What readers think of The Blind Assassin, plus links to write your own review.

More info on the characters physical appearance would have helped in my novel study on Margaret Atwood. At points, it was difficult to understand, and also slow areas which caused you to wonder whether you should keep reading or give it up. Overall a good, but LONG read! :)

I began reading this book because of a book club membership. At first I couldn't get through it the novel. I found it confusing and felt that Atwood wasn't getting to the point. She describes everything way too much. Consequently, I quit the book club because I was embarrassed about not being able to get through the very first book assigned. Then, one day, I saw the book in the library and decided to give it another chance. I read the chapters on my lunch daily breaks and complained to my coworkers how boring the book was. Then about half way through the story, I decided that I liked the science fiction portion of the novel and began to crave reading those chapters every day. It had taken me about four months to get there (seriously, it's a long book!). I figured out the ending around the last one hundred pages and finished them up in about two days. Was the book worth it? I think so, I recommended it to a coworker. Now, she's having the same trouble with it that I had, but I keep encouraging her to stick with it. She'll end up liking it as I did. I'm sure of it.

The architecture of this book is very well done, but that's all it really has. You'll have figured out the ending long before you get there, leaving you a story that's too long and dull with no reward. It really left me unsatisfied.

i love margaret atwood
but i do kinda feel sorry for her, she seems so miserable, nothing ever has a happy ending, which is most people's lives of course. but at least she seems content in her misery.
also her writing style is AWESOME!

Worth the time, but still a disappointing foray from a magnficent author. She telegraphed the "twist" early on--of course it's fun to see if you get it right. But she's not in top form writing science fiction. Thankfully, most of the book isn't science fiction, but Atwood's crisp soul searching melodrama.

When she focuses on matters of the heart and body Atwood is without equal. The Blind Assasin could have dealt with this more---those who fought in the Spanish civil war, the women who liberated themselves in the depression, the businessmen who tried in vain to combat the depression. Perhaps next time.

I found the book convoluted and confusing. Having said that with sheer purserverence (book club commitments) and patience I manged to unwrap each layer within the book! was it worth it ? not really...

aged 40

This was one of the worst books I have ever read. You never learned anything about the characters and who they were. The book started out confusing, jumping back and forth to different topics, very difficult to keep your interest.

ok i started dwelving into this book because margaret atwoods reputation of being a great writer, and the numerous awards and the high esteem people have of her. I've started reading up to chapter 5, and it is very long and uncaptivating right now, is this book a very modernist type because it keeps changning in and out of different settings? i don't think i can perservere, esp if it has many feminist overtones, has anyone finished this book in under a week?