Review: On Chesil Beach

On Chesil Beach by Ian McEwan
My rating: 1 of 5 stars

What complete and utter drivel this book was! Believe me, I really tried to like it, but if I'm honest, the only bit I liked were the six pages at the end.

We meet the two main characters of the book, Florence and Edward in their honeymoon suite at a hotel on Chesil Beach in Dorset. It is 1962, and the world is still innocent when it comes to sex. The book then centres on the next two hours of their lives.

...And that's it! Ian McEwan managed to eek two hours out into a 166 page novel with the last six pages crammed with the next two decades! In fact, I felt the last six pages should have been the start of the novel.

I was really looking forward to this book, as I was keen to go and see the film, but having read the book, I certainly won't waste any more time going to see the movie.

If you haven't got a paint patch to watch dry, then certainly pick up this book, but watching the paint dry will definitely be more enjoyable!

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