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adventurous
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
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
It's not as good as Cat's Eye, but it's still a good Atwood novel. The ending is a little too sad for my taste, but it follows the thematic elements established, so I'm not mad at it.
it ends like a vicious circle doomed to repeat until the end of time, and that's just a little too sad for me, ya know? Like, at the end of Cat's Eye, you get the idea that the maim character GREW from her mistakes. In Lady Oracle, it feels like the character grew weaker and weaker over time, so it feels rather hopeless at the end
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Confinement