Reviews tagging 'Dementia'

Atonement by Ian McEwan

17 reviews

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

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

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

myreme's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective slow-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Blood, Medical content, and War

Moderate: Death, Rape, Sexual assault, and Grief

Minor: Dementia

hkantarek's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-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? Yes

4.5

Though it took me a moment to get engaged within the story, the characters and the plot were extremely gripping. The most unengaging parts where the lengthy scene descriptions but the manner of writing which explored the emotions of each character deeply and intimately appealed to me.

One of the strengths of this book was the quick progression in the romantic relationship between Robbie and Cecilia as it was lasted long enough to be satisfying when it occurred but succient enough to not overshadow the main focus of the book. The book conjured WW2 and the emotions surrounding it well but in a way with which I am familiar. The revelation that the book has been written Briony was something I had a sense was happening yet the intimate characterisation and detailed perspectives made me suspect I was wrong. Going back and rereading the book through the lens that it is Briony's writing will undoubtedly reveal even more depths.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War

Moderate: Death and Rape

Minor: Dementia

paperback_moon's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Violence, Blood, and Death of parent

Moderate: Child abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, and Sexual assault

Minor: Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Vomit, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, and War

_cheshirecxt's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Sexual content, Blood, and Medical content

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Dementia

Minor: Cancer and Death of parent

lightning_015's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, and Medical content

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, and Dementia

Minor: Sexism and Vomit

phantasyia's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Medical content, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

Minor: Animal death, Confinement, Death, Sexism, Violence, Vomit, and Dementia