I was a little nervous to start MaddAddam, because while I quite like the first book of the series, Oryx and Crake, I didn’t love the second, Year of the Flood. So I was worried about how things would wrap up. Luckily, MaddAddam was fantastic — probably the best of the three. “The people in the chaos cannot learn. They cannot understand what they are doing to the sea and the sky and the plants and the animals. They cannot understand that they are killing them, and that they […]
Penelope’s Song
One of my goals for this year is to read more Margaret Atwood. Another goal is to keep up with my book reviews. So far I am one for two on those. I mean, I read this book a few weeks ago. It’s ridiculous! What’s also ridiculous is Margaret Atwood’s mastery of two Western classics. Full review on my blog, The Universe Disturbed.
Margaret Atwood’s moral dis-order
I’ve been trying to read my way through Margaret Atwood, and I thought with the end of the year approaching, I would try out a collection of short stories. While I tend to prefer Atwood’s novels best, I do like the collections I’ve encountered thus far (admittedly, though, Atwood is an incredibly prolific writer, and I’ve only scratched the surface of her work). Moral Disorder is an interesting and engaging collection. Told from various vantage points, Moral Disorder connects the same timeline from various points […]
Book Exchange Goodies from ardaigle!!!
Good God, how embarrassing. This is my first post this year, and I only posted once last year. I am bound and determined to do better next year. In any case, I am over the moon about participating in this year’s exchange (at least THAT tradition is going strong!!)!! I’ve been DYING to read The Handmaid’s Tale, and I was lucky enough to get paired with Atwood expert ardaigle in this year’s exchange!! She ALSO got me Julia Child’s classic, Mastering the Art of French Cooking, […]