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Book Review of Atonement

Atonement
Atonement
Author: Ian McEwan
Genre: Literature & Fiction
Book Type: Paperback
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Helpful Score: 2


This is one of those books that you remember for a long time. A 13-year-old girl witnesses an act and constructs her own immature interpretation of it, with disastrous consequences for one man. As she matures, she realizes her error and tries to atone for it by becoming a nurse in wartime. The opening section is a bit slow at times, but the rest of the book is a real page-turner.