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Atonement by Ian McEwan

29 reviews

floralvinyls's review against another edition

4.5

beautifully written, but i think i preferred the movie (i know, i'm sorry). didn't know i could hate a 12-year old child this much, but here we are.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, War, and Violence

Moderate: Death

Minor: Rape and Sexual assault

torigottlieb's review

challenging dark emotional 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: Injury/Injury detail, Death, Gore, Child death, War, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

karls_'s review

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Chronic illness, Sexual content, War, Dementia, and Medical content

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Medical trauma, Rape, Sexual content, and Violence

thebookishpersuasion's review

dark emotional reflective slow-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Toxic relationship, War, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

Minor: Confinement

mezzoanddolce's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

3.5

Three stars, the extra half star is for Robbie & Cecilia.

Gosh, I'm a mess. This book is so good. It honestly took me a while to get into it. The beginning is long and my dislike of Briony didn't help contribute to my liking it, but i cant help but think that this book is a masterpiece in some ways.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, Medical content, and War

Moderate: Dementia and Death

milele23's review

challenging dark informative tense slow-paced

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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Sexual violence

Moderate: Death, Cursing, Violence, and War

Minor: Blood and Toxic relationship

It is a moderately good book for the study of English Literature, despite the bad language. It contains a lot of high level vocabulary and the narrative shifts often. It can be a bit long winded at times, but stick with it, see it through and decide the verdict for yourself.

milenasbooknook's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, War, and Medical content

Moderate: Rape, Toxic relationship, Adult/minor relationship, Violence, Sexual violence, Sexual content, and Cursing

august_ambrosia's review against another edition

5.0

GOOD BOOK!! very nice descriptions and such.... read this for lit class but like. it was rlly interesting either way. wouldnt have normally picked it up n glad i got to read it :) definitely see how it is a classic.

ok edit because i'm deep-diving into this and i think we are SLEEPING on robbie. what A GUY!!!!!!!!!!!!! how he is Turner the entirety of part 2 EXCEPT when he's talking about cecilia. she brings him back to himself.... good lord. and "he wanted a father, and for the same reason, he wanted to be a father. it was common enough, to see so much death and want a child. common, therefore human, and he wanted it all the more. when the wounded were screaming, you dreamed of sharing a little house somewhere, an ordinary life, a family life, connection." ROBBIE YOU DESERVED BETTER i know this is briony speaking in his voice so he might've been an absolute shitbag in real life BUT I WANT TO BELIEVE IT!!!! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Child abuse, Animal death, Child death, Violence, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, and Medical content

hunkydory's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Fire/Fire injury, War, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Rape and Sexual assault

Minor: Cursing and Dementia

lindseyhall44's review

dark emotional 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

4.25

Atonment is a book where I can say I have never read anything quite like it. The prose is breathtaking and the storytelling a master class in the field, a modern classic in its own right. That being said, I rated it a 4.25 because my interest in the story ebbed and flowed, and a few sections felt redundant. However, the ending 100% makes up for any slower sections, and I did shed a few tears!
Overall, I would highly recommend Atonment to fans of historical fiction novels with a slower pace.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Mental illness, Violence, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Pedophilia, Confinement, War, Panic attacks/disorders, and Death