Just finished Margaret Atwood's The Blind Assassin

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Sat Jan-05-08 12:35 AM
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Just finished Margaret Atwood's The Blind Assassin

My God! It was an amazing and if I might add, perfect novel...

Just stunned by it's beauty...

Anyone else like it?

RL

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Jade Fox

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Sat Jan-05-08 12:37 AM
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1. I couldn't get into it...

I don't think Atwood will ever top "Robber Bride".

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Sat Jan-05-08 12:44 AM
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3. Hmm, I liked Robber Bride and Handmaiden's Tale

Edited on Sat Jan-05-08 12:46 AM by RetroLounge

But I liked this one a whole lot better...

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RL

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msedano

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Sat Jan-05-08 12:46 AM
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7. Handmaid's Tale stands tall

despite the more elaborated structure of Robber Bride and genre variances. I'd hate to be forced to pick one over the other. I'd enjoy learning what makes Blind Assassin "perfect"? A close to "perfect novel" would be Dunn's "Geek Love." Contrasting characters in Arty and the narrator, imaginative plot hook--amputation cult, allusive to other memorable work--Browning's movie "Freaks", arresting detail and color like the flyroper.

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Sat Jan-05-08 12:48 AM
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8. Dunn's "Geek Love" is on my ToRead list

As far as Blind Assassin, I loved the characters, the interwoven narrative of the three different stories, and I found I could not put it down and did not want it to end...

and the writing? Just gorgeous...

:hi:

RL

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Sat Jan-05-08 12:41 AM
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2. I have yet to read either that or "The Handmaidens Tale"

Edited on Sat Jan-05-08 12:41 AM by adsosletter

...but I read "Alias Grace," and simply couldn't put it down...Attwood rocks! And is a Canadian author, as well.

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Sat Jan-05-08 12:45 AM
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5. I have Alias Grace on my To-Be-Read shelf

Gonna read something else in between.

:hi:

RL

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Sat Jan-05-08 12:44 AM
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4. Better than a Handmaiden's Tale?

:shrug:

Wow...

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Sat Jan-05-08 12:45 AM
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6. Yes, I liked it better...

But Handmaiden's tale was quite good...

RL

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Tue Jan-08-08 07:17 PM
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9. I'm so glad to have finally picked up Atwood's books . . .

she has definitely made her way to the top of my *Must-Read* author list!

I'm 1/3 of the way through *The Blind Assassin* and marvel at the richness of her characters and the way that keeps me spellbound as she unfolds her tales.

Have you read "Cat's Eye" or "Alias Grace".

I think she's an amazing writer.

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Wed Jan-09-08 07:46 PM
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15. I have both "Cat's Eye" and "Alias Grace"

but have not readd them yet...

:hi:

RL

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Wed Jan-09-08 07:50 PM
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16. "cat's eye" is a wonderful story

simply outstanding

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Wed Jan-09-08 10:00 AM
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10. Orrex and Crake was really good, and timely. nt

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Wed Jan-09-08 01:15 PM
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12. For the record, I have never met Crake

Nor have I ever strolled around the post-apocalyptic countryside.

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raccoon

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Wed Jan-09-08 01:26 PM
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13. Figured that was where you got your handle. nt

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Wed Jan-09-08 01:28 PM
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14. Nope!

I have no way to verify this for you, but my use of the name "Orrex" predates Oryx and Crake by about fifteen years.

It's not quite a meaningless name, but it's close...

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Wed Jan-09-08 11:55 AM
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11. Yup, one of my favorites..

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Mon Jan-21-08 02:05 PM
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17. I have read most of Atwoods novels

and I have never met one I did not like .

Some , like The Edible Woman seems outdated but it is still interesting

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Mon Jan-21-08 04:31 PM
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18. Loved it...

It is at (or near) the top of my all-time list.

Creepy how she manages to speak directly to my private thoughts. Apparently she know how to write and how I read. Creepy and great!

This one is on Time Mag's top 100 novels list.

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Sun Feb-24-08 10:13 PM
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19. Oh! I'm so excited to see this!

It's my month to choose for my book club and this is the book I chose. I came here to scope and see if anybody'd read it and I am SO happy to see that YOU read it and liked it. I chose it blind (oh damn, sorry - that was totally unintentional) because I loved A Handmaid's Tale. I pondered Oryx & Crake but thought it might be too odd for my book club girls. Now I feel much more confident about my choice.

Yay. :hi:

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Fri Feb-29-08 05:55 PM
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20. Loved this book!

and an FYI:

http://www.alibris.com/booksearch.detail?invid=9369940481&quserid=XENITHBS&qtit=blind&qsort=&page=1

:hi:

RL

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