Reviews tagging 'Classism'

Atonement by Ian McEwan

8 reviews

sarah2438's review against another edition

4.0

I understand that Briony is a fictional character, but that's not gonna stop her from being public enemy #1.
I started this book knowing basically nothing about it except that a selfish little girl ruined everyone's lives and yeah, that's right. But as anticipated, this book is critically acclaimed for a reason. It took me a while to get into-- Briony is so damn pretentious as a child, the font is tiny, and unimportant details are dragged out for quite a while-- but I can absolutely see the merit and came to love/hate it as I binged it on this fine Saturday. I don't think I'm as critical of a reader as I maybe should be, so I'm sure there's all manner of analysis I should be doing, but I am simply a vibes reader.
I recommend, but be in the right headspace and know that this book probably won't give you an ounce of joy.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War and Gore

Moderate: Classism

Minor: Rape and Dementia

stuckduck's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical content

Moderate: Pedophilia and Rape

sadiaa's review against another edition

emotional

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child death, Classism, Terminal illness, War, Emotional abuse, Grief, Rape, Death, Gaslighting, and Dementia

bvrealis's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content and War

Minor: Classism, Gore, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Rape, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Mental illness

aloysios's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Reduces the characters, their interactions and development to mainly three days.

Main focus are their experiences as well the emotional drama they undergo. This results in a very slow - albeit very intriguing - read with a lot of time to get to know and connect to the different characters (mainly focused on Briony, Cecilia and Robbie).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War

Minor: Classism

alexandra_skl's review against another edition

emotional sad tense fast-paced

4.5

So good and so heartbreaking

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Antisemitism, Death, War, Violence, and Genocide

nicoleamanfu's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Classism, Rape, and Gun violence

louisebeereading's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

Superb book. A challenging read exploring the far reaching consequences of a child's overactive imagination coupled with conviction and witnessing a crime. Set before and during WWII, McEwan masterfully explores multiple POVs both female and male. Would recommend highly.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Gun violence

Moderate: Rape, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Medical content, and Medical trauma

Minor: Incest, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Child death, Classism, Cursing, Death, and Dementia