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The Innocent (Paperback)
by Ian McEwan (Author)
3.8 out of 5 stars 9 customer reviews (9 customer reviews)
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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars A cold, cold war, 9 April 2000
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This is vintage McEwan. He describes the love affair with feeling and, I guess, from some experience. I liked the sharp contrast between the mechanics and bizarre logic of the Cold War and the unpredictability of human behaviour when it is allowed free reign. 50s Berlin is also beautifully evoked - Harry Lime's Vienna moved north. The novel has a neat and typically weird McEwan twist before its moving, sentimental denouement. Great reading - thoroughly recommended to fans and sceptics alike.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Undecided, 29 Aug 2007
I can't decide if I like this or not. I wouldn't say that I didn't enjoy it, because I did. Ian McEwan's talent with the english language is second to none. His ability to create a wholly imaginable scene is inspiring. Yet, with this book I just felt there was something missing.

I have read Saturday, Atonement and Enduring Love so far and this was my 4th and least favourite of those. Atonement being the best and a over all favourite.

It started of promising but then, I suppose I was expecting more of a conspiracy, instead it just flapped around the love story.

My main problem about this book is the main character. I can't bring myself to like him. I suppose that is subjective though.

If you have read and enjoyed McEwan before this, then I would reccomend it. If this is your first foray into the litery genius that is McEwan, I suggest you try Atonement first and then work your way upwards.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars a must-read!, 4 Jan 2006
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The first time I read this I had to put it down unfinished as I could not bear to discover the foreshadowed doom of the main character. It took me a year before I could gather the courage to start again and read the whole thing. Exaggerating? If you found Enduring Love moving, it's nothing compared to The Innocent!
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5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best books I have read
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5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome.
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5.0 out of 5 stars mesmerisingly powerfull
I am reordering this book having lost a previous copy because it is an awesome tour de force that gives you a claustrophobic cold clammy feeling during it's darker passages and... Read more
Published on 16 Feb 2000 by mick-d.brown@bae.co.uk

2.0 out of 5 stars Warning: Chapter 17 is a Bummer, but.
...if you have enjoyed McEwan's other books (especially A Child in Time and Enduring Love) as incredibly much as I have, you will want to buy this one, and you should - but only... Read more
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