Edited to add:
There's a direct link to the book now.

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Originally posted by yeefan:
Cool -- thanks for leading, Liv; I'll put a direct link for Blind Assassin later this afternoon.

Edited to add:
There's a direct link to the book now.

[This message has been edited by yeefan (edited 10-07-2002).]

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Eep! The two columns in the white area of the Digs Shop are overlapping each other. I'm using Netscape FYI. Just thought I'd let you know.

1. What did you think of the book? Why?
2. How does the story-within-a-story-within-a-story of the blind assassin and the mute girl on Sakiel-Norn relate to the rest of the book? Are there other blind assassins in the novel? If so, who?
3. What did you think of Iris/Laura/Alex and their relationships to each other? Did you suspect the relationships that actually existed?
4. Richard and Winnifred—what part did they play in all of this?
5. The factory, the wars, their father all seemed interrelated to me. Do you think so? How did they influence Laura/Iris?
6. What message was Laura sending by coloring Iris’ wedding photos?
7. Do you think it’s true that “we’ll choose knowledge no matter what, we’ll maim ourselves in the process, we’ll stick our hands into the flames for it if necessary?” Why/why not?

I liked the fact that there were several imbedded stories that seemed unrelated at first. All the pieces of the puzzles fitted perfectly, making the story whole.

That's what makes it such a good book to reread, because you can actually see the strings being pulled. I guess that's what Atwood was aiming for when she recopied the first chapter at the very end, where it now holds a totally different meaning.

I also found the characters had a lot of depth. No one is really downright good or evil, except maybe Richard. The sentiments depicted are always very complex (and thus realistic), tinted by fear, jealousy, envy... I had a little bit of difficulty believing in Laura's character. But then, she was meant to be a little unreal, while Iris was the down-to-earth sister.