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A collection of books from Deborah909

This did not succeed for me on many levels. It seemed the same story was told over and over without making much more sense each time. I found the narrator and his in-laws, who are really the only major characters, both uninteresting and annoying. There didn't seem to be much point to any of it except some very over flowery writing and pseudo-mystic babble. Very disappointing.

Planned for a short stay at the work book sharing shelf.

Planned for release at August 2018 Boston Bookcrossing MeetUp.

Most engaging is McEwan's talent for prose. Rereading a well formed sentence or paragraph is a pleasure for anyone interested with the English language.
But the story within these pages didn't always engage. Although this 'memoir' had its moments, I often had trouble staying focused. I hurried my way through Part 4 as I was ready to wrap up this short novel.