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Atonement
Author: Ian McEwan

In each of his novels, Ian McEwan has brilliantly drawn his reader into the intimate lives and situations of his characters. But never before has he worked with so large a canvas. In "Atonement" he takes the reader from a manor house in England in 1935 to the retreat from Dunkirk in 1941; from the London's World War II military hospitals to a re... more »

ISBN-13: 9780099429791
ISBN-10: 0099429799
Publication Date: 5/2/2002
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Publisher: Vintage Uk
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
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Carol M. (carolmohr) reviewed Atonement on 9/17/2011

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This is a hugely incredible book, but not for everyone. Many people I know who saw the movie first did not like the book. I love both the book and the movie. Atonement is deep and multi-layered, and is not light reading. Interestingly, readers come away with different impressions of the resolution of the story. Most of McEwan's work is too creepy for my taste, but this is one of my favorite books ever. I've read it several times, and each time something new is revealed.

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daedelys reviewed Atonement on 12/29/2008 + 1684 more book reviews

I was really surprised at how much I disliked this book. It's one of those rarities where the movie was more enjoyable to me than the book. I couldn't even finish it because it just dragged on and on and the author was so redundant about the little girl and her fixation on her writings that it just bored me to tears.