I’ve been reading Margaret Atwood for 15 years now, and I have been so moved by so many of her books (Cat’s Eye, Handmaid’s Tale & Surfacing, to name a few). I’m pleased to say that this book has not disappointed in any way. It is absolutely masterful, almost erotic in places, full of symbolism and intent. It’s classic Atwood and has me wanting to haul out all of my older books and re-read them. (And I don’t often re-read books). It is amazing to see how much her writing has changed as she has grown older, but it is equally astonishing that I’m well into my 30’s now and her books still have the same hold on me, no matter in which stage of her life she was writing them.

This is an important author, as much now as she was in the 70’s. Read all of her books.