false <![CDATA[Cat's Eye]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255625725m/51019.jpg 51019 33 Cat's Eye is the story of Elaine Risley, a controversial painter who returns to Toronto, the city of her youth, for a retrospective of her art. Engulfed by vivid images of the past, she reminisces about a trio of girls who initiated her into the fierce politics of childhood and its secret world of friendship, longing, and betrayal. Elaine must come to terms with her own identity as a daughter, a lover, an artist, and a woman -- but above all she must seek release from her haunting memories. Disturbing, hilarious, and compassionate, Cat's Eye is a breathtaking novel of a woman grappling with the tangled knot of her life. 1019987 book 1988 Cat's Eye total:7911|5:2232|4:3111|3:2046|2:424|1:98| 7911 30688 10262 595 5 9 false false Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Aug 14 04:11:52 -0700 2008 Tue Jan 13 22:04:19 -0800 2009 6 ...more...]]> 5 6 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Tue May 29 07:28:53 -0700 2007 Tue May 29 07:28:59 -0700 2007
Simply put, I worship this book.

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Rather than relishing her moment of glory, she dreads it, as her return bri...more...]]> 5 1 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Sat May 19 14:41:08 -0700 2007 Sun Jun 24 22:34:16 -0700 2007 The Handmaid's Tale was my favorite Atwood. Then I read Oryx and Crake and figured nothing could ever top that. Both of those books are futuristic dystopias, which is one of my all-time favorite genres. So when I picked up Cat's Eye, a humdrum "regular" novel, it was mainly ...more...]]> 3 1 false false Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Mar 15 12:49:07 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 18 09:46:08 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Fri Oct 31 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Oct 30 11:53:55 -0700 2008 Sun Nov 02 21:19:15 -0800 2008 1 more...]]> 3 1 false false Wed Aug 29 09:33:14 -0700 2007 Wed Aug 29 09:38:53 -0700 2007 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Dec 26 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 21 22:45:04 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 21 22:51:35 -0800 2009
This is one of those books that I felt unprepared for. There is so much here. I became overwhelmed with the themes and commentaries and issues. So I focused on the story.

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