might be just the thing. At just over 200 pages, this suspenseful book is a perfect shorter read to occupy the nervous airplane traveller or the vacationing beach bum. Of course, it's also fine for reading at home in winter on your plain old couch (like I did).The Children Act has more to recommend it than its brevity. If you've read any of McEwan's many previous books, like Atonement
or Enduring Love
, you know that he has a masterful writing style. The Children Act reminds me very much of On Chesil Beach
because it feels ominous like it is building to some horrible conclusion, but there is little actual action.
