Book review
Saturday
In brief
McEwan follows Henry Perowne through one Saturday, weaving events and memories. I admired the storytelling and saved two lines on possession, belonging and half-asleep awareness.
Saturday by Ian McEwan is another great novel by a writer I admired. I had enjoyed a few of his other books and expected to read more.
The whole book takes place on a Saturday (as one would expect) and describes it from the perspective of Henry Perowne. The events of the day and memories from the past come together in a masterpiece of storytelling.
Two brief lines from McEwan's novel that I marked as favourites:
“This is what he has to have: possession, belonging, repetition.”
“The luxury of being half asleep, exploring the fringes of psychosis in safety.”