tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767816.post5326396130785384879..comments2024-02-20T03:18:43.590-05:00Comments on Magnificent Octopus: Childhood is a privilegeIsabella Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10735198478395875257noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767816.post-56160664887758609462012-07-28T02:37:24.147-04:002012-07-28T02:37:24.147-04:00As a non-parent, I loved the book -- and I agree w...As a non-parent, I loved the book -- and I agree with you as to its momentary "wibbly-wombly" moments.<br />You've written a great little synopisis. <br />McEwan is the writer of the "antecedent moment" -- he seems to really like the <b>crucial moment</b> idea, and then the lengthy delineation of what it entailed. <br />It worked this time, as it did in Enduring Love and so many of his other works: Atonement, On Chesil Beach, etc., he is a writer I shall continue to look forward to reading. He does a lot with a simple premise.Ciprianohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00254338542624853230noreply@blogger.com