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Joan Foster is a writer of Gothic romances, her story begins with the decision to start a new life, then we know about her childhood and next continue to this time of her life in which the situation get out of control.
Maybe running away from reality and difficulties are not a very logical decision, but I admire the people who easily can give up everyone and gave up everything, live their own lives, and don't care about what others say. So, I think Joan is something like this in a good way.
This book reminded me of the CAT's EYE with a small mystery. LADY ORACLE was a little different, maybe because of the dark comedy that I never read in Atwood's works. If there was not a too much-threatening stalker, this book became one of my all-time favorites. But I should say I was impressed with the mother-daughter relationship and liked the character of Aunt Lou. So I can say it was an interested and enjoyable book. Something pleasant to read.

wuzzy246's review

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mysterious reflective medium-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? It's complicated

4.25

punkrockingnerd's review

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adventurous emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

It's not as good as Cat's Eye, but it's still a good Atwood novel. The ending is a little too sad for my taste, but it follows the thematic elements established, so I'm not mad at it.

it ends like a vicious circle doomed to repeat until the end of time, and that's just a little too sad for me, ya know? Like, at the end of Cat's Eye, you get the idea that the maim character GREW from her mistakes. In Lady Oracle, it feels like the character grew weaker and weaker over time, so it feels rather hopeless at the end

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beltorres91's review against another edition

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5.0

It was amazing and extremely entertaining.
When I started the book and Joan said she pretended her death I thought her life was going to be a lot more dramatic, so I was a bit disappointed about that. I still don't understand why she lied so much, I think it was a kind of pathology or something. And I really hated Arthur, what a selfish and stupid man!
But I gave it 5 stars because the writing is excellent (as is always the case with Margaret Atwood) and I had a lot of fun reading it!

canadiantiquarian's review against another edition

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2.0

A surprisingly uneven and tedious read. Especially in a time when she was writing about “notable” CanLit and leaving out the women who explored these themes before her.

milavis's review

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funny reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

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