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Surfacing

by: Margaret Atwood (author)

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Part detective novel, part psychological thriller, Surfacing is the story of a young woman who returns to northern Quebec, to the remote island of her childhood, with her lover and two friends, to investigate the mysterious disappearance of her father. Flooded with memories, she begins to realize... show more

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Format: Paperback

Publisher: Anchor Books

Pages no: 199

Edition language: English

Category:

Classics, Novels, Literature, Cultural, Adult Fiction, Literary Fiction, 20th Century, Feminism, Contemporary, Canada, Fiction

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FatherCraneMadeMeDoIt rated it

10 years ago

http://FatherCraneMadeMeDoIt.booklikes.com FatherCraneMadeMeDoIt 5.0

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I loved this book, but I can see how not everyone will enjoy it. Describing it as "part detective novel, part psychological thriller" feels like a stretch and doesn't capture the essence of the story. This book is a journey. It's the main character figuring out life. It isn't necessarily the events ...

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Caffeine Reviews rated it

11 years ago

http://JoAnn.booklikes.com Caffeine Reviews 3.0

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I really wanted to give this one 4 stars, but the ending just left me flat.

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The Ninja Reader rated it

12 years ago

http://KB.booklikes.com The Ninja Reader 4.0

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While I wouldn't exactly call this the most important novel of the 20th century, there is still a lot to be had from it.

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To all the pages I've read before rated it

13 years ago

http://onceacurmudgeon.booklikes.com To all the pages I've read before 5.0 Surfacing

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I went into this thinking due to its size and that it was from so early in her work that it would likely be a very good but likely a slight read. Man was I ever wrong.This is a masterpiece of epic proportions. And while it is a slim volume, it is no single way slight. I still feel as if I am breathi...

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