tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922354827535398877.post5768822567101999957..comments2023-08-20T07:42:52.010-05:00Comments on Trish's Reading Nook: Cat's Eye - Margaret Atwood: A ReviewTrish @ Love, Laughter, Insanityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17225576485797030511noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922354827535398877.post-27738520386893650702007-12-04T23:30:00.000-06:002007-12-04T23:30:00.000-06:00I just finished reading the book. I love Atwood; s...I just finished reading the book. I love Atwood; stories that take place in Toronto always create a deep nostalgic feeling in me.<BR/><BR/>I agree with you about the deeper meaning. It's as if the final 2-3 chapters were truncated. Something is missing--although the curtness of her prose always amazes me. Crisp-- as some would say. <BR/><BR/>I knew from the beginning there would be a shift in role (power balance), but in the first half of the book it was tormenting to see how E was being tortured by C and the other girls. As you said in your review, it felt all too familiar, perhaps too familiar. <BR/><BR/>I love the <I>Blind Assassin</I>, but I also recommend the <I>Robber's Bride</I> and <I>Alias Grace</I>. One of her more recent books, <I>Moral Disorder</I>, also contains some really excellent short stories.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922354827535398877.post-54246820449287540692007-08-24T08:53:00.000-05:002007-08-24T08:53:00.000-05:00Nymeth - Yes, I thought this one was pretty access...Nymeth - Yes, I thought this one was pretty accessible, but then again, I probably missed a mess of deeper messages! :) So far, though, I haven't met an Atwood book that I didn't like. I don't know very much about The Penelopiad, though.Trish @ Love, Laughter, Insanityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17225576485797030511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922354827535398877.post-66897478883794077222007-08-24T05:17:00.000-05:002007-08-24T05:17:00.000-05:00I like the sound of this, and I've been meaning to...I like the sound of this, and I've been meaning to read more Margaret Atwood after The Penelopiad... since it's more accessible, perhaps I should start with it.Ana S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16092495983972185943noreply@blogger.com