tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post3897912226135046383..comments2023-10-20T16:03:03.157+01:00Comments on Devouring Texts: Devouring Books: The Blind Assassin by Margaret AtwoodLaurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17371636785566309578noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-15829376167093288612013-01-29T12:31:23.263+00:002013-01-29T12:31:23.263+00:00You REALLY need to read The Handmaid's Tale- I...You REALLY need to read The Handmaid's Tale- I'm not kidding!<br /><br />I know exactly what you mean, too! I was like 'so did she write 'The Blind Assassin' first, and then Iris's bits, or did she write Iris's story first or was it all parallel? Because whatever way she did it, I'm just like :O wowzers!Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17371636785566309578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-67086700692375765322013-01-28T00:31:33.664+00:002013-01-28T00:31:33.664+00:00So what you're saying is that I really need to...So what you're saying is that I really need to read The Handmaid's Tale?<br /><br />I really enjoyed this book - the whole way through, I was wondering - how did she write this?! Like, really, what was the process because it is so intricate!Aartihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02354873119188597611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-65759379670319855052013-01-26T04:23:24.550+00:002013-01-26T04:23:24.550+00:00Hmmm...Those 4 are the ones that I would definitel...Hmmm...Those 4 are the ones that I would definitely recommend first to people... I haven't read any books by her that I didn't enjoy, so.. anything? Hehe. Wow, that wasn't very helpful was it? Sorry :|Jimjamjennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02249933703532348607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-68060495818213589622013-01-24T18:30:35.668+00:002013-01-24T18:30:35.668+00:00You definitely should! The Handmaid's Tale is ...You definitely should! The Handmaid's Tale is still my favourite (in case you couldn't tell THAT from the comments!) but this is pretty bloody great!Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17371636785566309578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-43265120331610044712013-01-23T20:49:24.284+00:002013-01-23T20:49:24.284+00:00I should add this to my TBR list! I read one of At...I should add this to my TBR list! I read one of Atwood's poems for school and later ended up attending one of her lectures, which was amazing, but I still haven't read novels that she wrote yet. I'll definitely be reading The Blind Assassin! Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05049528405493946804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-88359001987105803842013-01-23T20:23:28.161+00:002013-01-23T20:23:28.161+00:00Yes, I really love her writing too! It's just ...Yes, I really love her writing too! It's just like... Not too flowery or anything, and then there'll be a sentence where I'm just like 'WOAH!' and that's amazing!<br /><br />Have you read The Year of the Flood? That's in the same series as Oryx and Crake and it's really good (I think I actually preferred it to OaC tbh!)Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17371636785566309578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-39920892324869734432013-01-23T20:20:55.971+00:002013-01-23T20:20:55.971+00:00I was you a mere year ago, young one (except I rea...I was you a mere year ago, young one (except I read THT by myself because I have NEVER read Atwood in all my years of learning stuff). Anyway, in my very expert opinion I would say read this next because it's awesome, ALTHOUGH if you liked the dystopianess of THT then best go for Oryx and Crake and then The Year of the Flood. <br /><br />Or just read whatever, I don't know.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17371636785566309578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-91202359999152401252013-01-23T20:18:43.001+00:002013-01-23T20:18:43.001+00:00Yeah, I think a normal person would have kept goin...Yeah, I think a normal person would have kept going with a book that they REALLY liked, and I would have normally, but I don't know, Christmas? Let's blame Christmas for this. I actually own Alias Grace but I quite strongly feel like I won't like it that much, so hopefully it'll surprise me like it underwhelmed you! This is genuinely SO good though :)Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17371636785566309578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-68711687579248992162013-01-23T20:15:55.522+00:002013-01-23T20:15:55.522+00:00The contrast of the two books is SO good once you ...The contrast of the two books is SO good once you get to the end, right? I'm still a bit mind-blown by it now, to be honest! Old lady Iris is brilliant, and I genuinely adore old people characters who are like actual *people* instead of weird caricatures. It's just fab.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17371636785566309578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-52069812745909668012013-01-23T20:13:22.444+00:002013-01-23T20:13:22.444+00:00Ewwwww smelly bus memories! I will never understan...Ewwwww smelly bus memories! I will never understand your Atwood dislike and I really just have to base it on the fact that you haven't read The Handmaid's Tale yet because ZOMG dystopias and feminism, what's not to like?! But I assure you that this is good.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17371636785566309578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-9847194118059115852013-01-23T20:11:57.401+00:002013-01-23T20:11:57.401+00:00Ooooh, maybe so! And I hope it's a yes ;) READ...Ooooh, maybe so! And I hope it's a yes ;) READ IT NOW SARAH! Or, you know, whenever you're ready and stuff...Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17371636785566309578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-11829441796557140322013-01-23T20:11:06.881+00:002013-01-23T20:11:06.881+00:00Awwww, it does seem like digital copies are your b...Awwww, it does seem like digital copies are your best bet! But seriously, yes, ALL THE ATWOOD! Do you have any recommendations for what I should read next? I've only read this, Oryx and Crake and The Year of the Flood, and The Handmaid's Tale. Thoughts? :)Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17371636785566309578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-43101012303876324242013-01-23T20:08:00.398+00:002013-01-23T20:08:00.398+00:00See, I know what you mean about The Handmaid's...See, I know what you mean about The Handmaid's Tale, and to be honest I STILL haven't found anything by her that's as good, but I really try not to look at authors like that, and I feel like this, and the other two books I've read by her, if I didn't know about The Handmaid's Tale, I still would have really enjoyed them, you know? (Did that make sense? It made sense in my brain...) <br /><br />Also oooooh, I didn't realise there was a memoir! Will have to add that to my wishlist :)Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17371636785566309578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-59648363803840870702013-01-23T20:05:59.572+00:002013-01-23T20:05:59.572+00:00You should! Atwood is totally a writer where I'...You should! Atwood is totally a writer where I'm like 'OMG I love her!' but as of 2011 I'd only read The Handmaid's Tale, so it was a fairly ridiculous thing to say. Now I feel a lot more comfortable saying it because LOOK I HAVE READ MORE BOOKS BY HER! But still totally not enough (I've read like 4, maybe?) But anyway, yeah. I approve this for your reading :)Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17371636785566309578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-64115745861830182142013-01-23T18:30:20.021+00:002013-01-23T18:30:20.021+00:00I read this a few weeks ago and also loved it! And...I read this a few weeks ago and also loved it! And, actually, I looked forward to the bits of "The Blind Assassin", got hooked by the story inside the story itself xD It's the third book I've read by Atwood. The Handmaid's Tale is also a favourite of mine (Oryx and Crake too) but this one comes pretty close. I cannot tell what it is about her writing, but I love it! Teresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07985038421566769952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-8680441165275277212013-01-23T17:12:20.364+00:002013-01-23T17:12:20.364+00:00I really should read more Atwood cos the only thin...I really should read more Atwood cos the only thing I have read is The Handmaid's Tale which I read because a class made me do it.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16456600806188531803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-28080884052855676732013-01-23T16:28:51.761+00:002013-01-23T16:28:51.761+00:00It is an amazing read and I definitely need to re-...It is an amazing read and I definitely need to re-read it. I really enjoyed the contrast of the two book sand the way everything was wrapped up. It doesn't hurt that Iris has some of the best zingers in the many books I've read!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-45881022119008983512013-01-23T16:06:35.615+00:002013-01-23T16:06:35.615+00:00I have zero memory of what actually happens in thi...I have zero memory of what actually happens in this book. All I remember is how smelly the bus was that I read it on every day. But I have a vague dislike of Atwood, so I gaze warily upon it now.Reading Rambohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12614467198216577755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-69693396154497639522013-01-23T15:57:08.032+00:002013-01-23T15:57:08.032+00:00Hmm.. I've had this one around for ages and ha...Hmm.. I've had this one around for ages and have sworn to complete Atwood's works. I'm glad that you brought the break in narrative so I know to keep going. I think I would have anyway but it's still good to know. I recently read Alias Grace and anticipated liking it much more than I did. I've heard so many good things about this one so I'm going in with high hopes!Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05572049077903171939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-63472336976850320432013-01-23T13:31:01.292+00:002013-01-23T13:31:01.292+00:00I've had this one sitting on my shelf for year...I've had this one sitting on my shelf for years, so I'm glad to hear that you liked it! And that I haven't given it away yet because I kind of still wanted to read it. Maybe this will be the tie-breaker for whether or not I offically like Atwood or not.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196903315080725315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-9289571374303208012013-01-23T12:54:35.845+00:002013-01-23T12:54:35.845+00:00I LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE the blind assassin :D S...I LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE the blind assassin :D So much that my mum is convinced that her copy of it is actually mine because of the amount of time it spent on my bookshelf, hehe. <br /><br />BUT it has been several years since I last read it. I really need to read it again! I read the year of the flood when I was back in the UK earlier this year, and it made me really want to reread all of the stuff by her which I have, but then I had to go back to Japan and was separated from my Atwood collection. I wish I could bring them all here, but I really don't have space to store any more books, so maybe I should get digital copies. Hmmmm..Jimjamjennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02249933703532348607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-12704979637313794262013-01-23T12:28:45.267+00:002013-01-23T12:28:45.267+00:00Wow, okay, well that does sound kind of good. I ha...Wow, okay, well that does sound kind of good. I have a love/hate relationship going on with Ms Atwood. Not really *hate* but more . . . baffled. I loved Handmaiden's Tale but then couldn't find anything else she wrote that was nearly as good, so I gave up. Admittedly I didn't try very hard, but still. Perhaps I will give this one a go? I see it around the used bookshop quite regularly, and the library. I have her memoir (I think it is anyway) Moving Targets? on my TBR shelf. I'd like to give that a try too. Trishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18273468231529654323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-87571947244184782962013-01-23T12:16:29.564+00:002013-01-23T12:16:29.564+00:00I remember looking at this book on my mum's bo...I remember looking at this book on my mum's bookshelf for years, and then I finally stole it and brought it back to Brisbane but I still haven't read it. I love Margaret Atwood (although I've read shamefully few of her books)so I really should around to it sometime.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09259549933849264277noreply@blogger.com