tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post310391039934232773..comments2023-10-20T10:18:36.203-04:00Comments on You've GOTTA read this!: "Saturday" by Ian McEwanSandy Nawrothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00564390728106776030noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-48507606266914501712008-11-30T22:37:00.000-05:002008-11-30T22:37:00.000-05:00He does have a knack for observing and transcribin...He does have a knack for observing and transcribing human condition. For almost two thirds of the book I thought it won't be resolved. For isn't how we are sometimes anyway?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-26113792538223432482008-11-29T19:47:00.000-05:002008-11-29T19:47:00.000-05:00I HAVE read that one, and I loved it. It really l...I HAVE read that one, and I loved it. It really left an impact on me, the story was so...wistful? bleak? heartbreakingly beautiful? Hard to describe, really. It left me shaking my head at McEwan's brilliance at painting the portrait of the human condition.Sandy Nawrothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00564390728106776030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-55589661532119795802008-11-28T20:14:00.000-05:002008-11-28T20:14:00.000-05:00Sometimes it's the keen observance of one's mundan...Sometimes it's the keen observance of one's mundane life that separate the master author from the good ones. I haven't read this book but I'll keep your review in mind. Have you read On Chesil Beach? :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-38073436252674583222008-11-28T07:35:00.000-05:002008-11-28T07:35:00.000-05:00You know, I guess I would agree it was contrived.....You know, I guess I would agree it was contrived...once it started going down the path it took, you could pretty much figure out the destination. However, at that point, I was just happy for the pace to pick up and have something entertaining going on!Sandy Nawrothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00564390728106776030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-89877054651381072052008-11-27T15:39:00.000-05:002008-11-27T15:39:00.000-05:00Happy Thanksgiving. I had much the same problem w...Happy Thanksgiving. I had much the same problem with Saturday that you did. But my reaction to the last 1/3 was the opposite of yours. <BR/><BR/>It seemed contrived to me. But I did like the book overall.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06906212382849291562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-22500360470150807172008-11-24T16:33:00.000-05:002008-11-24T16:33:00.000-05:00I have not read Atonement. I made the mistake of ...I have not read Atonement. I made the mistake of seeing the movie first, and that usually does it for me. (I prefer to see the movie in my mind first!) I suppose I should...I am drowning in a sea of books I need to read!Sandy Nawrothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00564390728106776030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-78387923634943151582008-11-24T15:26:00.000-05:002008-11-24T15:26:00.000-05:00I've been meaning to get to this book for awhile n...I've been meaning to get to this book for awhile now! I totally understand how you feel about reading a book that doesn't have a murderer in it...especially after reading The Likeness, I really miss that feeling of being gripped by the plot. I am most definitely getting spoiled by mysteries. But I don't care! =) Have you read Atonement? How does it compare to Saturday? Would you recommend one over the other?Brooklyn Bonnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14257603046696901735noreply@blogger.com