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Laura
Jan 02, 2015 rated it it was amazing
Nell'estate del 1935 la tredicenne Briony Tallis organizza il suo spettacolo teatrale, a casa sua. Vari personaggi affollano casa Tallis in questa giornata: Cecilia Tallis e Robbie, il figlio della cameriera, che è tornato dal college con ottimi voti, college che frequenta grazie alla generosità del signor Tallis; Leon Tallis e il suo amico industriale tornano a casa proprio in questa giornata e infine sono attesi anche i cugini Tallis, Lola e i gemelli Jackson e Pierrot, vittime dei continui li ...more
IreneElle
Feb 11, 2018 rated it it was amazing
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Trama: una ragazzina che assiste a una violenza può convincersi di aver riconosciuto il responsabile e far condannare un innocente, rovinandolo e rovinandosi. Perché tutta la vita sarà segnata dalle conseguenze. La ragazzina crescerà, diventerà una scrittrice, ma non si libererà del peso dell'ingiustizia inferta a un innocente, alla propria sorella innamorata e in fin dei conti anche a se stessa.
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Elena
More like 3.5 stars.

This book left me feeling confused. There were some parts of it I absolutely loved, but I found others slow, boring and even unnecessary. In the end, however, it felt closer to 4 stars than to 3. The characters, anyway, were magnificently portrayed, especially Briony, even if I could not feel any sympathy for her. Thankfully I had already seen the movie, or the ending would have destroyed me (even if it did destroy me anyway, a little).
Alice
Apr 23, 2013 marked it as to-read
Gabriele
Nov 10, 2012 rated it it was ok  ·  review of another edition
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