Lessons by Ian McEwan

Lessons

Ian McEwan with Simon McBurney (Narrator)

17 hours, 33 minutes • first pub 2022 (editions) user-added

fiction literary emotional reflective slow-paced
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From the best-selling author of Atonement and Saturday comes the epic and intimate story of one man's life across generations and historical upheavals: from the Suez Crisis to the Cuban Missile Crisis, the fall of the Berlin Wall to the current pa...

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Community Reviews Summary of 1,196 reviews

Moods

reflective 88%
emotional 71%
sad 36%
challenging 32%
dark 21%
informative 15%
hopeful 14%
inspiring 12%
funny 6%
tense 6%
adventurous 5%
mysterious 2%
relaxing 2%
lighthearted 1%

Pace

slow 63%
medium 35%
fast 1%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 77% | A mix: 18% | Plot: 2%

Strong character development?

Yes: 67% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 7%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 47% | Yes: 29% | No: 22%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 64% | Yes: 24% | It's complicated: 7% | N/A: 2%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 83% | It's complicated: 12% | No: 2% | N/A: 1%

Average rating

3.89

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