MixedI found the first two chapters so boring... but then I watched the movie and it was one of the most amazing things I've ever seen so I definitely need to give this another go
Atonement (2001)
Others: Overwhelmingly positive Atonement is a 2001 British metafiction novel written by Ian McEwan. Set in three time periods, 1935 England, Second World War England and France, and present-day England, it covers an upper-class girl's half-innocent mistake that ruins lives, her adulthood in the shadow of that mistake, and a reflection on the nature of writing. Widely regarded as one of McEwan's best works, it was shortlisted for the 2001 Booker Prize for fiction. In 2010, Time magazine named Atonement in its list of the 100 greatest English-language novels since 1923.
- ISBN:
- 9780099503897
- Length:
- 371 pages
Genres: romance, historical fiction, literary fiction
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Loved itatonement was one of those books that when I read it oh this is a great book five stars and I didn't think about it and then I couldn't stop thinking about it the rest of the year
Loved itit's a beautifully written book one of the best books I've ever written in my opinion
Loved itatonement by ian mckeown which pulls quite a few very difficult narrative tricks jumping between different time periods fast forwarding the development of a certain character and slowing down the action of a single summer night to analyze it from different perspectives a quite unforgettable novel and an absolute page turner
Loved itit is fantastic and probably one of my favorite books of all time
Loved itI was completely absorbed in atonement and now it actually feels like I read it a long time ago so I need to reread it because it was just a really good book and it was an incredibly enjoyable read