Reviews

Atonement by Ian McEwan

ahsimpson0919's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Rape

ellisbookshelf06's review against another edition

emotional sad slow-paced

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

2.0

erinn7's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

3.25

meliacartin's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

1.5

i fucking hated this book. the writing style is terrible and the plot is extremely difficult to follow. i couldn’t wait for it to be over

keitacolada's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.0

rac26's review against another edition

4.0

Read post movie, and enjoyed.

nmw_85's review against another edition

5.0

I cannot praise this novel enough. I will not give a full review here for those who have not read it as even if you are a fan of the film adaptation (which I am), upon reading the novel you will find that it far surpasses all expectations. A must read for any book list!

aggbutterfly's review against another edition

tbh once i found out about the "crime" that was committed i wasn't really that interested in finding out what happened next. the writing was beautiful, i just wasn't that curious about the plot
"the cost of oblivious daydreaming was always this moment of return, the realignment with what had been before and now seemed a little worse"

colbyorton's review against another edition

5.0

Simply perfect

gracehayden_'s review against another edition

reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0