Atonement

Everyone says this book is well written. Perhaps, but a more fitting description is: over written. Yes, the man has a knack for describing but he describes so much I quickly grew tired.

***spoilers below****

1. I felt that there was not really any sort of atonement.
   
2. I felt cheated by the fact that the reunion of Robby and Cecelia never happened. To me it was the equivalent of a long lengthy novel and at the end "HA! SIKE" or "Then she woke up and realized it was all a dream" (OH WAIT- that was what this was really)
3. I felt that it was simply a book written for the sake of writing and wasn't really giving any thought to the reader of the story.

I am hoping the movie will be better.