A review by mo_bees
Atonement by Ian McEwan

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.25

Beautifully written but a slow read. The movie is largely faithful to this novel, with trade offs in either direction that make neither version better than the other. It does a strong job of depicting the realities of war for both civilians and servicepeople, and the narrator Briony is less hateable in the book, surprisingly. Would recommend!