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Black Dogs (Paperback)

by Ian McEwan (Author)
2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
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  • Paperback: 176 pages
  • Publisher: Vintage; New edition edition (3 Sep 1998)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0099277085
  • ISBN-13: 978-0099277088
  • Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.8 x 1.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 19,651 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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‘I judge it his best yet, which I should make clear is saying a great deal’


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‘Superbly evocative prose…The novel’s vision of Europe is acute and alive, vivid in its moral complexities’
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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Engrossing exploration of the dark heart of the 20th Century, 11 Jul 2001
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This is less of a gripping page turner than some of McEwan's later books, and may suffer in comparison as a result. However, it rewards on other levels. As always in McEwan the characterisation is totally convincing, but it is the book's engagement with history that really compels. McEwan takes in war, revolution and the nature of evil, and the image of the black dogs haunted my imagination as it did the characters in the book. The scenes in Berlin as the wall comes down were also memorable, but more than anything I enjoyed this book because it made me think, and because it showed that the author himself had really grappled with the themes of the book without ever losing sight of the every day reality of being human.
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars The sadness of love, 1 May 2000
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This time McEwan holds the tension between the opposites though his characters cannot (he doesn't kill them off as in Amsterdam). Brilliant insights into what keeps us apart, the wall that doesn't come down between a man and wife, even when there is love. The dogs are terrifying. I was held throughout. It gave me hope, and energy. A wonderful book.
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2.0 out of 5 stars Unenjoyable and disappointing, 17 Sep 2001
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This was the 7th Ian McEwan book I have read - all of the others I have either loved or really liked. Enduring Love and Amsterdam are two of my favourite all-time novels. Black Dogs is the only one of his books I did not enjoy and actually disliked. Not only is there nothing to keep the story moving along, but the symbolism is absurdly obvious and the events implausible.
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2.0 out of 5 stars Facile and unpleasant
As ever, in "Black Dogs" McEwan turns out readable prose, a balance of description and plot points which draw the reader in. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Dr. Cath L. Murphy

3.0 out of 5 stars six of one, half a dozen of the other...
This is the first novel by Ian McEwan I am undecided about. Most of his novels I like a lot, especially Atonement, and there is one I find too construed (Saturday), but this one... Read more
Published 10 months ago by Markus Isch

5.0 out of 5 stars An Engrossing Reflection on the Thrills of Violence and the Redemptive Power of Love
One of his great literary triumphs, Ian McEwan's "Black Dogs" is an engrossing reflection on the thrills of violence and the redemptive power of love, set largely amidst the... Read more
Published 13 months ago by John Kwok

4.0 out of 5 stars not yet fully developed, but good.
an early taste of the mcewan style, albeit not as full blown as some of the later works, but definitely one worth reading. Read more
Published 16 months ago by R. Altman

2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing
Having read Enduring Love, Atonement and Saturday I was expecting to be blown away once again by Ian McEwan.
I was glad when I had finished the book. Read more
Published 18 months ago by Bookaholic

2.0 out of 5 stars Unsatisfying and overly wordy
I usually like McEwan, even though he often enjoys using 250 words where 10 would have done. The fact that Black Dogs took forever and a day to get going didn't surprise me either... Read more
Published 23 months ago by daisyrock

1.0 out of 5 stars Were the critics reading the same book?
I was intrigued by the premise of exploring binary opposite views of the world and hoped this book would cleverly dissect them and the reasons behind these views, depolarising... Read more
Published on 5 Jul 2006 by Babe In Toyland

1.0 out of 5 stars was i missing something?
I can't help thinking i was missing something whilst reading this book. I have read nearly all of McEwan's novels and have enjoyed each one but this book was very disapointing... Read more
Published on 4 April 2004 by joannebutterfield

3.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable, But Not A Classic
I found Black Dogs to be a very enjoyable book. The character development was very good and I really enjoyed the preface, which could almost a novel in itself. Read more
Published on 11 Dec 2000

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent, enjoyable and well-written book
I thought that this was an excellent book. The contrast between June and Bernard (Intuition and Logic)was very well demonstrated. Read more
Published on 15 May 2000 by L. Vickers

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