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Enduring Love
Enduring Love | Ian McEwan
One windy spring day in the Chilterns Joe Rose's calm, organised life is shattered by a ballooning accident. The afternoon, Rose reflects, could have ended in mere tragedy, but for his brief meeting with Jed Parry. Unknown to Rose, something passes between them - something that gives birth in Parry to an obsession so powerful that it will test to the limits Rose's beloved scientific rationalism, threaten the love of his wife Clarissa and drive him to the brink of murder and madness.
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RaeLovesToRead
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#themedthursday @dabbe

Not only did I have to read (endure) Enduring Love at school, but I also sat through the film at the cinema. That's 2 hours of my life I'll never get back.

But Rae, I hear you say, the film was only 100 minutes long. THERE WAS AN INTERVAL!!

Also, I like this theme and have started a Playlist on Spotify... so far we have:

Mimi Webb - House on Fire
Taylor Swift - Look what you made me do
Rihanna - Fire bomb

wanderinglynn Thanks for the tag! 12mo
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dabbe The only book I've read of McEwan's is ATONEMENT. This one would not be worth my time, correct? Thanks! 🤗💜😊 (edited) 12mo
RaeLovesToRead @dabbe Hmm... I'm not sure. There is a LOT of pretentious waffle, but the underlying story of the initial event and its repercussions make for an interesting claustrophobic, psychological horror that has you questioning the reliability of the narrator. It's not without merit. I had to study it at school though, and I'm not in a hurry to revisit it as an adult 😅 12mo
Lucy_Anywhere @dabbe Have you seen the film? They filmed the Dunkirk scenes near where I lived and my brother and his mates (along with a hundred or so other locals) were extras! It was a while ago, but I remember quite enjoying the film 12mo
julesG Thanks for the tag 12mo
dabbe @RaeLovesToRead Yeah, anytime you have to STUDY a book, you tend to look at it differently. I would like to read more of him, so I will add it. Thanks! 🤗 12mo
dabbe @Lucy_Anywhere No, I haven't. How cool for your bro and his mates! I'll add that now to my movie-watch list as well! Thanks! 🤗 12mo
RaeLovesToRead @dabbe @Lucy_Anywhere I preferred the film Atonement to the book! Made me cry lots though. And my fave McEwan book so far is On Chesil Beach. 12mo
CBee @RaeLovesToRead I will now be using the phrase “pretentious waffle” in my daily life 😂 thank you! 12mo
batsy Thanks for the tag! I haven't read or watched this 😆 12mo
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BarbaraJean
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This pic showed up in my FB memories today… a stack of books purchased at my favorite local used bookstore at their annual Labor Day Fire Sale. This was from 7 years ago. Guess how many of these I‘ve read in those seven years? Yep. 0️⃣

I mean, “Forty Thousand Sublime and Beautiful Thoughts” isn‘t a reading book, it‘s a flip-through pretty-on-the-shelf book, but I have no excuse for the others. 🙈

