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A review by daphnesayshi
The Children Act by Ian McEwan
4.0
Two main observations:
1.The book started off slow, and it took me a while to get into it. That being said, things picked up considerably after Adam's appearance and well, I never should have doubted McEwan. Everything happens for a reason as they say, and the speed (or lack thereof) of prose and detachment were deliberate.
2. And this being McEwan, I was waiting the entire time, with bated breath, for the other shoe to drop. or for a shoe to drop. but it never quite did, and I'm inclined to believe it's also deliberate.
all in all, a good read, and one that I found myself surprisingly unable to put down during its final act.
1.The book started off slow, and it took me a while to get into it. That being said, things picked up considerably after Adam's appearance and well, I never should have doubted McEwan. Everything happens for a reason as they say, and the speed (or lack thereof) of prose and detachment were deliberate.
2. And this being McEwan, I was waiting the entire time, with bated breath, for the other shoe to drop. or for a shoe to drop. but it never quite did, and I'm inclined to believe it's also deliberate.
all in all, a good read, and one that I found myself surprisingly unable to put down during its final act.