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The Blind Assassin
The Blind Assassin
Author: Margaret Atwood
Read by Margaret Dionne — 10 cassettes, 17 hours — Margaret Atwood takes the art of storytelling to new heights in a dazzling new novel that unfolds layer by astonishing layer and concludes in a brilliant and wonderfully satisfying twist. — For the past twenty-five years, Margaret Atwood has written works of striking originality and imagination. In...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780553527568
ISBN-10: 0553527568
Publication Date: 9/5/2000
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3.9 stars, based on 33 ratings
Publisher: Random House Audio
Book Type: Audio Cassette
Other Versions: Paperback, Hardcover, Audio CD
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  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
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UNABRIDGED, 18 HOURS

I almost gave up on this book because I found the beginning too slow and convoluted, but I stuck with it and by the end, I couldn't stop listening to it.

Yes, there are times that Atwood is too in love with her own words and goes on and on, over-stuffing the prose with far too many similes. I doubt if I would have READ the print version, but the narrator did such a marvelous job that I enjoyed just listening to her read, and appreciated most of Atwood's language.

The story itself is interesting, with stories within stories and several well developed characters, with an ending that may or may not surprise you, but is very satisfying.

By the way, ignore the "tags" someone put on this book that describe the box and the tapes. Some people still don't understand that those comments don't necessarily apply to the book being offered!
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
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A fairly interesting story, but WAAAAAAY drawn out.
  • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
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Excellent. I thought I saw the ending coming, and then I didn't and then I did. Listened to it while treadmilling


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