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visethneak's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
timeislikeariver's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
helped me understand my aunt and my mother a lot more
franuary's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
cgcpoems's review against another edition
challenging
mysterious
reflective
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Out of all the Atwoods I’ve read, I think “The Blind Assassin” is the one that showcases her writing talents the most. This is a dense read, and about 75% of the way through I found myself wondering whether the length and pacing was warranted. Now, after finishing it, I can see that it was. This is a really rich story with a perfect ending. The voicing is well done. This is a novel I can see myself rereading (a rare occurrence for me!) just to catch everything I didn’t pick up on the first time around.
I would recommend this to Atwood fans and folks that don’t mind a dense, slow-burn novel.
I would recommend this to Atwood fans and folks that don’t mind a dense, slow-burn novel.
treadawayj1's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
3.0
baebebluejay's review against another edition
This book does something that I really hate, where one of the characters is writing a book and the author intersperses the main story with this secondary book. Blind Assassin is a particularly bad example of this trope because the secondary text is so unbelievably boring. It is about an alien planet that has a ridiculous name, which is inhabited by a group of aliens with an equally ridiculous name.
I tried skipping those parts of the book, but the main story was unfortunately equally as boring. This was my first Atwood and I was totally disappointed.
I tried skipping those parts of the book, but the main story was unfortunately equally as boring. This was my first Atwood and I was totally disappointed.