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The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood
3.0
I've been interested in picking up at least one Atwood novel; given that this one was personally recommended to me by Macky, The Blind Assassin was going to be the obvious choice. Still, I was intimidated by the idea of this book (and this author's work) so I put off reading it for ages. But when I finally started reading it, I was surprised to discover how easy it was to get swept up in the story.
I've always been the type of reader who enjoys well-written narratives that feel like puzzles for the brain where you have to try to put things together; that's the case with this book (though I figured things out a little before the confirmations are made on page). It doesn't have likable characters and it has plenty of messy, intense situations depicted (absolutely check out the content warnings); while that so often can be a deterrent, I was just too interested in how things were going to unfold. Definitely a solid pick for my first Atwood reading experience.
I've always been the type of reader who enjoys well-written narratives that feel like puzzles for the brain where you have to try to put things together; that's the case with this book (though I figured things out a little before the confirmations are made on page). It doesn't have likable characters and it has plenty of messy, intense situations depicted (absolutely check out the content warnings); while that so often can be a deterrent, I was just too interested in how things were going to unfold. Definitely a solid pick for my first Atwood reading experience.