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This is the first Atwood book I've read that I haven't really loved. The story follows three interesting, very different, strong but variously flawed women who are friends because of their shared victimization at the hands of a fourth woman - Zenia - who lies, cheats, befriends to stab in the back, etc. The three friends were hurt primarily through Zenia's seduction and betrayal of their respective men and what I disliked was how spineless and worthless those men were - leaving me to wonder why
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This book used to sit on my mom's shelf when I was a kid, and the cover art always intrigued me. I wanted to read it, but when I tried I was WAY too young to appreciate it. I'm all grown up now, and love Margaret Atwood, so I'm giving it a real go.
Of the four books I've read by Atwood so far, I've loved the ones that played around with different genres: The Blind Assassin (pulpy sci-fi), A Handmaid's Tale (dystopia), Alias Grace (historical fiction/murder mystery with supernatural elements throw ...more
Of the four books I've read by Atwood so far, I've loved the ones that played around with different genres: The Blind Assassin (pulpy sci-fi), A Handmaid's Tale (dystopia), Alias Grace (historical fiction/murder mystery with supernatural elements throw ...more
Atwood is just so fabulous. This book chronicles the lives of three women who are brought together by a common enemy -- another woman who takes advantage of them and meddles in their romantic relationships. It took about 100 pages for the book to really draw me in, but once it did, I found myself staying up too late to read more. The male characters in the book are largely unsympathetic and not full participants in the relationships with their partners, but the focus of the book is really on the
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Why did I wait so long to read an Atwood novel? I have many times heard of the memorable characters and amazing stories. I was hooked from the first chapter of this;my first; Atwood novel. I found myself taking my time, absorbing the characters and the little details about each character that served to make Zenia's presence intheir lives possable. If all Margaret Atwood's novels are any match she will become a favorite author for me.
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Dec 20, 2007
Brenna
marked it as to-read
Jan 15, 2018
Debbie
marked it as to-read
