July 10, 2007...11:45 am
On Chesil Beach
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I just finished reading Ian McEwan’s On Chesil Beach, noted on my 2007 Book List. He is such a master of writing–especially demonstrated in his command of flashbacks, something that usually gives writers great struggle.
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July 11, 2007 at 12:19 am
I am a big fan of Ian McEwan’s books and I’m sure you will enjoy reading more of them. I loved On Chesil Beach too, and found it entrancing. I was disappointed by its length though - I didn’t see why it had to be a novella, and I wanted more of both characters and their lives following the hideous disappointment of that first night.
July 12, 2007 at 10:56 am
Yes I was disappointed at On Chesil Beach’s length–but it was so rich I think I would have overdosed if McEwan had gone on for more pages. I find novellas, in general, are hard for me to deal with–that in-between length is maddening for me as a reader! (I either want less or more often, more)!
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