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Originally Posted by Bookpossum
Dr Jordan was in many ways shallow and unlikeable. Mind you, having a mother who goes in for emotional blackmail in every letter she writes to him wouldn't help his relationships with other women I suspect. Mama and her chosen daughter-in-law Faith Cartwright got the better of him in the end.
I found the whole side story of Dr Jordan to be an intrusion, as I really wasn't interested in him, where I was interested in Grace. If she was just playing a part, she clearly did it remarkably well and for a long period of time.
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I agree. I’m at about 70% complete now in the hypnosis section. There is just not a lot to like about this character. Sure, he provides a mechanism by which Grace can share her story with the reader, and he is a character through which Atwood can address the mental health science of that era, but still.... Ugh!