Posts Tagged ‘Margaret Atwood’
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Oryx and Crake – Margaret Atwood
The real hope is for Jimmy to not slay his fellows, but it's a slim hope. Only by repudiating Crake's plan will Jimmy become a whole, independent human being, the very thing that his society tried so hard to squelch (both in hi...
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The Blind Assassin – Margaret Atwood
The Blind Assassin – Margaret Atwood – 2000 Reviewed by: Anna van Gelderen Date: 8 October 2001 This is an absorbing, but complex novel that reveals the lives of the sisters Iris and Laura Chase...
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Alias Grace – Margaret Atwood
Alias Grace – Margaret Atwood – 1996 Reviewed by: Steven Katona Date: 12 February 2005 At my community college, my master’s degree instructor picked this one for our 1st half of the Canadian Literature...
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The Robber Bride – Margaret Atwood
The Robber Bride – Margaret Atwood – 1993 Reviewed by: D.W. Cymbalisty Date: 10 July 2001 I recently finished this book… in fact, Zenia’s ashes are probably still hovering over the water… Ro...
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The Handmaid’s Tale – Margaret Atwood
The Handmaid’s Tale – Margaret Atwood – 1985 Reviewed by: Stefan Bruda Date: 30 June 2003 Doubleplus ungood. I really admire Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four. That’s one reason for not liking ...
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Bodily Harm – Margaret Atwood
Bodily Harm – Margaret Atwood – 1981 Reviewed by: Dave Date: 1 March 2003 I enjoyed this novel on many levels. It is a great story, skilfully woven, laced with trademark Atwood satiric wit and all of t...
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Surfacing – Margaret Atwood
Surfacing – Margaret Atwood – 1972 Reviewed by: Dave Date: 25 January 2002 Surfacing? Sinking? Or sunk? On the exterior many lives are impetuously lived, in constant motion, constant flux, demanding change&#...
