A review by aloysios
Atonement by Ian McEwan

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

3.75

Reduces the characters, their interactions and development to mainly three days.

Main focus are their experiences as well the emotional drama they undergo. This results in a very slow - albeit very intriguing - read with a lot of time to get to know and connect to the different characters (mainly focused on Briony, Cecilia and Robbie).
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