Atonement was the second book that I've read by Ian McEwan and was really looking forward to it based on the first book I read. Plus I read a lot of positive reviews, and heard good things about the book. I don't know if it was because of those high expectations, or because of the ending, but I was a little disappointed in the book.
I did think the book was well written, and I do enjoy McEwan's style, but thought it was a little slow at times. In the summer of 1935 we are introduced to Briony Tallis and an event that changes the lives of everyone involved. The book is broken down into four parts, and the fourth part is where it fell apart for me. The fourth part was an epilogue set 50 plus years later, and changes the first three parts.
I don't need a happy ending, but for me the epilogue brought down the book.
My rating: 3 1/2 stars
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