Reviews

The Cement Garden, by Ian McEwan

akilahh's review

1.0

i found 99% of this to be incredibly dull and uneventful. the parts where it’s supposed to be shocking or disturbing are entirely predictable and don’t have the impact i assume they were meant to. at least it was a short read!

em_jay's review

3.0

"A tour de force of psychological unease" sums this up pretty well. Enjoyed the writing, had a love/hate relationship with the book. Trigger warnings abound.

steph_la's review against another edition

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

3.0

kelseyklein's review

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

3.25

kbrsuperstar's review against another edition

2.0

Wow. That was effed up, even by McEwan standards.

jacobrollins's review

3.0

what in the fuck did i just read lol???????

sburtyboi's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious slow-paced

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

3.0

ellapavone's review

3.0

eerie and unsettling

joyofroux's review

challenging dark reflective tense slow-paced

• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.0

dogpound's review

3.0

now this is a fucked up story, yet I really liked it.