Blogs about: Ian Mcewan

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On Chesil Beach - Ian McEwan3 comments

tobyreutt wrote 11 hours ago: I started this short novel during a trip to Paris and finished it in a couple of days. I can now saf … more →

Tags: Book Reviews, Literature, Books, Reviews

Book review: Ian McEwan - Sweet Tooth

Mistlake wrote 2 days ago: In the early 1970’s, Serena Frume is recruited by MI5 on the recommendation of an older lover. She i … more →

Tags: Book Reviews, book, Drama, Love, Novel, Review, spy, Sweet Tooth, Thriller

Fifth Decade Roundup!

isoundmyyawp wrote 2 days ago: Here we are at the end of the fifth set of books I’ve read for this project. This was an inter … more →

Tags: Favorite Books, Ivan Turgenev, Virgin Soil, The Enormous Room, Howards End, truman capote, In Cold Blood, Philip K. Dick, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?

Bookworm: "Sweet Tooth"

nikkimmascali wrote 3 days ago: Through some luck of the draw, I’ve spent a lot of time with pretentious people in my lifetime … more →

Tags: Bookworm, Books, Reading, THE RECEPTIONIST, Janet Groth, Sweet Tooth, MI5, spy, espionage

Book Hunting

Allison Abate wrote 3 days ago: Day Two: Out with the sister in a new spot! Some books I’ve been looking for and others just b … more →

Tags: Book Hunting, Anne Rice, Ann-Marie MacDonald, Janet Evanovich, Agatha Christie, Diana Gabaldon, Outlander, Tracy Chevalier, Girl with a Pearl Earring

Just finished: Atonement

maeveniacal wrote 3 days ago:   When I was in middle and high school, I was a real junkie when it came to The Twilight Zone. Is th … more →

Tags: Atonement

"Sweet Tooth" - Ian McEwan

Rita Santos wrote 3 days ago: Depois do desastre que foi Solar foi com alguma relutância que peguei no novo livro de Ian McEwan. M … more →

Tags: Literatura Inglesa, Romance, Atonement, Sweet Tooth, Espionagem, MI5

Overheard: Stories To Read Aloud (ed. Jonathan Taylor)1 comment

dj4twinx wrote 4 days ago: -Reviewed by Richard T. Watson- The earliest stories were told through word-of-mouth, and passed on … more →

Tags: anthology, Saboteur Awards, short stories, adam roberts, blake morrison, catherine rogers, Claire Baldwin, gemma seltzer, Hanif Kureshi

My excuses and I do have several

Jenny Ackland wrote 4 days ago: Reasons why I have not yet posted on book reviewing: 1. I’ve been procrastinating 2. I’v … more →

Tags: writing process, Learning, Miscellany, Reviews, Carrie Tiffany, Mateship with Birds, The comfort of strangers, Hong Kong, Pearls

Howard Jacobson wins comic fiction prize

Bookblurb wrote 4 days ago: Cheering news: Howard Jacobson wins prize for comic fiction Howard Jacobson wins this year’s B … more →

Tags: Awards, The Telegraph, Howard Jacobson, Michael Frayn, D.B.C. Pierre, Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize, Zoo Time, Deborah Moggach, helen dewitt

68. Quote, Unquote...

doronklemer wrote 5 days ago: A bunch of quotes I found cute, inspirational, educational or just downright well-written from some … more →

Tags: Books 2, Books, Room To Read, TeD, Moomins, John Brockman, Quotes, amos oz, Tina Fey

When You're Writing An Essay About Your Dad's Novel...17 comments

Robert wrote 5 days ago: Let’s say your dad’s a famous novelist. Let’s say you’re taking a literature class and your professo … more →

Tags: News and Notes, 101 books blog, Books, Essay Writing, Novels, Reading, writing

Craving A Bestseller? Try Ian McEwan's Sweet Tooth1 comment

gplmarcia wrote 1 week ago: Ian McEwan’s latest book offers readers an enjoyable portrait of a disgraced British female spy in t … more →

Tags: Sweet Tooth

Current Reads, Including Two (Delightfully) Indulgent Works of Fiction

Travis Warren Cooper wrote 1 week ago: … more →

Tags: Books, Evangelicalism, Fiction, Literature, Religion, commercial literature, Violence, Serpent Handling, Poetry

Review: 'Saturday'1 comment

toconnell88 wrote 1 week ago: Saturday is the ninth novel by revered British author, Ian McEwan. It is also his attempt at a … more →

Tags: Book Reviews, Reading, Book Review, Literary Fiction, Saturday

Liebster Award (Questions! Answers! Bookish Links!)4 comments

theconfabulist wrote 1 week ago: I’d never heard of the Liebster Award until Bookpapercut kindly nominated me. It’s an aw … more →

Tags: Booktalk, Book Blog World, Neil Gaiman, Isabel Allende, Anne Rice, Liebster award, Book Blogs, Bookish Links, Q & A

Pirates Three

petertennant wrote 1 week ago: A short while back, I watched Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End but aside from the obse … more →

Tags: Atonement, earl of Rochester, james macavoy, Johnny Depp, kiera knightley, Kingdom of Heaven, Orlando Bloom, Pirates of the Caribbean: At Worlds End, Ridley Scott

Pre-Departure Reflections 2 comments

eapreske wrote 1 week ago: When I think of the spring of 2010, memories of a gloriously hard-won tennis match; a much-anticipat … more →

Tags: Florence, Italy, England, letter to juliet, West End Theatre, Kazuo Ishiguro

Top Ten Tuesday: Top Ten Books Dealing with Tough Subjects1 comment

Reader's Services wrote 1 week ago: This week’s Top Ten on The Broke and the Bookish blog is “Top Ten Books Dealing with Tou … more →

Tags: Books, Top Ten, Benjamin Alire Saenz, David Small, Jodi Picoult, David Pelzer, JAy Asher, Sapphire, Harvey Pekar


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