ext_7267 ([identity profile] altariel.livejournal.com) wrote in [personal profile] altariel 2004-01-25 02:19 pm (UTC)

Atonement, Ian McEwan

I'm surprised this one hasn't come up in my offline reading group. I liked Enduring Love a great deal, and I don't know why I haven't read more by him. Your recommendation has made me very eager to read it, thank you.

Re: descriptions of war, have you read Birdsong? I don't think Sebastian Faulks is a particularly accomplished writer, but his subject matter makes him really raise his game in this.


Witches Abroad -- it's not available in the US! I'm a compulsive Pratchett fan. Worth ordering from overseas?

You know, I had blanked this one almost entirely. It's there on the shelf, and I know I've read it, but I couldn't for the life of me remember anything about it. Flicked through it just now and, to be honest, I don't think it's worth you spending the extra cash on it. Checked with Mr Altariel (who could remember more about it), who reminded me that Gollum makes a very brief cameo, but he didn't think even that was worth you shipping it in.

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