The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood

The Blind Assassin

Margaret Atwood

635 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)

fiction historical literary emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced

Description

“Ten days after the war ended, my sister Laura drove a car off a bridge.” These words are spoken by Iris Chase Griffen, married at eighteen to a wealthy industrialist but now poor and eighty-two. Iris recalls her far from exemplary life, and the e...

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Moods

reflective 66%
mysterious 65%
emotional 62%
sad 48%
dark 46%
challenging 29%
tense 16%
adventurous 11%
funny 4%
hopeful 2%
informative 2%
inspiring 2%
relaxing 1%

Pace

slow 72%
medium 26%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 58% | A mix: 34% | Plot: 7%

Strong character development?

Yes: 67% | It's complicated: 24% | No: 7%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 52% | No: 25% | Yes: 21%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 84% | Yes: 8% | It's complicated: 5% | N/A: 2%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 78% | It's complicated: 14% | No: 6%

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3.99

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