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I really liked this book but I wish that I had read it before I saw the movie. I watched the movie several years ago so it wasn't fresh in my mind but I really liked the movie so I remembered a lot of it. I couldn't help but to see Kiera Knightley playing Cecilia in my mind's eye.
At it's heart, this is a coming of age story and really about redemption and forgiveness. Briony is 13 years old and just at the edge of adult understanding. Her misunderstanding of adult behaviors rips apart her happy ...more
At it's heart, this is a coming of age story and really about redemption and forgiveness. Briony is 13 years old and just at the edge of adult understanding. Her misunderstanding of adult behaviors rips apart her happy ...more
I loved this book. Like LOVED it. I read it while we were in Europe and left it at a book exchange in Prague. I kept checking back, but no one picked it up while we were there! Come on! To be fair, I had already seen the movie, and I'm actually glad I had because, seriously, I don't know if I could have handled the ending if I hadn't known it was going to happen the whole time I was reading. The characters were well written and authentic and the settings were beautiful. I just want there to be a
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So hard to read when you've seen the movie and know what kind of devastation is coming. Also, there's so little actual action that every moment is super fraught, so reading this was an unexpectedly stressful experience. Not good boat reading. That said, I cried three times and it was beautiful.
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This book is wonderful. Recommended to all, particularly to those who like to write/ have read Frankenstein/ have a little background w/ regards to the Romantics
Sep 08, 2009
Lauren
marked it as to-read
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Melissa
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Maree
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Feb 26, 2012
Samantha
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