The Blind Assassin (Hardcover)

from drivingsideways

This was the first novel I read of Atwood, and (for a book randomly picked up off a street in Bombay, since I had no idea who Atwood was!), it was a great find! The story of two sisters, their troubled relationship with each other and those around, set in a time of political and social change, is...

from kambrogi

This Booker Prize winner is an outstanding book. The novel maps out a complex family mystery that is as fascinating as it is tragic. It begins with the suicide of a young woman and the publication of her posthumous novel. Traveling back and forth in time from the 1930's to the present day, throug...

from smouw

The truth always comes out in the end, and in The Blind Assassin, a title which fits perfectly in many, many ways, Margaret Atwood's main character Iris finally tells the whole story, her story, her family's story. It's not a happy one, and as I read, I couldn't help but think about human nature'...

from RickGeissal

Margaret Atwood is a wonder. This book is a marvel, a memoir of a fictional character that is rich, deep and contains lots that is unexpected. It's great; read it, if you have not.

from Cait86

Attention all LTers: read this book. Don't put it on the bottom of your TBR, don't list it as a book to read next year, don't forget about it - read it soon. Do not despair when the plot seems to lag. Appreciate the beauty of the language, the well constructed paragraphs of prose that flow like n...