Beautiful prose, a bleak portrait of both post-war and mid-Wall Berlin. McEwan philosophizes in his usual delicate way - both an inspiring and disturbing work. I was slightly disappointed by the ending, and found multiple aspects of it less than believable, but the descriptions of the love affair in its early stages are closer to truth than anything I've read and the characterizations were spot-on. A lovely read.I've got Atonement on hold at the public library (the joy of free books!!), and considering how I've decided how much I like McEwan's style, I think it's about time I pick that up.
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