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Atonement

A Novel

By Ian McEwan

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| Paperback | 9780385721790

Book Description

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 witnContinue

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 a moment’s flirtation between her older sister, Cecilia, and Robbie Turner, the son of a servant and Cecilia’s childhood friend. But Briony’s incomplete grasp of adult motives–together with her precocious literary gifts–brings about a crime that will change all their lives. As it follows that crime’s repercussions through the chaos and carnage of World War II and into the close of the twentieth century, Atonement engages the reader on every conceivable level, with an ease and authority that mark it as a genuine masterpiece.

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  • Another book that was so hard to put down, and so poorly abridged by the film that followed. The book truly deserves to be read for its own merits.

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    ― Rzmalchie said on Aug 31, 2009 | Add your feedback

  • Made the mistake of watching the movie first. Is far too similar to the movie to warrant reading it. It would be like reading it twice.

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    ― Charley Snipe said on Oct 21, 2008 | Add your feedback

  • Atonement

    A well-written, gripping tale of love, innocence, betrayal, and war with a surprise hook at the end.

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    ― Readingrat said on Aug 12, 2008 about the Hardcover edition | Add your feedback

  • I was rather excited to read this book, but felt somewhat disappointed after reading it. There's a good message in the book, but it is kind of burried. I had a hard time getting through the begining; I found it to be a little slow. The character didn't really jump off the page at me. Although Ian Mc ... (continue)

    I was rather excited to read this book, but felt somewhat disappointed after reading it. There's a good message in the book, but it is kind of burried. I had a hard time getting through the begining; I found it to be a little slow. The character didn't really jump off the page at me. Although Ian McEwan is a master with the English language, I found a lot of emotion left out of this book. I just didn't really connect with any of the characters, but it was still a decent read. Sad to say this is the first time I might actually enjoy the movie better than the book.

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    ― Terror said on Apr 11, 2008 about the Mass Market Paperback edition | Add your feedback

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