Okay. This is by no means a new book, but it is the book that I have just read.
Naturally, I'm biased. I studied a McEwan novel at A-level and it enthralled me, drawing me into McEwan's style. He is such a psychological writer with so much to offer, at points he can be deadly serious, at others hilarious. He is so skilled at creating lovable or contemptable characters, that empathy is unavoidable. He clearly has a strong grasp of the human psyche. See, I'm strongly biased.
This book offers a panoramic overview of pre-', post-' and wartime Britain as well as a strong fulfilling intricacy, allowing an appreciation of the lifestyle of this era, how people endured such tumultuous times and hyperbolising the duration of Briony's turmoil. Then, finally the book reaches a completely unexpected bittersweet conclusion, which suddenly hits you with ideas of unreliable narrator and deception.
A wholly entertaining novel. convincing, captivating and thought-provoking writing packed full of guilt, shame and disappointment.
A hazy, not-too-revealing summary of the book.
This book tells the tale of Briony, a drama and literature obsessed teen, who witnesses certain events between her sister, Cecilia, and her childhood friend, Robbie Turner, both have returned from Cambridge to their ancient, rural home for the summer. This is the same summer that Briony's older brother Leon, Mr. Marshall and her three cousins are due to stay. Later, gravely serious events occur, which Robbie is convicted for, because of Briony's lies and her reporting a concerningly lecherous letter. Briony spends the rest of her life attempting to atone her crime, but...
