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For being so well written, I’m not sure this is a book one enjoys per se.
The characterization was exceptional. When the adolescent girl’s point of view was presented, it sounded like a 12 year old. When the infirm mother took stage, you understood the devastation of migraines. McEwan does not take shortcuts by presenting caricatures. Likewise, the environment is deftly painted — the indolent atmosphere of the family estate, the horrors of combat and the medical wards. Really beautifully written ...more
The characterization was exceptional. When the adolescent girl’s point of view was presented, it sounded like a 12 year old. When the infirm mother took stage, you understood the devastation of migraines. McEwan does not take shortcuts by presenting caricatures. Likewise, the environment is deftly painted — the indolent atmosphere of the family estate, the horrors of combat and the medical wards. Really beautifully written ...more
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