Reviews

Cat's Eye by Margaret Atwood

felizcpb's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

alicebme's review against another edition

5.0

I think my #yearofatwood has given me a new favorite book. Fuck.

madeleine_p1's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

jenny_hedberg's review against another edition

4.0

Okay, there are so many things I love about this novel, the first being the STRUCTURE. I know, I know, it might sound lame, BUT. It's so well done. So, we've got a frame story in which the protagonist is preparing for a retrospective art exhibition. She is haunted by the memories of her childhood and it just so happens that the paintings in her exhibition are all paintings of certain things from her childhood. As she hangs the paintings in the gallery, hangs out in Toronto and prepares for the opening night she seems to be spotting her old childhood friend. Atwood alternates between childhood flashbacks and the present and it all seems to revolve around this childhood friend. The best thing is that the names of the paintings correspond to the subject matter of the flashbacks.

ksheen44's review against another edition

dark 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

3.5

volkiano's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

swamp_witch's review against another edition

emotional reflective slow-paced

3.75

dirtyreadz's review against another edition

reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

ellietylr's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.0

amesd's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective slow-paced

3.25