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3.67 AVERAGE
3.67 AVERAGE
I do just love her prose, and admire the confidence with which she writes in this, her first novel. A fascinating look at being a young woman in 1960s Toronto.
emotional
funny
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
funny
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
kinda slow but such good writing/intriguing characters that i was still interested the whole time. clever messaging about consumption also
dark
emotional
reflective
tense
fast-paced
Marian MacAlpin- Works for a Market Research firm, this is where she meets Duncan , a struggling student with not much going for him.
When Marian starts cheating on her fiancé Peter with Duncan, she suddenly finds herself having an increasing aversion to food.
This was an interesting book, you see the moment Marian started changing, losing herself in this new role of "fiancé" seeing herself being swallowed up by Peter.
This is definitely a book that I had to take my time with.
While it got me thinking, it was not my favourite Atwood book.
When Marian starts cheating on her fiancé Peter with Duncan, she suddenly finds herself having an increasing aversion to food.
This was an interesting book, you see the moment Marian started changing, losing herself in this new role of "fiancé" seeing herself being swallowed up by Peter.
This is definitely a book that I had to take my time with.
While it got me thinking, it was not my favourite Atwood book.
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This is Atwood's first novel, and here, her interest in feminist ideas emerge. This is a slow burn of a book and very much a product of its time, but fun to see how Atwood evolved as a writer.
challenging
funny
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
reflective
medium-paced