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A review by nsquire
Lady Oracle by Margaret Atwood
2.0
It's funny. When I went to give my rating on this, I was tempted to give this three or even four stars. Is this because it's written by Margaret Atwood and therefore must be amazing? Or because it was still entertaining enough that I finished it in a weekend? The truth is - I found it a little bit disappointing.
The excerpts from the novel that the protagonist is writing come together and seem to have more relevance in the end.. but for the majority of them, I found myself skimming.
The book in its entirety felt like a dark Bridget Jones novel. (And I'm not going to lie - I enjoyed it for this.)
But as for the feelings of satisfaction and/or curiosity in putting it down.. it just didn't do it for me.
I didn't trust that the main character would develop in any meaningful way or take any action that I was willing her to do for the entire book. This could function as a sort of feminist commentary, but instead of feeling thoughtful and empowered..I was left feeling deflated.
The excerpts from the novel that the protagonist is writing come together and seem to have more relevance in the end.. but for the majority of them, I found myself skimming.
The book in its entirety felt like a dark Bridget Jones novel. (And I'm not going to lie - I enjoyed it for this.)
But as for the feelings of satisfaction and/or curiosity in putting it down.. it just didn't do it for me.
I didn't trust that the main character would develop in any meaningful way or take any action that I was willing her to do for the entire book. This could function as a sort of feminist commentary, but instead of feeling thoughtful and empowered..I was left feeling deflated.