The Blind Assassin - Margaret Atwood

The Blind Assassin

By Margaret Atwood

  • Release Date: 2000-09-05
  • Genre: Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Score: 4
4
From 281 Ratings

Description

The bestselling author of The Handmaid's Tale and The Testaments weaves together strands of gothic suspense, romance, and science fiction into one utterly spellbinding narrative, beginning with the mysterious death of a young woman named Laura Chase in 1945.

Decades later, Laura’s sister Iris recounts her memories of their childhood, and of the dramatic deaths that have punctuated their wealthy, eccentric family’s history. Intertwined with Iris’s account are chapters from the scandalous novel that made Laura famous, in which two illicit lovers amuse each other by spinning a tale of a blind killer on a distant planet.

These richly layered stories-within-stories gradually illuminate the secrets that have long haunted the Chase family, coming together in a brilliant and astonishing final twist.

Reviews

  • Wow in a good way

    4
    By Racniccha
    Enormity of the plot is not obvious until the end, at which point, you will re-read parts and see the intelligently-placed subtle and direct clues which are sometimes a single word
  • Essential

    5
    By Billy from space
    One of the best works of fiction in the English language. Indispensable.
  • BORING!

    1
    By Winnenrosie
    The story goes on and on and gets no where. The writing is very good but the plot is a dud.

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