tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-687604.post1391569206318636457..comments2023-03-16T10:02:10.532+00:00Comments on in praise of dreams: On Ian McEwanFrancishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02920814977898808481noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-687604.post-83446039699889442922007-06-25T07:09:00.000+01:002007-06-25T07:09:00.000+01:00It may be out out of fashion, and a trifle uncool,...It may be out out of fashion, and a trifle uncool, but I have to admit that my favourite Ian McEwan is <I>The Daydreamer</I> - writing for children means that both his technique and his touch of darkness are subordinated to some lovely storytelling. If I lose this one, I by another copy, because I know I'll re-read it some time.Francishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02920814977898808481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-687604.post-9358261619402775142007-06-24T21:39:00.000+01:002007-06-24T21:39:00.000+01:00Amsterdam was another short but gripping one. I'm ...<I>Amsterdam</I> was another short but gripping one. I'm mixed on <I>Saturday</I> - I found it highly readable, even gripping, but in retrospect I'm not crazy about it, especially about the predictable 'eruption of violence' plot. Way too much like the predictable 'eruption of violence' plot in <I>Enduring Love</I>, for one thing.Ophelia Bensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08000353980872079468noreply@blogger.com