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Review of Ian McEwan - Atonement

By ffisken Rank: Corporal on 22nd Apr 2008

ffisken's Ratings
FormatPaperback
Value for money8/10
Overall value8/10
yes ffisken's recommendation

Good Points

Great book.

Bad Points

None.

General Comments

The descriptions and the atmosphere that the author creates are such that when I read Atonement I felt I was actually present. I felt his atmospheric touch was sure whether he was describing between the wars upper middle classes, WW2 scenes or the post-war hospital life. I think this is a splendid thought-provoking book with excellent characterisation. A modern classic.

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Review: Atonement by Ian McEwan | Books | The Guardian
In his latest book Atonement Ian McEwan brings the British novel into the 21st century, says Geoff Dyer ... Atonement Ian McEwan Jonathan CapeŁ16.99
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McEwan wrote the unsuccessful film The Good Son (Joseph Ruben, ... McEwan now describes the precociously macabre nature of his first short-story collections as"a sort of willed extravagance", ...
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