http://blogcritics.org/ A sinister cabal of superior bloggers on music, books, film, popular culture, politics, and technology - updated continuously. en Copyright 2005-2007 by the authors Sun, 13 Apr 2008 03:40:19 EDT http://backend.userland.com/rss Blogcritics.org custom software http://blogcritics.org/archives/2002/09/25/130413.php#comment-710022 I loved the story, it reminds me of Woolf's To the Lighthouse, though quite simpler. The writer displays his majestic prose to engulf the reader in a world of magical description, metafiction and tenderness, for Cee and Robbie become the 21st century Romeo and Juliet. Briony finally atones, Robbie will remain forever in our hearts. 710022@blogcritics.org Sun, 13 Apr 2008 03:40:19 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2002/09/25/130413.php#comment-696967 What is the theme or themes of this novel?? 696967@blogcritics.org Wed, 20 Feb 2008 22:39:40 EST http://blogcritics.org/archives/2002/09/25/130413.php#comment-632648 The cliched bit at the end is understandable. If you cared to read it again, you'd realise that half of it never happened. If it never happened, but only in Briony's alternate reality, McEwan could even have gone abstract if he wanted to, if it were realistic for Briony to write it as such. 632648@blogcritics.org Sun, 16 Sep 2007 15:48:35 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2002/09/25/130413.php#comment-518779 I thought the novel was brilliant. Key points of choice, appearance vs. reality, truth vs. fiction and the way they are displayed is astounding. Anyways, I'm looking for key symbols in the novel, like the ming vase. I've been writing mini-essays related to major and minor themes found in the novel and other pieces of media and have somewhat lost track of the book in the process. Can anyone refresh my memory? I'm creating a scrapbook that has to reflect the novel. Any ideas? Some of my subjects include redemption, truth vs. fiction, forgiveness, choice...thanks :) 518779@blogcritics.org Thu, 25 Jan 2007 12:46:37 EST