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Here's my review I put up at the bookstore:After having read Atonement last year, I too joined the club of people who enjoy the British author Ian McEwan. It’s been two weeks, plenty of distractions, and a new book since I read his newest short novel, On Chesil Beach, and I still can’t get it from my mind. Somehow I imagine that most books this year will prove to be less satisfying in comparison as it is a true treasure and something to be read slowly and savored. I, of course, read it in two days because it was fascinating and really hit me at a gut level. The entire book takes place in the span of a few hours during a young couple’s wedding night yet somehow seems to embody all the various facets of a relationship. It is truly a story of how not communicating or saying what you don’t mean can change the course of someone’s life. While the story is particular to a traditional man-woman relationship, I think the McEwan’s underlying message is applicable to all relationships. On Chesil Beach is a must-read for whoever finds it interesting to read something that makes you look at your own life differently, in this case, it may just make you want to listen to what is not being said in your own life. It’s not too heavy yet I think that it is profound and a capolavoro that has possibly changed me from a liker to a lover of Ian McEwan’s books.

2022-11-14 16:25