this read very beautifully. Its pretty much what you would expect to come from McEwan, and was a nice short read. It's the first libretto I've ever read, so I can't confidently comment on how well it was written in terms of that but I had no complaints as a casual reader. As it was short it did lack a little bit of depth and possibly suffered a bit in terms of originality, but for anyone who enjoys McEwan it's a lovely one to flick through.