The Blind Assassin
Margaret Atwood
4 Stars
Summary
More
than fifty years on, Iris Chase is remembering Laura's mysterious
death. And so begins an extraordinary and compelling story of two
sisters and their secrets. Set against a panoramic backdrop of
twentieth-century history, The
Blind Assassin is
an epic tale of memory, intrigue and betrayal...
My Review
I
think I'm becoming addicted to tale within tale style stories,
especially if they are done well. Did Atwood nail it? Yes she most
certainly did. I was as anxious to find out what happens with the
Blind
Assassin as
I was with the Chase sisters.
The book started off slow but that's okay as I have patience if it leads somewhere. Weaving together two stories and one of them in two time periods can take a bit but the wait is worth it. Seeing Canada prior to WWII was an education for me and helped me understand both Laura and Iris a lot more. Two very strong but different women. Iris in her eighties has reminded me of what we are all in store for if we don't pull a “James Dean”.
I really don't know if the ending was meant to be a reveal but I know that I had suspected it for quite awhile. I have the feeling it was more like an already known confession and the circumstances that led up to it along the way.
The book started off slow but that's okay as I have patience if it leads somewhere. Weaving together two stories and one of them in two time periods can take a bit but the wait is worth it. Seeing Canada prior to WWII was an education for me and helped me understand both Laura and Iris a lot more. Two very strong but different women. Iris in her eighties has reminded me of what we are all in store for if we don't pull a “James Dean”.
I really don't know if the ending was meant to be a reveal but I know that I had suspected it for quite awhile. I have the feeling it was more like an already known confession and the circumstances that led up to it along the way.
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