Black Dogs
Between Atonement & Middlesex, I've decided to read Black Dogs -- one of McEwan's earlier novels. Apparently his earlier work is a lot darker, which earned him the nickname Ian Macabre. I'm only 25 pages into Black Dogs, but I'm already hooked. The story is written in first person by Jeremy, a man who lost his parents in a car accident when he was young. As an adult, Jeremy takes on the task of writing his mother-in-law's memoirs, in which he examines why her marriage dissolved. Central to her story is a devastating encounter with black dogs...I have yet to discover whether this encounter is figuritive or literal. I'll soon find out.
So far so good. I'll keep you posted!
posted by MJ @ 2:35 p.m.
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