The Blind Assassin

This was my first Margaret Atwood novel, and it was a great introduction.  The book is the story of two sisters told in two different time periods, with another novel being told in turns as well.  That doesn't make sense when I explain it, but once you get into the book, it's easy to follow. 

I finished it a week ago, and I might have been able to write more then, but oh well.  Read it, you won't regret it.

#4 of 2008

I started reading The Constant Princess because I loved The Other Boleyn Girl, but I quit reading 160 pages in because I couldn't stand it any longer.  It was a glorified romance novel.  Nothing like the other book at all.  Even though I knew she was changing history to tell the story of Mary Boleyn, you could believe the motivations behind the characters' actions.  I found her characterization of Katherine of Aragon to be overly simplistic and saintly.