
Atonement
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Narrated by:
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Jill Tanner
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By:
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Ian McEwan
National Book Critics Circle, Fiction, 2003
In Atonement, three children lose their innocence, as the sweltering summer heat bears down on the hottest day in 1935, and their lives are changed forever. Cecilia Tallis is of England's priviledged class; Robbie Turner is the housekeeper's son. In their moment of intimate surrender, they are interrupted by Cecilia's hyperimaginative and scheming 13-year-old sister, Briony. And as chaos consumes the family, Briony commits a crime, the guilt of which she shall carry throughout her life.
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Critic reviews
- Book Sense Book of the Year Award Finalist, Adult Fiction, 2003
"A tour de force. Every bit as affecting as it is gripping." (The New York Times)
"Enthralling...With psychological insight and a command of sensual and historical detail, Mr. McEwan creates an absorbing fictional world." (The Wall Street Journal)
"A beautiful and majestic fictional panorama." (The New Yorker)
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I thought it a wonderful, brilliantly written book that will stay with me for many years. Rarely have I had such a satifying "read." From start to finish McEwan didn't let me down. I think those who don't like it are listeners who prefer more action in their books, and this isn't that. It isn't a light read, nor is it fast-paced. I find myself almost wishing I belonged to a book club so I could talk about it, since I know that for all I got out of it, I missed so much. If this type of book isn't to one's taste, or the subject matter and ideas the author explores aren't interesting to you, then certainly don't get it. But that it is well written is not in doubt. I also found the topic utterly fascinating and felt the author was able to express ideas that I have played with in my own head but never would be able to write up as well.
An amazing book about complex human perception
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Well written; well read.
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Tedious
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Good but so is the Movie.
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Where does Atonement rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
This may be one of the best I've listened to so far, if not the best, though I haven't listened to too many.What did you like best about this story?
I really love all the detailed descriptions and beautiful turns of phrase. Really good character development and the author has a real insight into the varying degrees of the human condition as exemplified in all the characters.Which scene was your favorite?
I really enjoyed the first half of the story which is solely dedicated to character development and framing the narrative from the sides of every major character, it was really engrossing. I would go back and listen to parts over again.If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?
I think there already was a film of this book.Engrossing, beautiful prose
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fascinating and emotion evoking novels I've ever read. The war scenes are so well written they're traumatic. One may need to take some deep breaths after reading. The narration is excellent.
Memorable!
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Will always be a classic
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Literature with a capital L
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Beautiful book
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A long read
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