Comments on: Review: The Blind Assassin

By: The Sunday Salon: Balancing My Reading Diet

The Sunday Salon: Balancing My Reading Diet — Sun, 26 Jun 2011 16:42:44 +0000

[...] that has happened! The Book Thief, The Blind Assassin, The Weird Sisters, Nothing to Envy, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, The Warmth of Other [...]

By: The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood | A Good Stopping Point

The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood | A Good Stopping Point — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 20:33:15 +0000

[...] Sophisticated Dorkiness – “Iris is, I think, one of my favorite fictional narrators of all time. She’s crotchety while still vulnerable, quick-witted even though her body is starting to fail her, and desperate to atone for mistakes the reader isn’t sure she has even made.” [...]

By: 2010: A Year in Review and My Favorite Booksf

2010: A Year in Review and My Favorite Booksf — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 03:44:01 +0000

[...] Book: The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood because of the way it got me excited about reading to start the year. I flew [...]

By: Review: The Robber Bride by Margaret Atwood

Review: The Robber Bride by Margaret Atwood — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 12:46:34 +0000

[...] Review: I’m a major fangirl of Margaret Atwood (The Blind Assassin is still my favorite book from this year), so this is more of a gush than a review. Be warned, that’s all. While The Robber Bride is not [...]

By: Kim

Kim — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 03:21:34 +0000

Care: Ha ha, she sounds like a hoot. I loved this book — it was just so…. awesome. I felt smarter while I was reading it, and then after I was finished. Lots of great mysteries and things happen.

By: Care

Care — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 15:03:42 +0000

Methinks this is another good recommendation from my wonderful 90+ yo reader friend who keeps asking me to loan her more of my books. I wonder if I still have it… She just read Ethan Frome (‘it was depressing’) and Are You There God It’s Me Margaret (‘delightful!’)

By: A Six Month Review of Books

A Six Month Review of Books — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 11:01:19 +0000

[...] favorite books so far this year is probably The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood. When I look back over the list, I can’t see any books that just blew me [...]

By: Kim

Kim — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 23:39:38 +0000

Kari: I’m sorry you hated it! It does take a little time to get into, but I thought it was so good. And I loved Iris, even if many of the other characters were hard to like. Just because I loved it doesn’t mean it’s for everyone (even though I wish!).

By: Kim

Kim — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 23:38:20 +0000

softdrink: She is intense, I think a break between is good. I think breaks between books for any author is a good thing.

By: Kim

Kim — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 23:37:39 +0000

Julie: I’m looking forward to reading more more Atwood, I hadn’t read her in quite awhile. I’ve heard good things about Oryx and Crake.