Comments on: In Your Face, Ian McEwan http://dublinopinion.com/2007/10/17/in-your-face-ian-mcewan/ It's a group blog. What more do you need to know? Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:58:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: Donagh http://dublinopinion.com/2007/10/17/in-your-face-ian-mcewan/#comment-40051 Donagh Wed, 17 Oct 2007 14:09:54 +0000 http://dublinopinion.com/2007/10/17/in-your-face-ian-mcewan/#comment-40051 Hugh, well, with Ian McEwan being seen as the great white hope of English letters (now that Amis and Rushdie seem to be pissing their talents down the drain) I was kind of suggesting the same triumph I felt after hearing the news on The Snooze, I mean, The View last night with the title of the post. Don't forget all those Irish readers hooked on Dan Brown. Its almost as if they hand out copies of his books at the train station with a copy of the Metro. Sinéad, as a reader I don't pay much attention to gender so that's one reason I respect Enright determination not to let it be a factor in how she is viewed as a writer. But one of the great things about the award is that so few of the Booker winners are women. When you see someone who is relatively proximate to achieve that you can't help but feel a boost of confidence. The annoying thing for me is that I've only ever dipped into her novels - always with the intention of reading one. I even bought Making Babies for my wife, when she was in the process of making one, but have yet to read it myself - for shame :( Tomaltach, you're right. They have to accept all your misdeeds, no matter what. But the thing is, you also can't escape them telling you all about how bad you are for the rest of your life. Hugh, well, with Ian McEwan being seen as the great white hope of English letters (now that Amis and Rushdie seem to be pissing their talents down the drain) I was kind of suggesting the same triumph I felt after hearing the news on The Snooze, I mean, The View last night with the title of the post.

Don’t forget all those Irish readers hooked on Dan Brown. Its almost as if they hand out copies of his books at the train station with a copy of the Metro.

Sinéad, as a reader I don’t pay much attention to gender so that’s one reason I respect Enright determination not to let it be a factor in how she is viewed as a writer. But one of the great things about the award is that so few of the Booker winners are women. When you see someone who is relatively proximate to achieve that you can’t help but feel a boost of confidence. The annoying thing for me is that I’ve only ever dipped into her novels - always with the intention of reading one. I even bought Making Babies for my wife, when she was in the process of making one, but have yet to read it myself - for shame :(

Tomaltach, you’re right. They have to accept all your misdeeds, no matter what. But the thing is, you also can’t escape them telling you all about how bad you are for the rest of your life.

]]> By: Tomaltach http://dublinopinion.com/2007/10/17/in-your-face-ian-mcewan/#comment-40047 Tomaltach Wed, 17 Oct 2007 13:10:01 +0000 http://dublinopinion.com/2007/10/17/in-your-face-ian-mcewan/#comment-40047 Well done to Enright. Brilliant news. After she read that line above for an RTE clip before the prize was announced, I thought about my own family. I remember once my brother saying that the great thing about family is that no matter what you do they are always there. True. And I have often been very grateful for that. But it works the other way too. No matter what family do, they are always there! But that is part of the deal! Looking forward to reading the book. Well done to Enright. Brilliant news. After she read that line above for an RTE clip before the prize was announced, I thought about my own family. I remember once my brother saying that the great thing about family is that no matter what you do they are always there. True. And I have often been very grateful for that. But it works the other way too. No matter what family do, they are always there! But that is part of the deal!

Looking forward to reading the book.

]]> By: Sinéad http://dublinopinion.com/2007/10/17/in-your-face-ian-mcewan/#comment-40039 Sinéad Wed, 17 Oct 2007 12:10:47 +0000 http://dublinopinion.com/2007/10/17/in-your-face-ian-mcewan/#comment-40039 Great piece Donagh. Enright is fervent about being judged as a writer, regardless of gender - and rightly so - but amid a morass of dull chick lit, I can't help but hold her up as a beacon of hope for other aspiring women writers - with, or without, the Booker win. Great piece Donagh. Enright is fervent about being judged as a writer, regardless of gender - and rightly so - but amid a morass of dull chick lit, I can’t help but hold her up as a beacon of hope for other aspiring women writers - with, or without, the Booker win.

]]> By: Hugh Green http://dublinopinion.com/2007/10/17/in-your-face-ian-mcewan/#comment-40037 Hugh Green Wed, 17 Oct 2007 11:47:59 +0000 http://dublinopinion.com/2007/10/17/in-your-face-ian-mcewan/#comment-40037 Well, I for one feel my chest swelling with pride at Enright's win. We as a nation have put in long hours reading Martina Cole and James Patterson, to say nothing of Jordan's autobiography, so this result is a vindication of our literary endeavours. Well, I for one feel my chest swelling with pride at Enright’s win.

We as a nation have put in long hours reading Martina Cole and James Patterson, to say nothing of Jordan’s autobiography, so this result is a vindication of our literary endeavours.

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