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Here. I believe I have found an author that I am going to greatly enjoy. I don't believe that I have read any of her books before. I have seen the movie for 'A Handmaid's Tale'. I remember how it haunted me when I was younger. A friend of mine just finished the Robber Bride, and after I read the review, I was quite intrigued! I've been wanting to read about empowered women. I know this sounds sad, but after I finished watching all of BTVS, I was looking for more strong women characters to watch/read. It surprised me how hard to was to think of them when I had to. Sometime soon I might stop by the local library or bookstore on my walk to see if her books are available and as good of a read as they sound. The way that I test a prospective book is to read the first page. If I find myself thirsting for more, then I know it's a keeper. I might not be able to start reading until September. Perhaps some of you might be willing to join me in reading her books? I will let you know when I will start and which books.
A list of her novels and publication dates:
The Edible Woman; 1970.
Surfacing; 1973.
Lady Oracle; 1976.
Life Before Man; 1980.
Bodily Harm; 1981.
The Handmaid's Tale; 1985.
Cat's Eye; 1989.
The Robber Bride; 1993.
Alias Grace; 1996.
The Blind Assassin; 2000;
Oryx and Crake; 2003.
posted by Minoa at
8/16/2005 09:32:00 AM
3 Comments:
Oh, Margaret Atwood's wonderful! The Robber Bride is a great novel-y novel. Maybe her best one. Like, if you were sick with the flu and home all day, it'd be great to read with a cup of tea. And maybe some ice cream. And then some more tea.
Mmmm...tea and ice cream. You know, there is such a thing as Green Tea Ice Cream.
The Blind Assassin and Alias Grace are two of the best books I've read in my life.
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