tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post139268230087771130..comments2024-02-04T05:13:04.501-05:00Comments on Nik at Nite: Books in 2013: #23 Sweet Tooth by Ian McEwanNikki Staffordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04463618183850438914noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-46731612916410241462013-09-06T11:12:59.651-04:002013-09-06T11:12:59.651-04:00Atonement was my first McEwan book and I loved it....<i>Atonement</i> was my first McEwan book and I loved it. He's a not only a master storyteller but also a wordsmith the likes of which are rarely found. There was not a single word out of place in that book. <br /><br /><i>Amsterdam</i> was equally well written, but I didn't find it nearly as engaging because 95% of the characters were so unpleasant. <br /><br />You must read <i>On Chesil Beach</i>. It's a sweet, sad, beautiful, heartbreaking book. Steph Qnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-6639897564410138092013-09-04T22:12:26.157-04:002013-09-04T22:12:26.157-04:00Page48: LOL! Don't even get my husband started...Page48: LOL! Don't even get my husband started on Dalton. You'll probably hear the phrases "pinko communist" and "nanny state" far too many times. :)<br /><br />Fred: I will check out Lessing's Good Terrorist, sounds like a good one! Nikki Staffordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04463618183850438914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-72293866904584381692013-09-04T18:53:18.199-04:002013-09-04T18:53:18.199-04:00Like you, Nikki, I haven't read any of Ian McE...Like you, Nikki, I haven't read any of Ian McEwan's novels. I have his <i>Saturday</i> sitting on the bookshelf (about a year now) and I still haven't got around to it. Oh well, it's not like it will be the last book I ever read, <i>a la</i> Desmond Hume (I have better novels in mind for that). Since you just finished Mcewan's <i>Sweet Tooth</i>, I would recommend Doris Lessing's <i>The Good Terrorist</i>.One reviewer described Lessing's novel as her <i>Alive in Wonderland</i>.<br /><br />But here's something for your husband. Margaret Thatcher used to unwind by reading spy novels, in particular John le Carre, while drinking scotch and soda. Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01474623954925835867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-16407248602793591932013-09-03T23:56:51.232-04:002013-09-03T23:56:51.232-04:00Maggie did win 3 consecutive majorities, so she wa...Maggie did win 3 consecutive majorities, so she wasn't without support back in the day.<br /><br />Those people celebrating her death need to experience 3 terms of Dalton McGuilty to gain a little perspective. Page48https://www.blogger.com/profile/09728079057077761364noreply@blogger.com