Amsterdam in Reading 1001

Aug 28, 2020 Kristel rated it it was amazing

Shelves: 1001-books, 1001-challenge, booker-prize

This story is of a friendship between two men; one a composer of music for orchestra and the other a editor of a newspaper. They are at the height of their careers. The composer is working on what he feels will be his greatest work to bring in the millennium and the other is working to keep a newspaper viable in a changing world. The book opens at a funeral for a former photographer and friend of both men. This funeral sets them to thinking of death and they both vow that they will assist the ot ...more

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Jan 28, 2017 Rosemary rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: 1001-books

A well-written book and I enjoyed the first half very much, but then the characters turn out to be so dreadful, it leaves a nasty taste in the mouth.

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Mar 13, 2017 Karen rated it liked it

Shelves: 1001

This is the second book I have read by McEwan and I am not 100% sure that I liked it. Maybe it's because I didn't really like any of the characters (and for me that's a criteria). ...more

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May 08, 2015 Dree rated it really liked it

Shelves: england-uk-ireland, 1001-read, booker-long-short, 2015-reads

3.5 stars.

The setup in this book is great. Character development, situations, etc.

But then it all wraps up too quickly. You can kind of see it coming--but it seems so absurd. But it is absurd. But how could that actually happen? Could it? McEwan's books always have somewhat out-there plots--but they are definitely things that could actually happen.

This one though? I'm not so sure. I rarely say a book needed more length. But this one does. A bit more depth of explanation before and after the fin ...more

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