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Book Review: Amsterdam by Ian McEwan

There is a lot going on in Amsterdam that has little to do with either the Dutch city or the death of Molly Lane. Ian McEwan deftly weaves multiple leitmotifs that are subtle and breathtaking. Aside from being a brilliant writer, Ian McEwan is downright clever. Amsterdam is well worth the read and deserving of the 1998 Booker Prize.


Book Review: Union Street

The author’s writing is superb, but her characters who personify death, sickness, self-destruction, depravity and despair are never able to see beyond the confines of a very small block of row houses on Union Street.