McEwan's Atonement…truly dazzles, proving to be as much about the art and morality of writing as it is about the past…. The middle section of Atonement, the two vividly realized set pieces of Robbie's trek to the Channel and Briony's experiences with the wounded evacuees of Dunkirk, would alone have made an outstanding novel…. There is wonderful writing throughout as McEwan weaves his many themes — the accidents of contingency, the sins of absent fathers, class oppression — into his narrative, and in a magical love scene.
McEwan's Atonement…truly dazzles, proving to be as much about the art and morality of writing as it is about the past…. The middle section of Atoneme… - Noah Richler
McEwan's Atonement…truly dazzles, proving to be as much about the art and morality of writing as it is about the past…. The middle section of Atoneme…
- Noah Richler
Lansens is a willing storyteller.... As a writer, she desires a particular kind of reader, one who wants above all to be transported--who might sit a… - Noah Richler
Lansens is a willing storyteller.... As a writer, she desires a particular kind of reader, one who wants above all to be transported--who might sit a…
What a joy it is to read a book that shocks one into remembering just how high one's literary standards should be.... a tour de force by one of Engla… - Noah Richler
What a joy it is to read a book that shocks one into remembering just how high one's literary standards should be.... a tour de force by one of Engla…
Other people are as alive as you are. Cruelty is a failure of imagination. - Noah Richler
Other people are as alive as you are. Cruelty is a failure of imagination.
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