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alwayshaveparis 's review for:
Atonement
by Ian McEwan
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
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
I loved the first half (thought the character development, metaphors, themes of interpretation/seeing/subjectivity/storytelling, and tension building was great).
It fell apart a bit in the second half, and I got quite bored with the overly descriptive writing as the characters' lives diverge - if you love graphic descriptions of WW2 injuries, maybe this will be more your thing, but I want more from the relationships and people after the mic drop of a first half.
I did enjoy the ending, but it was too little too late at that point - I'd been deprived of passion and emotion for too long to get back into my feels.
It fell apart a bit in the second half, and I got quite bored with the overly descriptive writing as the characters' lives diverge - if you love graphic descriptions of WW2 injuries, maybe this will be more your thing, but I want more from the relationships and people after the mic drop of a first half.
I did enjoy the ending, but it was too little too late at that point - I'd been deprived of passion and emotion for too long to get back into my feels.