Lessons by Ian McEwan

Lessons

Ian McEwan

485 pages • first pub 2022 (view editions)

fiction literary emotional reflective slow-paced
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 From the Suez Crisis to the Cuban Missile Crisis, the fall of the Berlin Wall to the current pandemic and climate change, Roland sometimes rides with the tide of history, but more often struggles against it. Haunted by lost opportunities, he seek...

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Community Reviews

3.86
based on 2,464 reviews

Moods

reflective: 88%

emotional: 70%

sad: 36%

challenging: 33%

dark: 20%

hopeful: 14%

informative: 14%

inspiring: 10%

tense: 7%

funny: 6%

adventurous: 5%

mysterious: 2%

relaxing: 2%

lighthearted: 1%

Pace

1% of readers chose fast
34% of readers chose medium
63% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

3% of readers chose Plot
20% of readers chose A mix
76% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

66% of readers chose Yes
23% of readers chose Complicated
8% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

30% of readers chose Yes
48% of readers chose Complicated
20% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

28% of readers chose Yes
7% of readers chose Complicated
60% of readers chose No
3% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

84% of readers chose Yes
12% of readers chose Complicated
2% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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