[books 2013] Margaret Atwood
25. Bluebeard's Egg by Margaret Atwood
An early collection of short stories from the mid-80s. The sort of thing, if it weren't Atwood, I'd write off as "women's issues stuff". These are not her best work, but even so, I charged through the whole thing in 3 days. Her writing just sucks me into the narrative and I want to know what happens next, even though that often isn't much.
Some of the stories are set in the Toronto art world of the 80s, and I recognise so many of the character types in it. The lefty actors whose troupe performs plays for striking workers and who were always being accused of being anti-Semitic, or not Jewish enough, etc made me laugh out loud - I went to Trent with people exactly like that.
My favourites as the semi-autobiographical ones set up in Northern Ontario with eccentric family members.
An early collection of short stories from the mid-80s. The sort of thing, if it weren't Atwood, I'd write off as "women's issues stuff". These are not her best work, but even so, I charged through the whole thing in 3 days. Her writing just sucks me into the narrative and I want to know what happens next, even though that often isn't much.
Some of the stories are set in the Toronto art world of the 80s, and I recognise so many of the character types in it. The lefty actors whose troupe performs plays for striking workers and who were always being accused of being anti-Semitic, or not Jewish enough, etc made me laugh out loud - I went to Trent with people exactly like that.
My favourites as the semi-autobiographical ones set up in Northern Ontario with eccentric family members.