The Blind Assassin
By Margaret Atwood
- Release Date: 2001-08-28
- Genre: Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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
A Tour de Force of the 20th Century
5By DwardengBuckle yourself in before reading this one. Alternate storylines, flashbacks, reality vs. unreality, manipulation, human folly and more. Sometimes I think Marg comes from another planet, but no, she's just a great writer from Canada.Wow in a good way
4By RacnicchaEnormity 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 wordEssential
5By Billy from spaceOne of the best works of fiction in the English language. Indispensable.BORING!
1By WinnenrosieThe story goes on and on and gets no where. The writing is very good but the plot is a dud.
