Enduring Love by Ian McEwan

wyndslash · 06-12-2011, 09:08 PM

anyone here read it and can give me their opinion?

The blurb seems interesting, but at the same time I get the feeling it's one of those books that would make me want to kill someone xD

so i need other opinions

SlowRain · 06-13-2011, 12:57 AM

I thought it was okay, but not great. I absolutely hated the upper-middle-class couple that the novel is about. I quite often enjoy flawed characters (ie. The Human Stain by Philip Roth), but I wouldn't have minded offing those two.

The story with the obsessed guy is also more motivated by McEwan's personal agenda than it is credible. It seems terribly one-sided. That particular character isn't developed very well at all. The thing is, he could have been the most interesting part of the novel if it had been done better.

wyndslash · 06-13-2011, 01:04 AM

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Originally Posted by SlowRain

I thought it was okay, but not great. I absolutely hated the upper-middle-class couple that the novel is about. I quite often enjoy flawed characters (ie. The Human Stain by Philip Roth), but I wouldn't have minded offing those two.

The story with the obsessed guy is also more motivated by McEwan's personal agenda than it is credible. It seems terribly one-sided. That particular character isn't developed very well at all. The thing is, he could have been the most interesting part of the novel if it had been done better.

ah. but now, i kind of want to know how it ended

SlowRain · 06-13-2011, 09:07 AM

It ends somewhat ambiguously.

wyndslash · 06-13-2011, 09:08 AM

damn xP

hols57 · 06-13-2011, 11:56 AM

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Originally Posted by wyndslash

anyone here read it and can give me their opinion?

The blurb seems interesting, but at the same time I get the feeling it's one of those books that would make me want to kill someone xD

so i need other opinions

....one of those books I couldn't finish! I looked at the end and it was ambigious, so I was pleased I hadn't wasted too much time on it! I didn't like his other books either.

wyndslash · 06-13-2011, 09:24 PM

thanks! i guess i'll pass on this one D:

apbschmitz · 06-13-2011, 11:47 PM

I never finished it either, but I still very clearly remember that opening scene with the balloon. It's worth reading that first chapter, which really is great.

06-12-2011, 09:08 PM	#1
wyndslash Wizard Posts: 2,951 Karma: 3000001 Join Date: Feb 2011 Device: Kindle 3 wifi, Kindle Fire	Enduring Love by Ian McEwan anyone here read it and can give me their opinion? The blurb seems interesting, but at the same time I get the feeling it's one of those books that would make me want to kill someone xD so i need other opinions

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06-13-2011, 12:57 AM	#2
SlowRain Addict Posts: 311 Karma: 9553 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: a Canadian expat in Taiwan Device: HTC 10, Asus Phonepad	I thought it was okay, but not great. I absolutely hated the upper-middle-class couple that the novel is about. I quite often enjoy flawed characters (ie. The Human Stain by Philip Roth), but I wouldn't have minded offing those two. The story with the obsessed guy is also more motivated by McEwan's personal agenda than it is credible. It seems terribly one-sided. That particular character isn't developed very well at all. The thing is, he could have been the most interesting part of the novel if it had been done better.

06-13-2011, 09:07 AM	#4
SlowRain Addict Posts: 311 Karma: 9553 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: a Canadian expat in Taiwan Device: HTC 10, Asus Phonepad	It ends somewhat ambiguously.

06-13-2011, 09:08 AM	#5
wyndslash Wizard Posts: 2,951 Karma: 3000001 Join Date: Feb 2011 Device: Kindle 3 wifi, Kindle Fire	damn xP

06-13-2011, 09:24 PM	#7
wyndslash Wizard Posts: 2,951 Karma: 3000001 Join Date: Feb 2011 Device: Kindle 3 wifi, Kindle Fire	thanks! i guess i'll pass on this one D:

06-13-2011, 11:47 PM	#8
apbschmitz Lord of Frogtown Posts: 149 Karma: 1154748 Join Date: May 2011 Location: St. Paul MN Device: Kindle	I never finished it either, but I still very clearly remember that opening scene with the balloon. It's worth reading that first chapter, which really is great.

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