, and I wonder if I read this book when I am older and am dealing with similar things to what Henry is dealing with, if I would get more out of it. It was good, but not one I would read again (unless, like I said, it's at a much later point in my life) and not one of my favorites by him.