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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.

The second book in the Robert Langdon series opens with the premise when the French officials summons our renowned Havard symbologist after the murder of the Lourve museum's curator, Jacques Saunière leaving behind some peculiar mathematical puzzles and some messages around the crime scene. Later Robert teams up with Sofie, a cryptologist to solve the bizarre murder mystery of Jacques, tracking down some deep-rooted connection with the greatest historian Leonardo Da Vinci.

This pulse-taking novel is beyond appreciation and is so much close to perfect! The characters in the book are amazing, the thrills, the conspiracy, and the cliffhangers will force you to turn the pages to achieve a proper conclusion. The story much deals with the firm cultural era on the biggest aspect, which may be liked by a non-history freak, and chances are there that it may bore you also. However, the expector of this book turns out to be the intricate and staggering work of Dan Brown reflecting the historian culture and artwork. It has some really controversial topics with Christianity and its culture for e.g profound tales of Jesus and Mary Magdalene. It also talks about some mind-boggling and intriguing work of the great Da Vinci, and after reading this, you will definitely build a different perspective towards that man, The initial pace of the story is a bit slow and you have to push yourself to an extent of 50-100 pages, to get a proper insight of, even though the entire plot revolves around the incidents of a single night. The language is pretty impactful and is a must-read for a history freak or for someone who is so much into the culture!