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Atonement

59 Ratings: 3.3
A book by Ian McEwan

 Ian McEwan's Booker Prize-nominatedAtonementis his first novel sinceAmsterdamtook home the prize in 1998. But whileAmsterdamwas a slim, sleek piece,Atonementis a more sturdy, more ambitious work, allowing McEwan more room to play, think, and … see full wiki

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Author: Ian McEwan
Genre: Literature & Fiction
Publisher: Nan A. Talese
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review by . 七月 19, 2010
posted in Cafe Libri: Reviewing Books & More
I saw the movie before I had the chance to read this book, so I knew the plot twist at the end of the book. Even knowing this I was blown away by the writing. This book proves just how painfully beautiful written language can be. I have read many reviews about how heavy this book is and  is hard to “get into” Yes, this is a heavy book and can be hard to "get into", but once past the first chapter the writing is so breath-takingly beautiful that I cannot do it justice …
Quick Tip by . 六月 23, 2010
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Worst book ever! I'm sorry, but I feel that way.
Quick Tip by . 六月 22, 2010
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This is an amazing story; the telling of the first day's events is some of the most masterful writing of the last 40 years. Watch out for that denouement!!!
Quick Tip by . 六月 17, 2010
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No matter how hard I tried I could NOT care about the female lead in this book until she was played by Kiera Knightly in the movie version. Character development leaves much to be desired.
Quick Tip by . 六月 16, 2010
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this is what writer's hope to achieve when they speak of "honing their craft." poetic. breathtaking. i feel this book to my core.
review by . 二月 06, 2009
Having seen the film first, this book afforded no real surprises in terms of plot. The language was dense and difficult to enter into for quite some time, and I had to force myself to keep reading for the first 100 or more pages. The characters were interesting enough to keep me going, but the action and the way it was told left something to be desired.      However, as often happens with these types of styles, my efforts to finish the novel paid off handsomely. The prose, the …
review by . 三月 13, 2009
Atonement
Reading Atonement was a fairly wrenching experience. Once begun, I was driven to finish. The growing tension of the story made it impossible for me to stop reading until the advent of a new course of action and I was released me until the next event.      In the innocence of childhood, precocious talents are encouraged, applauded. But by the next stage of development, adolescents are often capable of spite and revenge, and exhibit a certain primal sense of justice. Things are …
review by . 五月 21, 2008
posted in Cafe Libri: Reviewing Books & More
When it comes to Atonement, I'm arriving late to the party. I have been aware of the novel almost since it was first published and I know of the major motion picture produced from its story but, for various reasons, it has taken me several years to get around to reading it.     Ian McEwan has written a complicated, multi-layered book that is simply beautiful when considered as a whole. It is a coming-of-age novel, a crime novel, a love story, a war novel, a mystery and an author's …
review by . 九月 08, 2005
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Reading Atonement was a wrenching experience. Once begun, I was driven to finish. The growing tension of the story made it impossible for me to stop reading until the advent of a new course of action and I was released me until the next time.     In the innocence of childhood, precocious talents are encouraged, applauded. But by the next stage of development, adolescents are often capable of spite and revenge, and exhibit a certain primal sense of justice. Things are black and …
review by . 十月 04, 2002
Does your heart miss a beat when you see a new book by Dan Koontz? Have You ever marvelled at the writing style of John Saul? If so... you will hate this book. You will find the first 150 pages unbearable, and you probably will not realize that there is actually a surprise ending (it is very subtle). I don't mean to be rude, but this novel is simply not for everyone. However, if you enjoy well written and plush details (Which reminds a little of Daisy Miller, and some of Henry James' works). I enjoyed …
review by . 四月 30, 2002
This is a very well-written, indeed it's a beautifully written, book. The language used just keeps you flowing along through the story, which is absorbing in its own right. The book presents a tale of misplaced knowledge, of conclusions reached without sufficient information, and of accusations made which profoundly change the lives of everyone involved. We see guilt, sorrow, venality, heroism, in fact, almost every emotion runs through this book except the one most needed: forgiveness. The author …
review by . 四月 13, 2002
In a time when we are blessed with a wealth of gifted writers, even though we still mourn the passing of the likes of WG Sebald, it is still a wonder to encounter a work of the magnitude of Ian McEwan's current masterwork ATONEMENT. Aside from he fact that McEwan has been consistently placing his fine, terse novels such as AMSTERDAM and ENDURING LOVE before us, there is little to prepare us for the grandeur of his magnum opus ATONEMENT. We have grown to expect this author's mastery of the English …
review by . 四月 01, 2002
Winner of Britain's 1998 Booker prize for "Amsterdam," Ian McEwan narrowly missed winning again for "Atonement," a novel of breathtaking reach and grasp, power and subtlety, as perfectly structured as a Michaelangelo sculpture. Last year's Booker winner, Peter Carey's "The True History of the Kelly Gang" is a fine, entertaining, really good novel, but not a patch on "Atonement." It's difficult to reign in the hyperbole in discussing this masterful, riveting, incisive book, but I'll try.The story …
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