Paul, however, disagreed and said that the man falling off the balloon made a great impact.Īlexius noted the sharp contrast between Parry (neutral/religion) and Joe (Science). David commented that the balloon served only to create a “senseless death”. fate, reaction of others, attraction of others) Paul countered that the whole scene did not place a lot on symbolism but rather, a weak insinuation. Kenneth thought the balloon as not a mode of transportation, instead associating it metaphorically with life = things that cannot be controlled (i.e. David found it too long-winded, though it set the tone of the book as it was shocking and tragic. Raj opined that it played a big part and was integral to the book, with Kenneth agreeing to it even though he did find the pace draggy and the entire incident unbelievable. Kenneth thought that the prose can be too over exaggerated at times.Īlexius insisted that the entire opening scene was ripped off from a newspaper article and a case study combined. Paul thought that the author focused too much on the plot and was trying too hard to impress (“trite, functional, predictable”) and summed up that McEwan “is not a magical storyteller.” Alexius found it too wordy mainly due to paragraphing.

Only David genuinely liked McEwan’s writing style everyone else agreed that the book was a slow-burner. Kenneth, on the other hand, was on the fence, finding the book appealing while, at the same time, long-winded. Special thanks to Nicholas and Luke for swinging by and lending their support.Īside from Ernest, who enjoyed the book and likened it to broad strokes of a brush, the rest of us were in agreement that it was boring. Timmy and Raj moderated the event new faces – David, Paul, James, Kenneth – turned up along with regulars Javin, Alexius and Ernest. This is the first time that Aaron had to miss out on a book discussion so naturally, all hell broke loose.

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