Lady Oracle by Margaret Atwood

Lady Oracle

Margaret Atwood

375 pages • first pub 1976 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary reflective slow-paced

Description

The trick was to disappear without a trace, leaving behind me the shadow of a corpse, a shadow everyone would mistake for solid reality. At first I thought I'd managed it. Fat girl, thin girl. Red hair, brown hair. Polish aristocrat, radical husba...

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Moods

reflective 74%
mysterious 59%
funny 40%
dark 37%
emotional 32%
sad 24%
adventurous 20%
challenging 19%
tense 16%
lighthearted 6%
inspiring 3%
hopeful 1%
relaxing 1%

Pace

medium 53%
slow 43%
fast 3%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 74% | A mix: 22% | Plot: 3%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 44% | Yes: 37% | No: 15% | N/A: 1%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 43% | No: 37% | Yes: 17% | N/A: 1%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 75% | Yes: 12% | It's complicated: 9% | N/A: 1%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 85% | It's complicated: 14%

Average rating

3.68

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