tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496460488742488789.post1910466957440510223..comments2024-03-18T10:29:46.055+00:00Comments on Ken Armstrong Writing Stuff: Book Review - The Book Thief/On Chesil BeachKen Armstronghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07775956557261111127noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496460488742488789.post-22917863862548756362008-03-19T13:41:00.000+00:002008-03-19T13:41:00.000+00:00Stick with The Book Thief - that first part takes ...Stick with The Book Thief - that first part takes a little getting over but a more comfortable narrative structure soon sets it. Let me know what you think of it, eh?<BR/><BR/>On Chesil Beach is a good enough one to start with. Forget the negative reviews, I think it's a fine book and I'm never wrong :) <BR/>'Saturday' is my favorite of his...Ken Armstronghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07775956557261111127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496460488742488789.post-13997855191716082332008-03-19T11:31:00.000+00:002008-03-19T11:31:00.000+00:00I keep meaning to read some McEwan, but the only t...I keep meaning to read some McEwan, but the only thing in the library is <I>On Chessil Beach</I> and I'd been avoiding it because of all the negative reviews I've seen. Is this a good one of his to start with, though?<BR/><BR/>Oddly enough, I started reading <I>The Book Thief</I> this morning, so thanks for not putting in spoilers! I'm only just into the first chapter and already the frequent headings and interlocutions by Death are bugging me a little; they seem too much of a forced conceit. I'm hoping that, as you say, the story picks up and it gets easier to ignore the fact it's narrated by Death.Catherine @ Sharp Wordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12988193118089559894noreply@blogger.com