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3.36 AVERAGE
3.36 AVERAGE
I saw this on the shelf at the library and, as I had liked previous titles by McEwan (Atonement, New Amsterdam, Saturday) and it looked like a quick read, I picked it up. I wished I hadn't. Now I have some images in my mind I wish weren't there. Suffice it to say, this is an Adult fiction (with capital A).
dark
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Incest
Minor: Cancer
dark
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Well that was horrific. This book is if Never Let You Go was worse, like, so abysmally much worse.
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Certainly this was disturbing and dark and twisted, just as I had expected. What I hadn’t expected was just how sad it made me. It felt like a cross between “We Have Always Lived in the Castle” and “Lord of the Flies”, with a little “Rosemary’s Baby” thrown in for good measure.
McEwan is a master of making despicable characters interesting and this book is no exception. A psychologically horrifying story.
McEwan is a master of making despicable characters interesting and this book is no exception. A psychologically horrifying story.
challenging
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Incest, Sexual content, Death of parent
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship