Atonement
Author: Ian McEwan
Narrator: Jill Tanner
Unabridged: 12 hr 27 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Recorded Books, LLC
Published: 08/15/2003
Category: Fiction - Literary
Author: Ian McEwan
Narrator: Jill Tanner
Unabridged: 12 hr 27 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Recorded Books, LLC
Published: 08/15/2003
Category: Fiction - Literary
I can see how someone would see this as boring. It is the epitome of all things English. Everything is very subtle and you have to really think about what is happening. The pacing of the book is very even and you will be rewarded if you make through, but it is definitely not a page turner, with action on every page. It is nice book about on society and worth a read.
I thought this novel was incredibly intelligent and well-written. I was still thinking about this book months after I had read it. This novel will make you think about how your actions affect other people and how one mistake can change lives forever. I really loved this book and have since read all of Ian McEwan's other books (and enjoyed them all!).
McEwan is very wordy using peculiar descriptions and annoyingly many adjectives.
I am not going to get into plot details of this remarkable novel. Interested readers can easily find them from other sources. I will say that it is a beautifully written multi-layered book beginning in 1935 in a huge English country house when Britain no so incidentally ruled the largest empire the world had ever seen moves on to the military catastrophe of Dunkirk and ends in the last dsys of the 20th century. Though the plotting is intricate, the characters seemed so alive and the writing so perfect that I, for one, did not lose for a moment. I believe Atonement is a rare masterpiece, and would encourage anyone who enjoys fine literature to read it.