On Chesil Beach Ian McEwan

I was recently introduced to Ian McEwan’s books by a recommendation for Atonement, which I loved. So, on more recommendations, I bought this and was, frankly, disappointed.

The gorgeous writing is there, and the internal dialogue. But in my view, the very short length of this novella (printing it double-spaced is misleading in the product description!) means there’s no time for the reader to develop much of a relationship with either character.

Find On Chesil Beach here.

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