Initially when reading the first chapter of the book I thought it would be an interesting and ambiguous read this was because of the opening which caused me to believe that it the novel would contain an attention grabbing plot. Although the fact Ian McEwan prolonged the insight of Joe’s stream of consciousness bored some people, this technique made me more curious anticipating the climax. However, when the commotion of the balloon came to the surface I was let down. This was possibly, because Ian McEwan created an atmosphere that needed a stronger and more significant event to create a higher impression on the reader. After reading a few more chapters it became evident that the balloon incident could have deserved such a tight and prolonged introduction because of the significance of the effects of the incident rather than the occurrence of the incident.
Enduring love so far On a personal note enduring love has not exceeded my expectations, as a reader I enjoy dialogue throughout books. From the begging of the book the only character we really get to register with and partially understand is Joe Rose. Joe Rose is a character that is recalling an incident through his own eyes, by him doing this he controls how fast we meet the other characters (people in the story). So far I have read up to chapter 6 and I am still trying to grasp the story, I understand now why we may have to read the book several times, just like how Joe Rose has to pause and understand how he is going to tell the story so we can understand what happened that day in detail. I found a quote from Albert Einstein “The only reason for time is so that everything doesn't happen at once.” I began to link this too the book, regarding how Joe Rose is said to be a science journalist and why he may be taking his time to include and explain different things. So far I have reached the part where someone dies and Joe is trying to figure out what happened and “who let go first”
Initially when reading the first chapter of the book I thought it would be an interesting and ambiguous read this was because of the opening which caused me to believe that it the novel would contain an attention grabbing plot. Although the fact Ian McEwan prolonged the insight of Joe’s stream of consciousness bored some people, this technique made me more curious anticipating the climax. However, when the commotion of the balloon came to the surface I was let down. This was possibly, because Ian McEwan created an atmosphere that needed a stronger and more significant event to create a higher impression on the reader. After reading a few more chapters it became evident that the balloon incident could have deserved such a tight and prolonged introduction because of the significance of the effects of the incident rather than the occurrence of the incident.
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ReplyDeleteOn a personal note enduring love has not exceeded my expectations, as a reader I enjoy dialogue throughout books. From the begging of the book the only character we really get to register with and partially understand is Joe Rose. Joe Rose is a character that is recalling an incident through his own eyes, by him doing this he controls how fast we meet the other characters (people in the story).
So far I have read up to chapter 6 and I am still trying to grasp the story, I understand now why we may have to read the book several times, just like how Joe Rose has to pause and understand how he is going to tell the story so we can understand what happened that day in detail.
I found a quote from Albert Einstein “The only reason for time is so that everything doesn't happen at once.” I began to link this too the book, regarding how Joe Rose is said to be a science journalist and why he may be taking his time to include and explain different things.
So far I have reached the part where someone dies and Joe is trying to figure out what happened and “who let go first”