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Lady Oracle by Margaret Atwood

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wayka's review against another edition

4.0

Jako někdo, kdo také bojuje s obezitu, jsem neskutečně sympatizovala s hlavní postavou. Ovšem i bez toho je text skvělou sondou do toho, že nikdo nežijeme jen jeden život.

bookscrazyargentina's review against another edition

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3.0

The first part is terrific and very promising : a woman afraid of being herself, first dominated by her mother, afterwards trying to be what her husband expects of her, plots her own death and hides away, to be herself, finally?. No, just to escape the consequences of her double life. I just expected the novel to be different, follow another path. But Atwood's narrative is always good

leighgoodmark's review against another edition

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2.0

I was told this was a comic novel, but for me, it wasn’t funny-just tedious.

erikajoy's review

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emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

raru's review against another edition

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dark funny medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

champers4days's review against another edition

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4.0

I'm still not sure whether or not I liked the ending - Lady Oracle has a very Atwood-esque, 'did that just happen?' finale - but I know I very much liked this book. For me, Lady Oracle examined the life of a woman who adopted a different persona for each of the central figures in her life: mother, boyfriend, husband, lover; and as the story progresses, the consequences of adopting these different personas are reaped.