Atonement by Ian McEwan Paperback Book

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Author: Ian McEwan

Format: Unabridged-CD, Paperback

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: Jan 2005

Genre: Fiction - General

Synopsis

On the hottest day of the summer of 1935, thirteen-year-old Briony Tallis sees her sister Cecilia strip off her clothes and plunge into the fountain in the garden of their country house. Watching her is Robbie Turner, her childhood friend who, like Cecilia, has recently come down from Cambridge. By the end of that day, the lives of all three will have been changed forever...

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Reviews

BookLender review by Jennifer on 2007-10-22 09:37:20

I thought this novel was incredibly intelligent and well-written. I was still thinking about this book months after I had read it. This novel will make you think about how your actions affect other people and how one mistake can change lives forever. I really loved this book and have since read all of Ian McEwan's other books (and enjoyed them all!).

BookLender review by Kathryn on 2007-10-11 13:31:46

I can see how someone would see this as boring. It is the epitome of all things English. Everything is very subtle and you have to really think about what is happening. The pacing of the book is very even and you will be rewarded if you make through, but it is definitely not a page turner, with action on every page. It is nice book about on society and worth a read.

BookLender review by merri on 2007-06-14 00:12:36

this book was boring. I started reading it, it�s a ny times best seller and all.. but couldn�t get through it. BORING!! Not even really about much from what I got.

BookLender review by Christina on 2010-12-28 06:44:30

Boring as only a British writer can be boring.

BookLender review by Morton on 2008-09-10 00:51:41

I am not going to get into plot details of this remarkable novel. Interested readers can easily find them from other sources. I will say that it is a beautifully written multi-layered book beginning in 1935 in a huge English country house when Britain no so incidentally ruled the largest empire the world had ever seen moves on to the military catastrophe of Dunkirk and ends in the last dsys of the 20th century. Though the plotting is intricate, the characters seemed so alive and the writing so perfect that I, for one, did not lose for a moment. I believe Atonement is a rare masterpiece, and would encourage anyone who enjoys fine literature to read it.