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This was the one McEwan book I thought would finally have me say, okay, at least he wrote one novel I enjoyed. But, alas, no. This book was a waste of time. It's coined a psychological thriller but there was nothing 'thriller' about it. I was stone cold bored through the whole thing. I felt nothing. As always, stupid, pointless characters, rubbish scenes, and nothing to connect with. Halfway through, I honestly couldn't care less what happened to anyone, I just wanted it to be over. This is my 105th book of the year, and probably one of the most boring of those damn books.
There's some quotes on my edition of this book. Let's play a True or False game with them.
'The plot crackles like thin ice with dread and suspense.' - The Times
FALSE.
'The sheer cleverness of the book is dazzling, and only fully to be appreciated as you turn the last page: but then the cleverness is a real virtue here, the best guide possible to the questionable territory between innocence and whatever comes after.' - London Review of Books.
FALSE.
'Generous in scale, simple in its hideous impact... Ironically, he has celebrated the obsequies of the East-West spy thriller by writing one of the subtlest.' - Mail On Sunday
FALSE.
There's some quotes on my edition of this book. Let's play a True or False game with them.
'The plot crackles like thin ice with dread and suspense.' - The Times
FALSE.
'The sheer cleverness of the book is dazzling, and only fully to be appreciated as you turn the last page: but then the cleverness is a real virtue here, the best guide possible to the questionable territory between innocence and whatever comes after.' - London Review of Books.
FALSE.
'Generous in scale, simple in its hideous impact... Ironically, he has celebrated the obsequies of the East-West spy thriller by writing one of the subtlest.' - Mail On Sunday
FALSE.