Linda's review of Atonement: A Novel
Atonement: A Novel by Ian McEwan
Linda's review
rating:
recommended for:
serious literati (who secretly romantics)
status:
Read in December, 2007
You should know: I love books about aristocratic women running around the countryside in dresses crying over the men that have ruined their lives. Needless to say, I expected to like this book. However I was not expecting to LOVE this book. (And to the degree that I absolutely love.) It was so subtle and intelligent! It blew me away.
With some books, you know you are reading a great book. Authors want to (gently) remind readers that they are holding a MASTERPIECE! So they try to knock you out with style, imagery, or crazy turn of events. But when I was reading Atonement, it was always so delicate and measured. One beautiful element was layered on top of another, on top of another until you are really in this other world.
Another testament to the power of this book became apparent to me when I saw the movie starring Keira Knightley and James McAvoy as the lovers. In the crucial scene at the library; I completely, wholeheartedly believe in the what's going on as I rea...more
With some books, you know you are reading a great book. Authors want to (gently) remind readers that they are holding a MASTERPIECE! So they try to knock you out with style, imagery, or crazy turn of events. But when I was reading Atonement, it was always so delicate and measured. One beautiful element was layered on top of another, on top of another until you are really in this other world.
Another testament to the power of this book became apparent to me when I saw the movie starring Keira Knightley and James McAvoy as the lovers. In the crucial scene at the library; I completely, wholeheartedly believe in the what's going on as I rea...more
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