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"As the best young writer on this island, McEwan's evocations of feeling and place and his analysis of mood and relationship remain haunting and compelling."—The Times
"As always, McEwan manages his own idiom with remarkable grace and inventiveness; his characters are at home in their dreams, and so is he."—Guardian
"His writing is exact, tender, funny, voluptuous, disturbing."—The Times
"The Maestro."—New Statesman
"McEwan has—a style and a vision of life of his own...No one interested in the state and mood of contemporary Britain can afford not to read him."—John Fowles
"A sparkling and adventurous writer."—Dennis Potter
“Haunting and compelling.” –The Times
“McEwan, that master of the taciturn macabre, so organizes his narrative that, without insisting anything, every turn and glimpse is another tightening of the noose. The evils of power and the power of evil are transmitted with a steely coolness, and in a prose that has a feline grace.” –Observer
"As always, McEwan manages his own idiom with remarkable grace and inventiveness; his characters are at home in their dreams, and so is he."—Guardian
"His writing is exact, tender, funny, voluptuous, disturbing."—The Times
"The Maestro."—New Statesman
"McEwan has—a style and a vision of life of his own...No one interested in the state and mood of contemporary Britain can afford not to read him."—John Fowles
"A sparkling and adventurous writer."—Dennis Potter
“Haunting and compelling.” –The Times
“McEwan, that master of the taciturn macabre, so organizes his narrative that, without insisting anything, every turn and glimpse is another tightening of the noose. The evils of power and the power of evil are transmitted with a steely coolness, and in a prose that has a feline grace.” –Observer
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EACH AFTERNOON, when the whole city beyond the dark green shutters of their hotel windows began to stir, Colin and Mary were woken by the methodical chipping of steel tools against the iron barges which moored by the hotel cafe potoon. Lesen Sie die erste Seite
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Having seen the movie (Christopher Walker is a genius, as always) and having read the book afterwards I still am deeply touched by it. What irritates me most is that I cannot explain exactly why - I can only repeat the adjectives given in the title of this review which I read in several movie recensions. ATMOSPHERE is perhaps the right word, and since Daphne DuMaurier's "Don't look back" (movie from 1973) or even Thomas Mann's "Death in Venice" (movie from 1970) there is obviously no other town on earth in which the depressing or eerie atmosphere lurking around the corner is palpable like that. Some reviewers critized the book as "unconvincing" and "implausible" (even as "boring" which I read incredulously!), its actions "inconceivable" - perhaps they should stick to reading James Bond novels or the like... But if you prefer brilliant reading about the mysterious, sinister and non-superficial side of human lives, you have to try this book!
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I don't understand the criticism I've read about the plausibility, or the lack thereof, of the plot of TCOS. How plausible are our dreams, or our nightmares? In TCOS, and in his equally disquieting novel, The Cement Garden, McEwan creates characters with no moral grounding, who wander unconsciously through life. This seems to me the essential quality of his characters. Is this so implausible? Haven't we all encountered people who drift dreamily through their lives. For me, McEwan's fiction is too painfully real and, I believe, Ian McEwan is very deserving of whatever praise he receives.
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I would guess like many readers I came upon this writer's work when he began receiving international acclaim for his work, "Amsterdam", in 1998 when the novel won The Booker Prize. I have read his work that has been published after that tale, and now have been going back to his earlier work, a decision that can be very rewarding, or quite the opposite. I suppose expecting earlier work to be less mature or skillful is reasonable, but there are also writers that appear with an initial work that is very good or even excellent, and they manage, with some exceptions, to keep the quality of work very high. Other writers peak with their first book, there are no rules.
"The Comfort Of Strangers" is the second novel that Mr. McEwan published, and it would be fair to call it more of a short story. I don't know what divides a short story from a novella from a novel; it appears publishers use the terms interchangeably at times. From the two earlier works I have read, this book along with, "The Innocent", Mr. McEwan to date, sits in the category of writers who get better as they hone their craft. This may appear to be the normal course of a writer's development, but we all have read otherwise.
My primary complaint with this book is that the author worked around the fringes of what many would consider taboo conduct, darts in for a moment or two of detail, but does not fully explore the issues he touches upon, nor does he complete his tale. Another author that I am a great admirer of is Penelope Fitzgerald who said she never let her characters decide where they would go in a story, she decided their every move. Now again this may sound obvious, who controls their characters if not the author, but she was speaking of having a plan for her players from opening page to closing paragraph. Mr. McEwan does not manage the detail of his characters here, he asks the reader to fill in the detail or in some cases the blanks. In this book I do not like the decision he made, but for admirers of his work that wish to go back to his earlier published material, this is a quick and interesting read of an author that has gone on to be internationally recognized.
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Death in Venice.
An English couple (Mary and Colin) spend their holiday in a city that bears some resemblance with Venice, Italy. Lesen Sie weiter...
Vor 23 Monaten von Jan Dierckx veröffentlicht
Dissapointing!
I found The Comfort of Strangers to be dissapointing. At points the use of symbolism by the writer was so blatent it became mundane. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 3. Dezember 1999 von Sarah
I don't know what this book shood mean?
I read the book and know I have to write a review for my English school teacher, but I don't know how. Can anyone help me?
Am 26. Oktober 1999 veröffentlicht
brilliant, but not for the faint of heart
Although this work was published in 1981, I have read McEwan's more recent novels and was vastly impressed with his insight into the pecadillos of human nature and particularly,... Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 6. Oktober 1999 veröffentlicht
Truly frightening
I read the book after seeing the movie. Both were excelent. The dialogue was taken almost word for word from the novel. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 23. August 1999 von MissImprov@aol.com
Wonderful
I saw the movie first with Helen Mirren & Christopher Walken. It was STUNNING!! I highly recommend the book & the film.
Am 8. April 1999 veröffentlicht
enjoy the elegance
If you're only interested in an involved plot and want to skim the surface of novel and still get enjoyment, this book is not for you. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 26. März 1999 veröffentlicht
WORDY, IMPLAUSIBLE WASTE OF PAPER
UNFORTUNATELY FOR THE AUTHOR, I READ THIS BOOK IMMEDIATELY AFTER FINISHING "A TALE OF TWO CITIES. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 16. Februar 1999 von pgoldstein@jdrr.com
WORDY, IMPLAUSIBLE WASTE OF PAPER
UNFORTUNATELY FOR THE AUTHOR, I READ THIS BOOK IMMEDIATELY AFTER FINISHING "A TALE OF TWO CITIES. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 16. Februar 1999 von pgoldstein@jdrr.com
A Big Waste of Time
This is one of the worst novels I have ever read in mylife. The plot is totally unconvincing and extremely boring, and thereis no character development. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 21. Dezember 1998 von Hakan Tunc
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