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Liked It6 of 6 members found this review helpful “"They were young, educated, and both virgins on this, their wedding night, and they lived in a time when a conversation about sexual difficulties was plainly impossible. But it is never easy." |
Didn’t Like It3 of 6 members found this review helpful “What a boring little book about 2 sexually naive, repressed young people. The 60's weren't THAT long ago.” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“a book that stays with you about a week after you read it. extremely well written. subtle but deep in it's message about intimate relationships - what makes them work and what can destroy them. ”
Josh P wrote this review 2 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“boy, can this man write! Every sentence is a work of art. ”
Mary K wrote this review 2 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“A painful and poignant exploration of a bride and groom's wedding night on the cusp of the sexual revolution.”
Yazbooks wrote this review 2 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“It was ok - I finished it - very deep”
Susan H wrote this review 8 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“This was a gift. A very small, very fast read. But I remember feeling fairly low afterwards - I think it was a very sad story.”
Phenonemom J wrote this review 10 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Bizarre story of two newlyweds who have trouble consummating their marriage. Did not like the author's writing style. Again...bizarre and depressing. ”
Mary Linda wrote this review 2 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“My least favorite of his novels thus far. One poignant segment-- about page 81 when Edward speaks of his family. I'd like to read a book, instead, about the lives of Lionel and Marjorie. ”
tishiejean wrote this review 2 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Didn't finish”
Bud B wrote this review Friday, October 9 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Honest, beautiful and brutal at the same time.”
John C. Stepper wrote this review Saturday, October 3 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Recommended to me by my father... I think this book just really annoyed me. Or the characters did. But it wasn't the really passionate, shouting at the book/telly frustration I've had with other books, just a kind of mild annoyance at their lack of communication. I did think it was made more interesting because of the era it was set in-1960's just on the brink of the sexual revolution-but had it not been for that I think that I would have given up a few pages in. Didn't inspire me to read any other books by Ian McEwan.”
Roisin J wrote this review Thursday, October 1 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
