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Lessons by Ian McEwan

3.0

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At my stage of life, I sympathise with the urge to review one's life and the consequences of the "sliding door" moments: decisions made or avoided, actions of others, the larger context in which a life has been lived. It seems to me that McEwan is doing this in this novel. Undeniably, there is much detail from his own life, although I am not suggesting it's a memoir. Parts are engrossing, humorous and moving, but the book is overly long and repetitive.