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Enduring Love by Ian McEwan
Feb. 26th, 2020 09:34 pmThe Blurb On The Back:
There’s no blurb on the back, instead there are the following quotes:
”A page turned, with a plot so engrossing that it seems reckless to pick the book up in the evening if you plan to get any sleep that night ... Enduring Love is also blessed with the psychological richness of the finest literary novel.”
Alain de Botton, Daily Mail
“Taut with narrative excitements and suspense ... a novel of rich diversity that triumphantly integrates imagination and intelligence, rationality and emotional alertness.”
Peter Kemp, Sunday Times
“He is the maestro at creating suspense; the particular, sickening, see-sawing kind that demands a kind of physical courage from the reader to continue reading.”
Amanda Craig, New Statesman
“McEwan’s exploration of his characters’ lives and secret emotions is a virtuoso display of fictional subtlety and intelligence.”
Robert McCrum, Observer
“McEwan’s latest, and possibly finest ... his trademarks are in full force, combining stomach-pit dread and almost unbearable pathos. His technique is unparalleled; like the smiler with the knife, he finally slips it to the reader with exquisite smoothness.”
Fiona Russell Powell, Guardian
“He creates an opening that is unforgettable ... McEwan does a superb job of making us believe what seems so unlikely, and that is the book’s greatest power.”
Jan Daley, Independent on Sunday
( The Review (Cut For Spoilers): )
The Verdict:
Ian McEwan’s critically acclaimed literary suspense novel (first published in 1997) is a prescient examination of the helplessness and paranoia that comes from being a victim of stalking, which slowly builds tension in a way that still feels relevant today. However the literary allusions are smug and heavy handed and I never quite bought into Joe’s lack of reaction to the homosexual overtones of Jed’s obsession or Clarissa’s lack of support.
There’s no blurb on the back, instead there are the following quotes:
Alain de Botton, Daily Mail
“Taut with narrative excitements and suspense ... a novel of rich diversity that triumphantly integrates imagination and intelligence, rationality and emotional alertness.”
Peter Kemp, Sunday Times
“He is the maestro at creating suspense; the particular, sickening, see-sawing kind that demands a kind of physical courage from the reader to continue reading.”
Amanda Craig, New Statesman
“McEwan’s exploration of his characters’ lives and secret emotions is a virtuoso display of fictional subtlety and intelligence.”
Robert McCrum, Observer
“McEwan’s latest, and possibly finest ... his trademarks are in full force, combining stomach-pit dread and almost unbearable pathos. His technique is unparalleled; like the smiler with the knife, he finally slips it to the reader with exquisite smoothness.”
Fiona Russell Powell, Guardian
“He creates an opening that is unforgettable ... McEwan does a superb job of making us believe what seems so unlikely, and that is the book’s greatest power.”
Jan Daley, Independent on Sunday
( The Review (Cut For Spoilers): )
The Verdict:
Ian McEwan’s critically acclaimed literary suspense novel (first published in 1997) is a prescient examination of the helplessness and paranoia that comes from being a victim of stalking, which slowly builds tension in a way that still feels relevant today. However the literary allusions are smug and heavy handed and I never quite bought into Joe’s lack of reaction to the homosexual overtones of Jed’s obsession or Clarissa’s lack of support.
