Book 15 "Atonement"

Atonement by Ian McEwan

Listed on the top 100 Novels of "All Time" by Time Magazine.

I finally had a chance to work my way through "Atonement".

A story of two sisters at odds after the younger made up a story to send the older sisters boyfriend to jail for a crime he didn't commit. The rest of the story dives into the chaos of World War II and the guilt of a sister trying to gain forgiveness for her past sins.

The book was a bit wordy and chewy for the first 100 pages. In fact, I would even dare to say "Dull". I almost stopped reading the book but was brought into the story after the crime was committed. However, after some character building and development the author takes the reader through a series of detailed events and conflicts and progresses to its epic ending.

Considering the book was written in 2002, it could possibly be seen as "Literature of our time" So I was happy to add it to the 365 Challenge. I WOULD NOT rank it amongst the top testosterone reads of all time. But, if Jane Austin were still around I'm confident she would include it in her top 10 reads.