Well, now, what a coincidence. Of sorts.
I was tweeting with http://www.pussreboots.pair.com/%20,%20andhttp://www.fizzythoughts.com/ and http://www.booksidoneread.blogspot.com/ about Margaret Atwood's new book The Year of the Flood that's due out next month, that we're all looking forward to (which may or may not be an understatement), and I mentioned that I had read The Blind Assassin twice, and actually liked it better the second time around. The first time I read it, I kind of went “huh?” and it's not an easy read, by any means.
However, after many, many months, I went back and read it again, thinking perhaps I had missed something, and found the story I was looking for in the first place. Which is sort of hard to explain, because The Blind Assassin is one of those story-within-a-story books, and you really do have to concentrate. However, it's worth persisting with. And then reading again, because there's always more to find. :)
Happy Weekly Geeks :)
6 comments:
Cool! I recently read The Blind Assassin and enjoyed it. I'm not much of a re-reader but I do like hearing about books that improve upon a second chance.
I haven't read Blind Assassin yet, but will keep this post in mind :)
Happy Weekly Geeks.
Ohh, I loved Blind Assassin the first time, but I liked it a lot more the second time I read it. It's in my top ten!
I agree The Blind Assassin is not an easy read but I loved it!
Weekly Geeks: Second Chance
Maybe some day when I have more time to focus on the book, I'll try Blind Assassin again. My post is about Neil Gaiman.
Maybe Margaret Atwood is one of those authors I need to try again because I certainly didn't get her the first time 'round
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