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A review by wambui_njeri
Lady Oracle by Margaret Atwood
challenging
dark
mysterious
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
3.0
You're going to enjoy the 1st half of this book way more than the 2nd half!
The beginning, offered as a flashback, revisits the childhood of the main character. There is exploration of the kind of harm perpetrated on young children with larger bodies by their parents, other children, and themselves.
The middle part mainly explores the place of women in society and especially the roles that they play in marriage, or they at least played in the 1960s.
The last part gets very convoluted as it not only covers political activism and it's pitfalls but also finally reveals the reason as to why the main character is faking her death (not a spoiler...you find this out in the 1st paragraph of the book!).
Overall, a story with a really good beginning and middle and a rather flat ending.
The beginning, offered as a flashback, revisits the childhood of the main character. There is exploration of the kind of harm perpetrated on young children with larger bodies by their parents, other children, and themselves.
The middle part mainly explores the place of women in society and especially the roles that they play in marriage, or they at least played in the 1960s.
The last part gets very convoluted as it not only covers political activism and it's pitfalls but also finally reveals the reason as to why the main character is faking her death (not a spoiler...you find this out in the 1st paragraph of the book!).
Overall, a story with a really good beginning and middle and a rather flat ending.