[QUOTE=FlorenceArt;1111339]I've been laboring through Atonement by Ian McEwan for several days, but it's just not working for me. I'm very disappointed as the author won the Booker prize (not for this book), and I read in an interview that Atonement is supposed to be his best book. I started on Stone's Fall, and what a relief! I don't think I'll be going back to McEwan. I can't really say it's bad, it's just that I cannot relate to any of the characters or believe them, they might as well be ants or aliens, except less interesting to watch
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I couldn't agree more! I found Atonement unreadable, as was Enduring Love. I don't like his characters. No more McEwan for me either!
I am currently rereading Flora Thompson's Lark Rise To Candleford trilogy, which I got from MR so thanks! An enjoyable read as I recall, and it was made into a popular TV series in the UK