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aleffert 's review for:
Sweet Tooth
by Ian McEwan
Part of the McEwan experience is knowing he's up to something and so part of the thrill of this book is waiting for the other shoe to drop. The Cold War intelligence agency setting provides ample opportunities, but ultimately McEwan isn't the sort of writer content to just tell a fun twisty spy story. He's more interested in a swirl of themes around perspective, trust, and the purpose of literature.
This all sounds like a grand time, but I thought this was a weak effort. Serena, the viewport character feels under motivated, and even if that may be to a particular purpose, it's still true. From reading, it seems like there're a lot of references to McEwan's early work, the male lead, a writer, is clearly modeled on him, and with that knowledge in hindsight it's interesting to see the critiques he levies at that work.
The end came together in a way that agreed with this particular softee, but not enough to justify what was ultimately a thin story.
This all sounds like a grand time, but I thought this was a weak effort. Serena, the viewport character feels under motivated, and even if that may be to a particular purpose, it's still true. From reading, it seems like there're a lot of references to McEwan's early work, the male lead, a writer, is clearly modeled on him, and with that knowledge in hindsight it's interesting to see the critiques he levies at that work.
The end came together in a way that agreed with this particular softee, but not enough to justify what was ultimately a thin story.