Lessons by Ian McEwan

Lessons

Ian McEwan with Simon McBurney (Narrator)

17 hours, 33 minutes • first pub 2022 (editions) user-added

fiction literary emotional reflective slow-paced

Description

From the best-selling author of Atonement and Saturday comes the epic and intimate story of one man's life across generations and historical upheavals: from the Suez Crisis to the Cuban Missile Crisis, the fall of the Berlin Wall to the current pa...

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Community Reviews Summary of 367 reviews

Moods

reflective 88%
emotional 67%
challenging 38%
sad 36%
dark 19%
informative 17%
inspiring 12%
hopeful 9%
adventurous 8%
tense 7%
funny 5%
relaxing 3%
lighthearted 1%

Pace

slow 69%
medium 30%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 78% | A mix: 18% | Plot: 2%

Strong character development?

Yes: 67% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 6%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 49% | Yes: 28% | No: 21%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 68% | Yes: 22% | It's complicated: 7% | N/A: 2%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 84% | It's complicated: 12% | No: 2%

Average rating

3.9

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