A review by kaitlands
The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood

inspiring reflective 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

4.5

Introspective and honest analysis of the human condition. When starting this book I did not have the context of understanding the timelines and circumstances that are presented. The story follows

the life of Iris, the narrator as she reflects on her experiences in her old age. Ultimately we know what happens in the first line. But the book takes us through the journey, in a non-linear retelling. Jumps from the girls growing up to Iris in her old age living as an old woman, to cuts from the novel inside the novel; the pieces fall into place. Fascinating storytelling I leave these pages with a sense of knowing