6.85k reviews for:

Atonement

Ian McEwan

3.92 AVERAGE

averydbak's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

semakeskin's review against another edition

3.0

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

izzyizzyizzyizzy's review against another edition

2.5

reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Meh 

Briony sucks - I think this got worse as it went along it was 1 or 2 stars by the end

Finished walking home from work, nearly walked into a few lampposts xoxox

karabeara_21's review against another edition

4.5

reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

jake_luber's review against another edition

4.0

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

jorstruly's review against another edition

4.0

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-1 Star: Final Pages
Appropriately haunting, McEwan gives crushing weight to a deceptively simple premise. If it were too long or too short, this one wouldn't work very well. The ending is too bleak for me to rank it higher, but it wouldn't be a cautionary tale without it. It's stunning, it just isn't among my favorites.

aimeerose21's review against another edition

3.0

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I read this for school and enjoyed it.

lessnearthesun's review against another edition

4.0

emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

cphenly's review against another edition

5.0

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I have been reading my way through a bunch of Ian McEwan novels, and this one is one of the very best. I always enjoy novels with unusual narrative perspectives, and this one is quite creative. Ultimately, the novel is as much about the nature of fiction and the ways in which fiction becomes reality as anything else. A tour de force.

Re-read this book for a book group, and I stand by my original review. This is a masterpiece. I listened to the audio this time, beautifully read by one of my favorite narrators: Jill Tanner.

nikki_ruz's review against another edition

3.0

emotional medium-paced