A review by haeunlee365
Saturday by Ian McEwan

5.0

A painfully detailed account of one man’s Saturday. The day starts out extremely ordinary, but a minor car crash leads to a complex turn of events. 

I frequently thought that this might be the most boring book I’ve ever read, but the last 80 pages or so picked up the pace. 

There was a strange amount of detail in the subject of neurosurgery (down to the type of suture used in a procedure) and squash that didn’t seem particularly necessary to the story. It reminds me of how I feel about combat scenes in action movies - while it showcases skill and artform, I take no particular interest in it and has no implications to the storyline. 

There was an underlying theme of fragile ego and pride in one’s work/calling/life with characters in the top of their respective fields of law, medicine, music, literature, squash and swimming. 

I really appreciated the passages dedicated to dementia.