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 young, impoverished graduate student from the Midwest, finds herself entangled with four powerful but threatening characters as she tries to adjust to life in New York City. Mr. Morning, an inscrutable urban recluse, employs Iris to ...

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Community Reviews

3.7
based on 473 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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