Ian McEwan – Dr Rob Spence

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On Chesil Beach

July 2, 2007By Rob Spence • Posted in Uncategorized Tags: – Ian McEwan, literature • 9 Comments

Just got round to reading this novel. You may recall that, over at Patternings, Ann Darnton’s experience of the novel was considerably spoiled by a reference to Beatles and Rolling Stones covers of Chuck Berry, at a time when they hadn’t released them. Now here’s a funny thing- I was bracing myself for that bit,… Continue reading On Chesil Beach

Oh for an editor

May 6, 2007By Rob Spence • Posted in Uncategorized Tags: – books, editing, Elizabeth george, fiction, Ian McEwan, Ian Rankin, literature • 8 Comments

Over at Patternings, Ann Darnton points out how her reading of Chesil Beach was spoilt by Ian McEwan’s failure to get a contemporary detail right – he has his protagonist playing Beatles and Rolling Stones covers of Chuck Berry before they were recorded. On one level it’s a minor detail, but on another, as Ann… Continue reading Oh for an editor