Our club struggled with this book. Some didn't even finish it and most of us found it dragged quite a bit, BUT it did provoke a lot of discussion about scientific/artistic minds, revenge, m... (read more)

The book is very slow and, at times, too descriptive. But our book club had one of the best discussions we've ever had as our participants had a wide variety of interpretations and ideas. I would not read... (read more)

Very well written but extremely slow.

Ian McEwan is a fantastic writer. In his ability to craft a beautiful evocative sentence I would put him ahead of any other current English writer. His talent is in full view in this novel w... (read more)

This is one of the best books we've read. Ian McEwan is a fine novelist. Read Atonement, it's just as good.

Most members loved this book. Many chose it to be the best of the books we read this year. It takes an ordinary day and makes it extraordinary in many ways. The characters are realistic and engaging.... (read more)

Ian McEwan is a gifted writer who creates fiction that is so compelling that you cannot stop thinking about each novel he writes for years to come. I am always so amazed at the research he m... (read more)