My Own Little Book Corner

Atonement by Ian McEwan "On a summer day in 1935, thirteen-year-old Briony Tallis witnesses the flirtation between her older sister, Cecilia, and Robbie Turner, the son of a servant. But Briony's incomplete grasp of adult motives and her precocious imagination bring about a crime that will change all their lives, a crime whose repercussions "Atonement" follows trough the chaos and carnage of World War II and into the close of the twentieth century." This is the second of Mr. McEwan's books that I've read, having read "Saturday" as my last book in 2007. Like "Saturday" I found "Atonement" to get off to a slow start, but knowing what good reviews it has gotten and based on past experience, I hung in there and I'm glad I did. Mr. McEwan can take me away to another time and place. I liked how he showed the different view points of the actions that were taken place. I wasn't surprised by much in the book, but it was a g...

As you can see, my reading has slowed down. It's that time of year where I have a lot to do and if I'm not busy at night, I'm vegging out. That means that I'm not doing anything that makes me have to think. I'm still reading - currently "Love in the Time of Cholera." I'm enjoying it, but it may be a while before I get through it. In the meantime, my "to be read pile" is growing. But I'll eventually work through them.