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The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood

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mitziatratum's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense 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? It's complicated

3.5

suzzeb22's review against another edition

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5.0

Brilliant novel with a mystery, a great array of characters and even excerpts from science fiction. Again, Margaret Atwood has researched and respected the time period and brings it to life so well in this novel centered mainly in Toronto. She has a gift for storytelling and she does it up good in this one.

johnny_harker's review against another edition

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emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.75

occasional_owl's review against another edition

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emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

4.75

alyciajstewart's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

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

2.5

While the writing was spectacular, I made it to the end of the book with only one resounding thought. What was the point? I've read many slice of Life books before and have enjoyed them, this one however missed the mark. There seemed to be a strange jumble of perspectives even though there was really only one narrator. Which definitely impacted my enjoyment of the read. None of the characters were particularly likable, and I didn't really find myself caring about the outcome of any of them. Overall, I felt like the message could have been conveyed in a much more concise format. This definitely felt like to individual books instead of one cohesive narrative. Overall, I do not think this was the Atwood book for me, but I can definitely understand why it's been so popular. Margaret has a fantastic grasp on language and the technical ability to convey a story in technicolor detail.