wanderinglynn I have books I bought 20 years ago that still sit on my shelf I read. 😆😆😆 2y
AnneCecilie I‘m right there with you @wanderinglynn 😊 2y
jlhammar Yup, I can definitely relate! Kristin Lavransdatter is so good. Great that you have it on hand for when you‘re ready. 2y
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rachelk I do that all the time! 2y
BarbaraJean @wanderinglynn @AnneCecilie That‘s encouraging! Because also still sitting on my TBR shelf are the two optional books for the Philosophy/Literature classes I took during my college semester abroad. In 1996. I will read them someday!! 2y
wanderinglynn @AnneCecilie 🙌🏻 @BarbaraJean Because book collecting is a different hobby from reading 😉😆 2y
BarbaraJean @jlhammar One of these days I will get to it! It‘s supposedly been high on my list for a while. 🙃 My college Medieval Lit professor highly recommended it, and she has very good taste! (edited) 2y
BarbaraJean @wanderinglynn Absolutely! Related but different!! 2y
LeahBergen 😆😆 I‘m guilty of this, too! 2y
lauraisntwilder I have that same edition of Kristin Lavransdatter and I haven't read mine either! 2y
BarbaraJean @lauraisntwilder Yesssss! Buddy read?! Because I don‘t have enough other books cued up… 😂 2y
lauraisntwilder @BarbaraJean That would be fun, but it is huge! 2y
BarbaraJean @lauraisntwilder I‘ve been thinking of tackling it next year. I‘m toying with the idea of challenging myself to read a chunkster a month over the year, and including this one. I‘ll have to tag you if/when I get to it, and see if your reading list allows for it! 2y
lauraisntwilder @BarbaraJean Yes, please do! 2y
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EadieB
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A man is killed in an attempt to save a child in a hot-air balloon being tossed by the wind. A stranger named Jed Parry joins Joe Rose, a science writer, to bring the balloon to safety. Unknown to Rose, Parry becomes obsessed with Rose to the point where it threatens the love of his wife, Clarissa, and drives Rose to the brink of murder and madness. It‘s a novel of love, faith and suspense and how life can change in an instant. A must read!

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PuddleJumper
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Day 2: Enduring Love by Ian McEwan #7Days7Books

This was the first (and only) book I had an overwhelmingly negative visceral reaction to. I loathed this book. It was required reading for A Level, the teacher shamed me for disliking the book because I clearly did not ‘understand‘ it.

This experience really helped me define my relationship with reading and books, it was my first step to ‘fuck you, I‘ll read what I want and won‘t be shamed for it‘

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IReadThereforeIBlog
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Ian McEwan‘s critically acclaimed literary suspense novel (first published in 1997) is a prescient examination of the helplessness and paranoia that comes from being a victim of stalking, which slowly builds tension in a way that still feels relevant today. However the literary allusions are smug and heavy handed and I never quite bought into Joe‘s lack of reaction to the homosexual overtones of Jed‘s obsession or Clarissa‘s lack of support.

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Violetta
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I could hardly imagine this novel becoming such an enthralling and creepy thriller about obsession. I love McEwan's writing style, when he gets from main character's reflections to the scenes full of suspense and then to scientific pieces, and all these become a cohesive story. I was impressed with the book and watched the movie immediately. Craig is 😍 and the adaptation is decent, though there are some changes from the original

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julesG
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Saw the film, but haven't read the book yet.

#marchintothe70s @Lizpixie @Cinfhen

#WontGetFooledAgain is what a lot of people might have thought after McEwan eventually came clean of his "hoax".

Apparently the case file printed in the Appendix of the book was based on the novel and part of McEwan's fiction, but a lot of people thought it was real. A bit of research could have cleared this up.

Link to Guardian article from 1999 in comments.

Lizpixie Sounds intriguing.👍 5y
gradcat @julesG I learned something today...thanks for that! 🙏 5y
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SadikurRahman-aka-Rana
Enduring Love | Ian McEwan

Clear, concise prose as usual, with similar characters from his other novels, but I read half the book thinking the main character - Joe was deluded.

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UglyOldBat
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A good quick read. Obsession, distrust and some psychology thrown in for good measure

#love

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UglyOldBat
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brokenpoet
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I tried. I really really tried to read this. I got about half way and absolutely nothing had happened, I just had to give up 😕

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emilyx321
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This book has a really gripping first chapter that captures you from the outset, and is a tense book of obsession and guilt that really keeps you on the edge of your seat until the end, which is dramatic to say the least! It‘s a brilliant book from start to finish, quite wordy but very good. Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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rachaich
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This kept me guessing throughout. I flitted back and forth between believing the narrator and the implied. Really interesting and carefully written book, as you'd expect from McEwan.
Plus the ending was brilliant!

