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A review by heartsneedle
Lady Oracle by Margaret Atwood
3.0
3.5/5
Torment, Identity, Gothic-Romance
“My life was a snarl, a rat’s nest of dangling threads and loose ends. I couldn’t possibly have a happy ending, but I wanted a neat one.”
Overall: Poses interesting novel-within-a-novel parallel between Joan and other versions of herself, yet suffered from unevenness and rote ended plots.
Pros:
-- Writing about other books
-- nostalgic, witty passages out of genre
Cons:
-- Progression was slow, complicated, and often bloated
-- unneeded flashbacks, repetitive attempts to bridge characterization
Torment, Identity, Gothic-Romance
“My life was a snarl, a rat’s nest of dangling threads and loose ends. I couldn’t possibly have a happy ending, but I wanted a neat one.”
Overall: Poses interesting novel-within-a-novel parallel between Joan and other versions of herself, yet suffered from unevenness and rote ended plots.
Pros:
-- Writing about other books
-- nostalgic, witty passages out of genre
Cons:
-- Progression was slow, complicated, and often bloated
-- unneeded flashbacks, repetitive attempts to bridge characterization