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1.The Handmaid's Tale (Contemporary classics) by: Margaret Atwood January 03, 1998
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An incredible story that is difficult to describe in a short few sentences. It was certainly a very thought provoking book and I really wanted to discuss it with someone else (excellent choice for a book club!). I was unsure about the ending but on reflection it fits well with the rest of the book and allows for the reader to ponder the story well after finishing reading. Dystopian fiction is not for everyone but if you are at all interested in this genre then this is a brilliant example. Once I'd finished this book I went straight out and bought "Oryx and Crake" - another dystopian story by Atwood.

2.Payback: Debt and the Shadow Side of Wealth by: Margaret Atwood October 09, 2008
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This little book, as attractive in its format as in its verbal felicity, is based on a series of lectures about debt. They must have been memorable. It is not about the credit crunch - although the book's publication is timely - but about the imaginary constructions underlying concepts of indebtedness in the widest sense. Using folklore, religion, ancient history, literature, computer simulations and experiments in animal behaviour, Atwood shows that a sense that there should be balance and fairness in relations between debtors and creditors lies deep in the human psyche and that when this is absent, things turn nasty. This applies even among the higher animals, as shown by a fascinating experiment in which monkeys were taught to trade stones for bananas. ... Read More:

3.Oryx and Crake by: Margaret Atwood March 25, 2004
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I was sent a copy of this book by my sister who knows I like science fiction. However I only like science fiction written by people who like science fiction, not people who sneer at the genre yet don't mind using it for the purposes of semi-political polemic. If you are a member of the self obsessed literati who reads a book because you like to look clever in front of your peers you will enjoy this (after your fashion). If you want to read a decent story, try something else. Anything else. Utter tripe of the highest order

4.The Blind Assassin by: Margaret Atwood September 03, 2001
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This is a tricky one. There's no doubting Atwood's ability as a writer; her prose is consistently elegant (although I do have a few reservations about some incongruous vernacular, such as the repeated use of the word "nicked" when describing theft, but perhaps I'm being picky), and her descriptive powers are notable. The problem I have with this work is that it lacks synergy. Quite the opposite is in fact the case, with the whole falling short of the sum of the parts. As a dynastic record, following the ups and downs of the prominent Canadian family at the book's core, the novel works well in an episodic way. The two sister's lives are chronicled with wit and poignancy. There is, however, a good deal of predictability to their fates. This is the story ... Read More:

5.Alias Grace by: Margaret Atwood September 01, 1997
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This is a very well written book. Atwood takes a double murder which is fact and writes fiction around it.It really held me. I actually got to like Grace, i wanted to learn more and more about her. It also leaves you not really knowing what to belive. Very good book.

6.Cat's Eye by: Margaret Atwood April 14, 1994
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Margaret Atwood turns her lucid prose to the experience of a young girl being coerced and bullied by her "best friend" - or is the victim complicit in some way? A painful analysis of the way that children and young women exercise pressure on each other under the guise of friendship. But it's strangely enjoyable.

7.The Penelopiad: The Myth of Penelope and Odysseus (Myths) by: Margaret Atwood May 04, 2006
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I am not normally a fan of Margaret Atwood's writings. I often find that she is too dark or has too much edge. Not that it is not good writing, and she is probably currently the most famous of the living Canadian authors, she just isn't usually my thing. I cannot say that for this book. The Penelopiad is a hilarious romp through a story that most of us know, but told outside of time. There is an old saying that "dead men don't tell tales" and that may be true, but in this inventive retelling, a dead woman and her chorus of dead girls do just that. Atwood has turned this myth on its head and told it from the female perspective. Unfortunately, our heroine is dead and in Hades, retelling her story from across the river Styx. She is telling her whole story but especially the ... Read More:

8.The Paris Review Interviews: Vol. 3: v. 3 (The Paris Review) from: Canongate Books November 06, 2008
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I am not normally a fan of Margaret Atwood's writings. I often find that she is too dark or has too much edge. Not that it is not good writing, and she is probably currently the most famous of the living Canadian authors, she just isn't usually my thing. I cannot say that for this book. The Penelopiad is a hilarious romp through a story that most of us know, but told outside of time. There is an old saying that "dead men don't tell tales" and that may be true, but in this inventive retelling, a dead woman and her chorus of dead girls do just that. Atwood has turned this myth on its head and told it from the female perspective. Unfortunately, our heroine is dead and in Hades, retelling her story from across the river Styx. She is telling her whole story but especially the ... Read More:

9.The Island of Dr Moreau (Penguin Classics) by: H.G. Wells, Margaret Atwood, Steven McLean March 31, 2005
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I will always maintain that the consistently underrated "The Island of Dr Moreau" is Wells' finest novel. The observations on human nature are razor sharp, and are much clearer for the fact that they are caricaturised through his "animal" characters.

10.The Edible Woman by: Margaret Atwood April 14, 1994
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This book had a mixed response from members. There were those who enjoyed it as a novel of its era, a social history snapshot of Canada in 1965, but others who found its one dimensional characters and lack of real purpose rather boring. Attwood paints a satirical view of life in marketing and customer surveys, and of the landlady, which add small elements of comedy, but otherwise everyday activities seem tedious. However she is bold in introducing a single mother character - totally taboo at the time - but in the end even she (Ainsley) conforms by deciding the baby needs a father.

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