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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.

treadawayj1's review against another edition

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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

ashleyraemc's review against another edition

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3.0

It was fine. That’s all I have to say.

ncat999's review

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4.0

(I'd give it 4.5 stars if I could.)

baebebluejay's review against another edition

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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.

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