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24 hours This is a thoughtful, intelligent exploration of a day-in-the- life of an uppercrust Englishman and his tightly wound world. I admire this author, but here, he does not do his best work. I preferred ATONEMENT, yet I can appreciate the thoroughness of intent here. McEwan's world, however, is one of too much exclusivity and privilege. The smart lawyer wife. The perfect, artistic children. I so prefer fiction that veers away from this sort of exclusivity. I prefer works that capture the grit, the hearty laughter and the real pain of life-- along with the metaphysical questions-- more.(MIDDLESEX, THE KITE RUNNER) And to add to these, one recent wonder is SIMON LAZARUS by M.A.Kirkwood. An intelligent read that truly touches on the universal. And that is what fiction should be about.