Capsule Reviews

As I attempt to devise some way to mark this blog's next/900th post, here are some quick takes on recent adventures in media-ing.

Nutshell (Ian McEwan)

McEwan is one of the great novelists at work today, but I've read surprisingly few of his books. In this one from 2016, he introduces us to one of the great narrators, a 34-week-old fetus full of longing f…