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May 09, 2019BKWordNerd rated this title 1.5 out of 5 stars
McEwan's alternate history is built on changing an event that few American readers have probably ever heard. And rather than infusing the story with the changed timeline, he drops long expositions about how his world was working. While his premise of AI and humanity could have been interesting in the hands of other writers who deftly explore other histories and the essence of being human, McEwan clomps along, smashing down what once was a good idea into a terrible, plodding novel.