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mauveandrosysky
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This had one of the most intense and harrowing openings I‘ve ever read. It‘s a super compelling read. The prose is gorgeous, and the ongoing analysis of morality, guilt, responsibility and self-preservation is deeply fascinating. There‘s a lot of layered complexity throughout as the characters‘ perceptions and subjective realities are challenged. In order to convince others, we must first convince ourselves—but to what lengths, and at what cost?

emilyx321 I‘m studying this for my A Levels and love it, so I‘m just wondering if you‘ve read any other of McEwan‘s books that you‘d particularly recommend? Need to widen my reading a little bit in that area! 6y
mauveandrosysky @emilyx321 hello! This is actually only my second time reading him so I‘m probably not the right person to ask, but I know Atonement is a pretty popular one! 6y
emilyx321 Okay thankyou, I think I‘ve got a copy somewhere so I‘ll give it a go! 6y
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rachaich
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Another from the book swap; quite a wordy read so far, not necessarily a negative as I like the need for concentration :)

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Ardachy
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I released this #Bookcrossing registered book today. I loved this book and felt it matched this graffiti artists love for Dave.
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14768678

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Love this idea!! 6y
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Dulcinella
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Ian McEwan again writes in a beautiful language and style about people in today‘s society. The novel starts excellent, but looses his pace fast. However, one does not read McEwan to have a lot of action and suspense. The characters wander, can‘t manage to have real understanding of eachother, and have very different memories and opinions.A central theme is the opposition between science and the world of wonder, magic, storytelling,...

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bookworm.krizia
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Again, McEwan showed what a good writer he is. "Enduring Love" has a faster pace than "Atonement". However I prefer "Atonement" over this one. The story itself was okay but not exactly phenomenal. I felt that the characters was detached to the readers. I do love how McEwan has incorporated elements of science and John Keats life. I'm intrigued by his writing style and I feel and I will enjoy him immensely.

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Pruzy
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With a title like Enduring Love, I had no idea what to expect from this Ian McEwan novel. Was I going to get a story of young love? A story of love that lasts forever? No, I got none of these! Rather, Enduring Love tells the story of a man and his stalker. Is this stalker real? Imagined? Read and find out!

ErickaS_Flyleafunfurled LOVE Ian McEwan. This sounds right up my alley 7y
Pruzy @ErickaS_Flyleafunfurled Great! Which of his other books did you like? 7y
ErickaS_Flyleafunfurled I read Nutshell recently (clever and hilarious), and Atonement, which was brilliant. I have some others in my TBR but I definitely want to add this one! Any other recs for his other books? 7y
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underthebelljar I've only read Atonement by him but I highly recommend it. I read it years ago and still find myself thinking about it. 7y
Pruzy @ErickaS_Flyleafunfurled I'd recommend Amsterdam, about British politicians who visit Holland and won McEwan the booker prize, Sweet Tooth about a man who falls in love with a spy, and Children's Act about a judge working on a case in which a child is refusing a blood transfusion on religious grounds. 7y
Pruzy @BookishJess I saw the movie when it came out years ago. Maybe it is time for me to read the book. 7y
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Em_loves
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A random event can alter the course of your life. Love the ideas surrounding this book. Bravo, McEwan, Bravo.

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andrew61
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#maybookflowers #obsession
It's a while since i read this but as well as an amazing opening chapter it definitely falls into the obsession theme.

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erzascarletbookgasm
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"When it's gone, you'll know what a gift love was. You'll suffer like this. So go back and fight to keep it."
My pick for a book with #loveinthetitle
#17booklove @jess.how

EvieBee One of my favorite quotes. 7y
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AshleyHoss820
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This book drained the crap out of me. I think that's just McEwan's style. The premise of the book is so interesting and a little terrifying, but I was so frustrated by the time I finished reading I almost swore off McEwan forever...but addicts gonna addict. 4/1,001 #1001Books

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MadchenMarchen
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Tedious and overly long. There was potential in the premise but finishing it was a chore

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