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I made it halfway through this collection of short stories before having to bail on it out of pure disgust. In this debut collection of McEwan‘s short stories, he explores relationships, but not in a wholesome feel good way. Instead he looks at the darker aspects like rape, pedophilia and murder. I just couldn‘t get on board with what he was doing. #AuthorAMonth #AuthorAMonth2020

I was pretty close to not finishing this. This collection of short stories explored different aspects of relationships. But the darker, weird, horrible parts like rape, domestic abuse, disturbing family relationships, and the meaninglessness of the society. A very nihilistic collection, one whose purpose eludes me. #AuthorAMonth

Perfect palate cleansers in between novels. And great glimpses of early Ian McEwan. Like all short story collections, some are better than others, of course. But I didn't bail on any of them.
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