Atonement.

[missyannlala]

So, I'm assuming Atonement by Ian McEwan is fiction and I've been told it's a romance novel.

Is anyone else reading it? Or is there someone who can give me an opinion about it?

(please no spoilers!! I'm really liking it so far.)

[Suzanne]

Well, there certainly is a love story component but it is also has a psychological flair to it. I'm glad you are enjoying it, I will be interested in hearing your thoughts after you're finished.

[DWill]

I don't know if you might have read Cold Mountain. The love story in Atonement reminded me of the one in that book. But what impressed me and puzzzled me a bit about Atonemment was the structure of the narrative--shifts in time and point of view. McEwan plays a trick of sorts on the reader by embedding a narrative written by one of the main characters within the main narrative. It's interesting to see. I reread the book, but surprisingly didn't like it as much the second tiime. I thought this book was made into a fairly unremarkable movie.

[missyannlala]

Well, I just watched the movie today. Having finished the book yesterday I decided to see if it would match up..I don't think it did. At least for me, the movie didn't play out the time period change too well. I was trying to think to myself..."wait, did it happen in that order..?"