It is a measure of McEwan's artistry that he is able here both to linger in the recording of sensuous particularities and at the same time to deliver the satisfactions of plot we are accustomed to deriving from his fiction Structurally and linguistically, it is a triumph.intriguingly compassionate The very idea that informs it, fascinating and unfamiliar, is masterlyĪ didactic, ironic novella of great accomplishment and calculated ambition. Many Easter weekends and train journeys will be enlivened by a compelling novella Written with a fierce pursuit of the truth and an utterly modern self-awareness, what a confidant tour de force this turns out to be Yet with On Chesil Beach, Ian McEwan has earnt itĪ master feat of concentration in both senses of the word To commend an author for being reminiscent of Edith Wharton is a compliment that this reviewer reserves for a select few. McEwan brings Florence and Edward touchingly alive for us and their seriousness, their idealism, and their desire for love draw us towards them It is a polished, civilised style, and very distant from the shock tactics of his early work. This is McEwan's mature style, one we have come to recognise from Atonement and Saturday. The protagonists have everything to lose, and their faltering journey towards a point of no return is conjured into life my McEwan with irresistible subtlety, tact and force
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