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If Margaret Atwood were not such an amazing writer I'm not sure I would have made it past the first three sections. But, to her credit, it was definitely worth the effort.
I understand that the "Blind Assassin" was serialized, but still did not find it believable that as a book it would have been a successful publication. This premise dropped my rating to 4 stars. Personally, I really struggled with those sections in much of the book.
But beyond that, Atwood has penned another marvelous & unique ...more
I understand that the "Blind Assassin" was serialized, but still did not find it believable that as a book it would have been a successful publication. This premise dropped my rating to 4 stars. Personally, I really struggled with those sections in much of the book.
But beyond that, Atwood has penned another marvelous & unique ...more
This book is a bit like pass the parcel, it is wrapped in many layers . As with most of Atwood's books there is a mastery in the writing. Each of the layers carry an element of mystery and the reader is beguiled into attempting to unravel it. It is not my favourite but certainly not the worst that i have read of this author's work. However it did fail to hold my interest for its entirety. The ending had both something i had expected and something I had simply not seen. I enjoyed it overall but i
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Jul 31, 2009
Evelyn
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Sep 23, 2009
[ JT ]
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