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Beverly
Dec 19, 2016 rated it really liked it
this was a 3.5 read but really liked the quirky approach
Karen
May 08, 2017 rated it it was ok
I thought the premise of this book was interesting: the narrator is an unborn baby, narrating from the womb. The book is well written as always with McEwan, I just didn't like any of the characters ...more
Kristen Iworsky
Feb 11, 2017 rated it really liked it
3.5 stars
Ryan
Apr 28, 2017 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: fiction, 2017
i know that they say we're born into sin, but this is taking it a little far...ain't it? McEwan has been an up-and-down writer for me to follow the works of. This is him in an "up" moment. ...more
Sarah
Oct 07, 2017 rated it really liked it
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I had no idea when I started reading this that it was Hamlet, but Hamlet it is. Very imaginative, with insightful commentary on the sociopolitical climate of today.
Sam
Jun 24, 2016 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
AGB
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Courtney
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Kaley
Jun 29, 2017 rated it really liked it
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Pamela
Sep 30, 2016 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
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Aug 11, 2017 rated it it was amazing
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Jan 03, 2017 marked it as to-read
Jen
Apr 19, 2017 rated it really liked it
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Fefa Lopes
May 27, 2017 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
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May 01, 2018 rated it it was ok
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