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Bodily Harm - Margaret Atwood
Bodily Harm
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A powerfully and brilliantly crafted novel, Bodily Harm is the story of Rennie Wilford, a young journalist whose life has begun to shatter around the edges.  Rennie flies to the Caribbean to recuperate, and on the tiny island of St.  Antoine she is confronted by a world where her rules for... show more
A powerfully and brilliantly crafted novel, Bodily Harm is the story of Rennie Wilford, a young journalist whose life has begun to shatter around the edges.  Rennie flies to the Caribbean to recuperate, and on the tiny island of St.  Antoine she is confronted by a world where her rules for survival no longer apply.  By turns comic, satiric, relentless, and terrifying, Margaret Atwood's Bodily Harm is ultimately an exploration of the lust for power, both sexual and political, and the need for compassion that goes beyond what we ordinarily mean by love.Margaret Atwood is the author of over twenty-five books, including fiction, poetry, and essays.  Among her most recent works are the bestselling novels Alias Grace and The Robber Bride and the collections Wilderness Tips and Good Bones and Simple Murders.  She lives in Toronto.
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Format: paperback
ISBN: 9780385491075 (0385491077)
Publisher: Anchor
Pages no: 280
Edition language: English
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FatherCraneMadeMeDoIt
FatherCraneMadeMeDoIt rated it
3.0
It's not my favorite Atwood book, but it is in no way a bad book.The writing is fantastic and I love the constantly changing tone of the narration. Atwood exposes the human character in such a raw and chaotic way that it is almost impossible not to be swept away by her work. An interesting piece of ...
Musings of a Book Addict
Musings of a Book Addict rated it
3.0 Bodily Harm
This truly is an "anti-thriller" - a lot happens and yet nothing happens. It's also an interesting window into feminism of the 1980's. I was totally sucked in, despite truly despising the main character. What an empty, hollow shell of a woman. Still, I was hooked until the very end.
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