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Atonement
Ian McEwan
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I first decided to read Atonement by Ian McEwan because I'd seen commercials or previews for the movie and not a big fan of the main actress, so I said, "Hey, that looks like a good story. I think I'll read it instead."
Atonement is set in the 40's in England, and it's about a -- it's based around a small family that's well-to-do, lives in the countryside; and the daughter witnesses sort of the first instances of lust between her older sister and somebody who's always been a friend of the family, but he's kind of a servant's son and interprets it wrongly, interprets it in terms of as him attacking her. It leads to this whole accusation and really changes everyone's lives really for the worst. What you hear from the plot really kind of tells the whole story, so you can't go into this expecting moment-by-moment changes or events; but what's interesting to me is when they show the boy's life in the future, Robby Turner, they show him in the war. He's over in France, and they're retreating, and it really shows - vividly, I think what's happening in a war, and the destruction, and the loss of human life, and how casual it becomes. For me, I guess that would be my favorite part is that part. It's just set aside from what you would think the story's about. It just seemed very vivid and real.
Reading Atonement, I would pick up other things by Ian Mcewan. I honestly don't know if I've read other things by them because I don't always pay attention to the authors unless it's a series that I really get into. I'm not sure if... I think it was written recently, kind of turn of this century, but it felt more older, kind of Jane Eyre kind of thing like that. So at first, it was a slow read; you just have to really let yourself get involved in the details. I feel for some reason that women would enjoy it more. I don't know, I think it's 'cause I know more women that read and have more patience for stories that aren't all about actions; but I'd recommend it to anyone. I would give it 3 to 4 out of 5 stars.
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