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A review by esme_lib
Nutshell by Ian McEwan
challenging
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.5
A perfectly passable murder plot and a unique point of view character are about all this book has going for it. I found McEwan's constant polemics interminable and dull. Graphic sex scenes added to the challenge. At least it's short!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Infidelity, Sexual content, Death of parent, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Violence and Murder
Minor: Alcoholism, Body horror, Death, Gore, Sexual assault, Transphobia, Xenophobia, Islamophobia, Car accident, and Death of parent