makmak03 's review for:

Atonement by Ian McEwan
3.0
dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
Ian McEwan is an incredibly descriptive and immersive writer, which is no doubt a talent. But at times the detail droned on to a point of boredom, especially during part two where the war theme required many words that I simply didn’t have the knowledge of.
The entire book consists of I believe 6 days in total that are stretched to impressive length by the detail’s of the characters thoughts.
I also, understanding that it was a conscious writing choice, hated  that
it was not until the SECOND TO LAST PAGE that it is said that Robbie and Cecelia died, with one sentence of details. Luckily I had read about the movie and knew they both died at the end, so I wasn’t as hurt by this as I could’ve been lol.
There were times I had to force myself to read this book, and having finished it I feel okay that I have read it, but would have been fine if I hadn’t.
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