Beard’s Women, or, the Problem with Ian McEwan’s “Solar” (2010)
(Crossposted at Arcade.) Ian McEwan’s Solar (2010) has received mixed reviews, and for good reason. It’s a novel that starts with remarkable strength. Unlike Adam Roberts, over at The Valve, I found the novel’s Arctic penis-freezing-and-possible-castration set piece somewhat funny, in a South Parkish sort of way; although I must, only somewhat proudly, admit to … Continue reading Beard’s Women, or, the Problem with Ian McEwan’s “Solar” (2010)