A masterpiece.
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This book is easily ranked in my personal Top Five. The ending completely took me by surprise, and the quality of the language used throughout is unparalleled.
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A moral dilemma and a love story - redemption in Atonement
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This narrative has a nostalgic quality - a yearning for a lost love that was cruelly taken away by a willful lie or ommision of the truth. A love that is torn apart, too, by the intervention of the war years, and only redeemed for the shortest space of time, in what should have been a lifetime of happiness,when the truth is finally revealed. This text talks to us all about truth, injustice, and love -surely there's a moral lesson for us all!
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Horrible
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This was one of the WORST books I've ever read. Ian McEwan could have written this book in about 150 pages by limiting all of his unnecessary descriptions. To be honest, I think I hated (despised) every single one of the characters so when I found out that both Robbie and Cecilia die at the end I felt happy. In my opinion I wasted my time with that book. If you like books that are totally unrealistic and bad then read this one - you'll LOVE it.
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Such a good book
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This is an amazing book. I had to read it for my English Literature A level course work and I 'blame' the engrossing story line and masterful story telling for my very pleasing result. It is a book I want to read over and over again, despite the fact that I know the ending. Ian McEwan has written a masterpiece, a book with imagery and characters that stay with you long after you put it down. Simply amazing.
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