A review by teawithpanda
The Cement Garden by Ian McEwan

1.0

Reminded me of The Blue Lagoon. Felt like it just dragged on, and it's only a hundred and something pages. Turns out reading what 14/15 yr old British boys are thinking about isn't so interesting. Though I did find it interesting the way he wrote so matter-of-factly about each subject: death and incest. The gross out moment for me though besides the last few pages, was the scene with the bad smell coming from the trunk in the cellar. Oh, geeeeeeeeze.