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adventurous
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Superb book. A challenging read exploring the far reaching consequences of a child's overactive imagination coupled with conviction and witnessing a crime. Set before and during WWII, McEwan masterfully explores multiple POVs both female and male. Would recommend highly.
Content Warnings
Graphic: War, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Gun violence
Moderate: Rape, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Medical content, and Medical trauma
Minor: Incest, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Child death, Classism, Cursing, Death, and Dementia
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