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bookdreamer24's review against another edition
4.0
I really enjoyed the book. But it is also a hard and a sad book.
dphillips's review against another edition
4.0
A letter, a love story, an education and an ending unlike any I've ever read
protoman21's review against another edition
4.0
Excellent book. Briony's journey from child to adult is beautifully captured It lost me a bit when it jumped forward to the war. Not that the war part wasn't good...it just felt almost like a separate story stuck in the middle and made to work with occasional references to things familiar.
deanna_rigney's review against another edition
4.0
I loved reading the different viewpoints, and how each thought and action triggered new events. I really wanted to throw the book across the room at the end, but after I calmed myself down I realized what a great thing the author had created.
claudiacali's review against another edition
4.0
"Se la ragazzina è rimasta tanto sconcertata dal breve episodio insolito verificatosi davanti ai suoi occhi, come può influire tutto ciò sulle vite di due adulti?"
Un bellissimo libro narrato da tanti punti di vista differenti e con una storia d'amore commovente. Mi è piaciuto il modo di indagare la psicologia dei vari personaggi così diversi tra loro e l'aver dimostrato come un singolo evento possa assumere connotazioni diverse in base a chi lo guarda e come un fraintendimento, o una sbagliata interpretazione di un gesto possano cambiare le sorti delle persone. Le ultime pagine poi hanno stravolto tutto quello che avevo creduto fino a quel momento e mi hanno lasciata con un po' di amarezza
Un bellissimo libro narrato da tanti punti di vista differenti e con una storia d'amore commovente. Mi è piaciuto il modo di indagare la psicologia dei vari personaggi così diversi tra loro e l'aver dimostrato come un singolo evento possa assumere connotazioni diverse in base a chi lo guarda e come un fraintendimento, o una sbagliata interpretazione di un gesto possano cambiare le sorti delle persone. Le ultime pagine poi hanno stravolto tutto quello che avevo creduto fino a quel momento e mi hanno lasciata con un po' di amarezza
inaya17's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
despite being an overall enjoyable book, i found the characters unloveable and thus could not find it in myself to root for them. At times it felt like I knew how I was meant to feel, but just couldn’t get myself to feel the entire depth of emotions the author required from me
cd_reads's review against another edition
dark
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
athenacomplex's review against another edition
challenging
reflective
slow-paced
3.5
Rich with food for thought, but often too slow-paced.
"Yes, she was just a child. But not every child sends a man to prison with a lie."
Or, in which jealous teenager Briony Tallis walks in on her older sister Cecilia having a romantic tryst with gardener boy Robbie Turner. Briony, a writer with an overactive imagination, assumes Robbie sexually assaulted Cecilia and their cousin Lola. Briony reports this to the police, and chaos ensues.
Content Warnings
Moderate: War and Sexual assault