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Review: Solar by Ian McEwan

Review: Solar by Ian McEwan

February 28, 2010 · by Roger · in Book reviews

There’s hardly anything surprising one could say about this lightweight, clockwork-plotted black comedy, except that it’s among the most bitter and emotionless of Ian McEwan’s many bitter, emotionless novels. All McEwan’s usual virtues are in evidence here — the intricately…

Review: The Children's Book by A.S. Byatt

Review: The Children’s Book by A.S. Byatt

February 4, 2010 · by Roger · in Book reviews

It’s hard not to feel that the dedication is a symptom of everything that’s wrong with this sprawling novel of nearly 700 pages. The book is dedicated to its editor — who, if she had done her job, probably would’ve…

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