Reviews

The Children ACT by

kidicarus64's review against another edition

4.0

This is your usual Ian McEwan book: a hard, cold look at a regular human being, slowly crushed by guilt. The Children Act is told just like McEwan's other books: clinically. If you like his style, you might be a bit surprised by the rather slow beginning, but it picks up after a while and holds you for the rest of the book.

kymayhew's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

claravalsells's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

rhiannon2001's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Interesting book that was engaging and easy to pick up, but somehow I didn’t quite emotionally connect to the characters 

libronika's review against another edition

Not sure how to rate it. 2? 2.5? 3?

emmapotts's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

cathydavies's review against another edition

5.0

couldn't put it down. excellent thinky novel

bethcf's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

gsdfan's review against another edition

4.0

This is the first book of McEwan's that I've read. Now I want more...he's an amazing writer.

tonimeter's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0