The Tent
A delightfully pointed m?lange of fictional pieces from one of the world’s most acclaimed and incisive authors, The Tent is a sparkling addition to Margaret Atwood’s always masterful work.Here Atwood pushes form once again, with meditations on warlords, pet heaven, and aging homemakers. She gives...
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A delightfully pointed m?lange of fictional pieces from one of the world’s most acclaimed and incisive authors, The Tent is a sparkling addition to Margaret Atwood’s always masterful work.Here Atwood pushes form once again, with meditations on warlords, pet heaven, and aging homemakers. She gives a sly pep talk to the ambitious young; writes about the disconcerting experience of looking at old photos of ourselves; and examines the boons and banes of orphanhood. Accompanied by her own playful illustrations, Atwood’s droll humor and keen insight make each piece full of clarity and grace. Prescient and personal, delectable and tart, The Tent reflects one of our wittiest authors at her best.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781400097012 (1400097010)
ASIN: 1400097010
Publish date: May 8th 2007
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday
Pages no: 176
Edition language: English
Lots of VERY short but thought-provoking pieces. They are varied, though many involve common Atwood themes (relationships, environmental catastrophe, heaven and hell, women). Some are quite poetic and a few are actual poems; there is an allegorical riddle, or perhaps it's a riddling allegory. There ...
I both liked and disliked this collection of stories. There were some with a dark sarcastic kind of humor that I loved, and there were some that I, honestly, just didn't get.There were several shorts that made me think and really spoke to me, and I've gotten quite a few favorite quotes from this re...
I am in love.I don't know what I like more about this book - the sparse prose, the elegant sentences, or the fact that each and every one of those stories somehow resonated with me (or my life) in some way. I realize that there is definitely more to say, but my complete ignorance of styllistical app...
I liked it, particularly the story about cat heaven. The story on orphans was interesting too. It's a difficult book to describe since it's composed of short stories/musings usually only 2-3 pages long.
Wildly uneven collection of fictional essays. Atwood's a great writer, but a lot of these feel to me like warm-up exercises rather than finished products. The long poem about Mom is heart-wrenching, and the essay "Our Cat Enters Heaven" is hilarious. Interesting and kind of like peeking into your fa...