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Title: Art trumps life
Review: Atonement is a tedious novel. The author was told as a youngster that he had a penchant for detail. Is it ever given in an excruciating manner with no purpose in sight. Most importantly, the author should have read Kundera's book "The Joke" and would have learned that one must stand up for inequity at the moment, not years past, otherwise your life is meaningless. Consequently, the novel is morally corrupt. McEwan has the character Briony choosing to write a story over speaking out for her wrongdoings. Two people die as a consequence of her actions. Furthermore, McEwan presents a novel as fiction, then disguised as Briony, declares that these are merely words and they shouldn't be taken seriously and if so, the writer is like God so atonement is not neccessary. It's a poor blending of fiction and reality. So if McEwan is your friend in real life, he'll choose a good story out of it and leave you hanging out to dry.
