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A review by sebby_reads
The Children Act by Ian McEwan
4.0
Fiona Maye is a High Court judge specialising in family law and is very well respected in her profession. She’s known for her piercing intelligence and expertise in giving rigorous verdict for cases sensitive to religion and culture. One day, her husband of — years, Jack, asked her to consider an open marriage then they started arguing and Jack accused her for being too dedicated to her career. In the middle of their fight, Fiona received a call about an urgent case of a young boy with leukaemia. He and his parents refused to receive blood transfusion because of their religious belief.
Fiona tried to immersed back to her work but she can’t help but thinking about her marriage, her childlessness, and her life. Although the boy was under eighteen, he is only a few months away to reach legal age. He can then decide for himself but his health was deteriorating and the blood transfusion must be done within a couple of days to save his life. After studying the case punctiliously and upon hearing arguments from both sides—the family and hospital, Fiona decided to visit the boy herself before giving the verdict. She met with boy and had a conversation with him. She returned to court and gave her verdict. However, the case didn’t end there.
McEwan always has a way with his writings. As much as I enjoyed his ethereal narrative, I felt this is a bit too beautiful with extra adornments. He might be using extravagant words and posh phrases to portray the life of a sophisticated judge, but it's a tad daunting for me Nonetheless, it was an exciting read and I enjoyed how the story evolved. It's almost a 4 stars but I’ll give 3.5 out of 5.
Fiona tried to immersed back to her work but she can’t help but thinking about her marriage, her childlessness, and her life. Although the boy was under eighteen, he is only a few months away to reach legal age. He can then decide for himself but his health was deteriorating and the blood transfusion must be done within a couple of days to save his life. After studying the case punctiliously and upon hearing arguments from both sides—the family and hospital, Fiona decided to visit the boy herself before giving the verdict. She met with boy and had a conversation with him. She returned to court and gave her verdict. However, the case didn’t end there.
McEwan always has a way with his writings. As much as I enjoyed his ethereal narrative, I felt this is a bit too beautiful with extra adornments. He might be using extravagant words and posh phrases to portray the life of a sophisticated judge, but it's a tad daunting for me Nonetheless, it was an exciting read and I enjoyed how the story evolved. It's almost a 4 stars but I’ll give 3.5 out of 5.