First Love, Last Rites by Ian McEwan

First Love, Last Rites

Ian McEwan

208 pages • first pub 1975 (editions)

fiction contemporary short stories dark mysterious medium-paced

Description

Forty years on from first publication, these stories display McEwan's dazzling early talent. Taut, brooding and densely atmospheric, they are stories of sex and loneliness, adolescence and incest, love and murder, and they linger in the mind long ...

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Community Reviews Summary of 378 reviews

Moods

dark 100%
emotional 28%
challenging 21%
reflective 21%
sad 21%
tense 21%
adventurous 7%
mysterious 7%

Pace

medium 78%
slow 14%
fast 7%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 50% | A mix: 41% | Plot: 8%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 45% | No: 27% | Yes: 18% | N/A: 9%

Loveable characters?

No: 100%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 50% | Yes: 30% | It's complicated: 20%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 54% | It's complicated: 27% | N/A: 18%

Average rating

3.44

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