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Book Review of Enduring Love

Enduring Love
Enduring Love
Author: Ian Mcewan
Genres: Literature & Fiction, LGBTQ+ Books
Book Type: Hardcover
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By the end of chapter 1, I was in love with this book and the author. It is the magnificent vocabulary and combination of words to form eloquent sentences. So much can happen in seconds. One minute a person is dangling off the end of a rope from a hot air balloon and the next minute, he lies dead on the ground. And that all happens in chapter 1 so no spoilers!

Then there is food for thought such as : what events are swirling around us right now that will affect our future?

The book unfolds after an innocent picnic which pulls readers into the lives of Joe and Clarissa. Joe becomes stalked by a man obsessed with him. At first the relationship seemed puzzling but then soon turned downright creepy. Finally, I was beginning to wonder if Joe was pulling a Russell Crowe as in "A Beautiful Mind." It seemed as if Joe was turning into the crazy one instead of a stalker if there was even a stalker.

All is revealed about two thirds of the way through the book.