A Review of The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood
08 Sep 2011 Leave a Comment
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The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood
My rating: 2 of 5 stars
I have decided that books are a little like chicken. When undercooked, the color and texture are all wrong, and the experience is a risk to your health. When overcooked, they are tasteless and tough, a labor to get through.
This book is, in my opinion, well overcooked.
The plot is not a bad one – but why it took so many words to tell is beyond me. It’s not just the length, but the frills. Too many scholarly quotations (what a show-off) and stories within a story within a story. The complexity level speaks of an author trying way too hard for an award-winner instead of writing for the pleasure of telling a great story.
I have a thing about finishing books that I start; if I didn’t, I would have given up on this one almost as soon as I started. As things stand, I’m not sure I would have missed much.
