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Title: good book for a first novel...!
Review: Ok, it's not his first but it reads like one. Very pedestrian, borish. The details are charming, a bit Waugh-ish without the humor, but because I knew Briony did something for which she would then atone I wasn't able to _read_, I was waiting for the event which wasn't realistically terrible. I didn't find it or the aftermath credible. The writing isn't really that bad but the story is told in a postmodern way that's almost cliche by now--how many novels do we need that are told from different perspectives? It's not new, it's not fresh, it doesn't inspire me to want to read more of his works. This was my first McEwan and, unless my husband who loved this book forces me, it's my last.
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