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A review by adelphiereads
On Chesil Beach by Ian McEwan
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Before anything I would like to commend the writing of the author in this book, it was so moving and heartfelt that I was able to feel every single emotions of the characters through the scenes as if I was them. I love how every single detail of the book is related and can be used as a metaphor to describe its central theme.
This is a story about newly wed couples, two young people who thought that marriage means freedom, that marriage is adulthood. This is because it was set in the era when society dictates that marriage is the threshold to adulthood and freedom to do one's will. But the exact year this story was set in is actually the time that the aforementioned belief is slowly being considered old and unconventional. It was the time of transitioning between traditional and modern times. And along with is the transitioning of two couples to "adulthood" by marriage or so they thought. Anyway, give this book a read. I highly recommend this for people who want to understand the gravity of marriage, of love, of freedom and self-expression. Also, side note, I love how Chesil Beach itself acts as a symbol for the central theme due to its geographical appearance.
This is a story about newly wed couples, two young people who thought that marriage means freedom, that marriage is adulthood. This is because it was set in the era when society dictates that marriage is the threshold to adulthood and freedom to do one's will. But the exact year this story was set in is actually the time that the aforementioned belief is slowly being considered old and unconventional. It was the time of transitioning between traditional and modern times. And along with is the transitioning of two couples to "adulthood" by marriage or so they thought. Anyway, give this book a read. I highly recommend this for people who want to understand the gravity of marriage, of love, of freedom and self-expression. Also, side note, I love how Chesil Beach itself acts as a symbol for the central theme due to its geographical appearance.