"Told in a style that magnificently captures the colloquialisms and cliches of the 1930s and 1940s, The Blind Assassin is a richly layered and uniquely rewarding experience Opening with a terse account of her sister Laura's death in 1945, it is followed by an inquest report proclaiming the death accidental. But just as the reader expects to settle into Laura's story, Atwood introduces a novel-within-a- novel, a science fiction story told by two unnamed lovers who meet in dingy backstreet rooms. With many threads and a series of events that follow one another at a breathtaking pace, everything comes together and readers discover that the story Atwood is telling is not only what it seems to be--but, in fact, much more."

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Left in the book buffet at the UnConvention

I saw this one at the book buffet and had to make a comment because Atwood is one of my favorite authors (Oryx & Crake and The Handmaiden's Tale are modern classics). The Blind Assassin was complex, sad, and had many interesting threads that came together in unexpected ways. I also liked the Canadian culture woven in. In fact, I may need to go read it again. I left it behind for another reader since I had limited suitcase space.

Picked up at the Book Buffet in Kansas City. I just couldn't resist this one. I am a huge Margaret Atwood fan and I couldn't remember if I had read this one or not yet.