by Margaret Atwood
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 ...
I really wanted to give this one 4 stars, but the ending just left me flat.
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.
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...
Other thoughts/reviews:Iris on Books: http://irisonbooks.com/2012/12/05/surfacing-by-margaret-atwood/
I need to read it again to really form my opinion about it. I read it at the wrong time when my mood didn't suit this kind of reading. One thing that bothered me about it was how Atwood recycled her idea about the main character's childhood experience from Cat's Eye. Actually it's the other way arou...
A story of loss and struggle for identity around a remote Canadian lake in the 60s (ish). It starts out slowly and straightforwardly with two couples visiting the remote island cabin that belonged to the narrator’s missing father. However, it becomes evident (I can hardly say “clear”) that there is ...
Surfacing is one of the darkest books I've ever read. Watching the unnamed main character regress from a functioning member of society to a hallucinating animal is both fascinating and horrifying. I absolutely love [a:Margaret Atwood|3472|Margaret Atwood|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/authors...
Okay, so Margaret Atwood isn't perfect.
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