Atonement Book Review

at last! i finished this book. yes, it took a bit longer than i had anticipated but i think i was deliberately reading slowly so as to savour every word. it's beautifully written and it was a really enjoyable read, very atmospheric, almost filmic in style.

confession, i have never read any of mcewan's books before and i think i chose this title precisely because of that but also i love books about world war 1 and 2. these wars in particular had such an impact on society and everything changed which i find fascinating to read about.

you might criticize this book's pace as it did seem slow at first but i would argue that it was essential to set the scene, deliberately building up the expectation of the crime. we sense something big is going to happen and is the main theme of the work but i loved the unexpected turn this book took, i hate being able to predict the ending.

this book has definitely whetted my appetite for more mcewan novels although some reviews i read briefly seem to suggest that this is not a typical mcewan novel, any thoughts?

suggestions please

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