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Liked It3 of 3 members found this review helpful “Booker Prize winner Amsterdam is a morality tale – or amorality tale – in the dark, ironic tradition of Patricia Highsmith at her macabre best. A master of the psychological novel, McEwan pulls back the rock of civilized behavior and elegantly chronicles what manner of creepy-crawly...” see full review » see other reviews » |
Didn’t Like It1 of 1 members found this review helpful “I read this book today and found it very sexist, written in much the same tone as his book, On Chesil Beach, which I also found quite sexist in tone (and dislike intensely). A book about men doing their "manly" things. When the death of a woman that most of the main characters have been...” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“Short with a twist”
thegar01 wrote this review 2 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“WASP”
dorin d wrote this review 2 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“as engrossing as he always is, the inevitable tragedy left me more upset than I liked. ”
marypoet wrote this review 2 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“The idea was good, a morality tale, a story of human wickedness and how far people can go to make their dreams come true. But in reality, it was very slow and failed to capture my attention. For such a short book, I've been reading it surprisingly long and have read probably three books in the mean time. I'm not saying that it's bad, it just didn't have that special something that "Atonement" had. I gave it four stars because of McEwan's remarkable and recognizable writing style. Maybe I return to it in a few years and feel different about it. Anyway, I will continue reading McEwan. ”
Ana L wrote this review 2 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“beautifully written”
Alina G wrote this review 3 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Not nearly as good as Saturday or On Chesil Beach”
David W wrote this review Sunday, November 1 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“A Booker winner, this is, in my opinion, McEwan's finest writing. It is about Molly's ex-lovers, Clive and Vernon, part of the 60's set. I liked the lyrical passages - you can almost hear Clive's orchestration. The ending part, located in Amsterdam, is unexpected, a comical anti-thesis to the serious humanity of the first part.”
Ken W wrote this review Saturday, November 7 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Not as good as some of his others.”
Karen B wrote this review Saturday, August 29 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“One of the best books I have ever read. I want to read it again right now. EXCELLENT”
Andrea S wrote this review Saturday, August 29 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Amsterdam is the story of three men, Clive, Vernon, and Julian, and the failure of their lives after the death of a woman they all had affairs with at some time.
Amanda L wrote this review Thursday, August 27 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
I did not like this book at all, and I don’t think it was a good book. The characters and almost everything they did were completely unlikable. The worst part of the book, however, is that I still cannot figure out what it was supposed to be about or what the point was. I liked Atonement enough that I’ll try another of McEwan’s books sometime, but I’m not going to waste any more time thinking about this one.”
