Hi everyone. Months ago I promised I would blog regularly, and of course, I did not. I have a love/hate relationship with social media, and I guess the “hate” part took over in the past months. Well, I must say I was wrong. I got involved with Twitter recently, and I met a large number of interesting people I had no idea existed. I also followed links to stimulating blog posts. And that got me excited about blogging again. So, no more broken promises. I am here to stay. As for “Sweet Tooth”, it’s the title of a novel written by Ian McEwan. Fabulous. For those who do not recognize the name, Ian McEwan is the author of Atonement. Here is how I came across “Sweet Tooth”. On April 30, 2012 The New Yorker published a short story titled “A hand on the shoulder”. I read it in a hurry, unable to put it down, fascinated by the complex, intelligent female protagonist. It became my favorite New-Yorker short story of 2012. I did not know at the time that “A hand on the shoulder” is an excerpt from (or a seed for, depending on which one was written first) the novel “Sweet Tooth”. When I found out, I rushed to buy the book and the audiobook. And once again I could not put it down. I read it all over a 48-hour period, during which I slept very little, my sweet dogs staring at me and wondering why my light was still on at 3AM. The adventure of “Serena Fromme (rhymes with plume)” took me on an unforgettable ride through a fascinating world of broken love and espionage. And McEwan’s writing is masterful. I was appalled to see so many low ratings for this book on Goodreads and Amazon, barely higher than 3. Of course everyone is entitled to his/her opinion, but my reaction to it is: WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU, PEOPLE? How can you give 3 stars to Sweet Tooth and five stars to Fifty Shades of Gray? Please revise your priorities. And read Sweet Tooth again. You may change your mind.