Atonement

Atonement

2001 • 144 pages

Ratings237

Average rating3.9

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Ian McEwan’s symphonic novel of love and war, childhood and class, guilt and forgiveness provides all the satisfaction of a brilliant narrative and the provocation we have come to expect from this master of English prose.

On a hot summer day in 1935, thirteen-year-old Briony Tallis witnesses the flirtation between her older sister, Cecilia, and Robbie Turner, the son of a servant. But Briony’s incomplete grasp of adult motives and her precocious imagination bring about a crime that will change all their lives, a crime whose repercussions Atonement follows through the chaos and carnage of World War II and into the close of the twentieth century.

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Read my review on my blog here: https://theconsultingbookworm.wordpress.com/2017/04/09/atonement-ian-mcewan-book-talk-1/

November 26, 2016

the movie was better and not just because of Kiera Knightly and James McAvoy, although I am literally obsessed with them.

February 14, 2024

The quality of writing is amazing - I give it five stars just for use of language. However, I also appreciated the character development, inventive plot, just plain interesting story.

December 28, 2008

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