by Margaret Atwood
I'm going to have to take a break from Margaret Atwood. I love her novels, but her short stories have left little impression on me. (And let's not even mention my recent run in with The Heart Goes Last...). There are only two stories in Wilderness Tips that I can remember and that were of some int...
This is going to be a biased review because Margaret Atwood is one of my favourite authors. I hadn't read any of her short stories until this collection and I really enjoyed her writing in this medium. A few of my favourite stories are "True Trash," "The Bog Man," "Uncles," "The Age of Lead," and, o...
Poignant! I have been waiting a long time to use this word in a review. I really liked this collection and it comes as no surprise considering I am Atwood’s fangirl and have been for a long time.I feel everyone will find something else to speak to them in these stories. Some people might like the de...
If I ever manage to whittle my favorite short story collections down to my top five favorite stories, Death By Landscape will be among them.
If I ever manage to whittle my favorite short story collections down to my top five favorite stories, Death By Landscape will be among them.
His wife has left Wilderness Tips lying on the coffee table, and he picks it up. Over the last twenty years, several women have told him to read it. He doesn't like to be pushed into things. Now, though, his curiosity has got the better of him. The first few pages do make him a little uneasy. The sc...
A well written compilation; I have to wonder if I'm a bit biased, though, being a woman. Some of the story lines in here could only really appeal to women, but that's just my personal opinion. There seemed to be a touch of malice in these short stories, almost an impression of revenge. I got the fee...
Stories with a sad and often vengeful twist, many concerning strong, clever women overcoming a variety of troubled backgrounds and dodgy relationships - but better than that makes it sound!
Poignant! I have been waiting a long time to use this word in a review. I really liked this collection and it comes as no surprise considering I am Atwood’s fangirl and have been for a long time.I feel everyone will something else to speak to them in these stories. Some people might like the descrip...
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