The Blindfold by Siri Hustvedt

The Blindfold

Siri Hustvedt

221 pages first pub 1992 (editions)

fiction contemporary dark reflective slow-paced
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Iris Vegan, a graduate student living alone and impoverished in New York, encounters four strong characters who fascinate and in different ways subordinate her: an inscrutable urban recluse who employs her to record the possessions of a murdered w...

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Community Reviews

3.7
based on 474 reviews

Moods

dark: 83%

reflective: 62%

mysterious: 54%

emotional: 35%

tense: 32%

challenging: 29%

sad: 18%

adventurous: 13%

funny: 8%

hopeful: 2%

inspiring: 2%


Pace

15% of readers chose fast
66% of readers chose medium
18% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

30% of readers chose A mix
69% of readers chose Character
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

33% of readers chose Yes
58% of readers chose Complicated
8% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

8% of readers chose Yes
56% of readers chose Complicated
34% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

18% of readers chose Yes
22% of readers chose Complicated
59% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

86% of readers chose Yes
4% of readers chose Complicated
4% of readers chose No
4% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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