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Review: Nutshell

Nutshell Nutshell by Ian McEwan
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

A woman with her lover conspires to murder her husband, Nutshell traces the quintessential way of narration from the perspective of her 9-month-old fetus. The work of McEwan has been inspired by Hamlet and follows up the same.

Coming to the storyline, there isn't much bout the same. The plot is very basic and plain. However, the way McEwan has implemented the idea is indeed spectacular. The narration part is the one that intrigues the readers the most. 2 minutes into the premise and the first thought which will strike you is "how this entire thing is going to take place". Basically the lady was in her third trimester of gestation period and fetus boy can hear everything going on around him. This builds one more fascinating theory, can a fetus able to listen to stuff, and maybe after the intense labor they forget everything.
The spectacular work has been done in portraying all human sentiments pretty well, like love, hate, rage, betrayal, fear, and many more. The writing and the flow of language are simply amazing. The choice of words is very floral and ornamental. Coupled with that this is also one of the reasons why recounting the tale is kinda weird, keeping the fact in mind that the story is being told by an unborn baby. The narration keeps you hooked but the next moment you realize that the 9-month-old fetus is describing all these incidents with so much preciseness, it may upset the reader. The pace is also slow and is a must-read for people who simply enjoy marvelous writing. However, like mentioned before don't expect much from the thread, which will pull the entire trace down.


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