The Cement Garden
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The Cement Garden

by Ian McEwan

1978•Drama•153 pages

Taste attributes: dramapsychologicalhorrorfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticenclosedemotive & stirringself destruction/implosiontroubled leadsinjustice/tragedy/vengeance

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Boxlist takeExpect a morally murky, contained novel, heavy rather than light. Best if you like close-up stories over spectacle.

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4.0 / 5

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About This Book

In this tour de force of psychological unease, now a major motion picture starring Charlotte Gainsbourg and Sinead Cusack, McEwan excavates the ruins of childhood and uncovers things that most adults have spent a lifetime forgetting or denying. "Possesses the suspense and chilling impact of Lord of the Flies."--Washington Post Book World.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

DramaPsychologicalHorrorSelf destruction/implosionTroubled leadsInjustice/tragedy/vengeance

Subjects

OrphansAbandoned childrenEnglandWeeskinderenDoodAngstenLeermiddelen ; Engels

Details

Author
Ian McEwan
Published
1978
Pages
153
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