The Robber Bride by Margaret Atwood

The Robber Bride

Margaret Atwood

470 pages first pub 1993 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary dark mysterious reflective slow-paced
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This is the wise, unsettling, drastic story of three women whose lives share a common wound: Zenia, a woman they first met as university students in the sixties. Zenia is smart and beautiful, by turns manipulative, vulnerable - and irresistible. S...

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Community Reviews

3.8
based on 5,739 reviews

Moods

mysterious: 67%

dark: 62%

reflective: 49%

emotional: 47%

tense: 32%

challenging: 26%

funny: 20%

sad: 19%

adventurous: 9%

inspiring: 2%

hopeful: 1%

lighthearted: 1%


Pace

2% of readers chose fast
42% of readers chose medium
54% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

1% of readers chose Plot
21% of readers chose A mix
77% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

58% of readers chose Yes
28% of readers chose Complicated
12% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

30% of readers chose Yes
49% of readers chose Complicated
19% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

20% of readers chose Yes
9% of readers chose Complicated
65% of readers chose No
3% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

88% of readers chose Yes
9% of readers chose Complicated
1% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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