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3.71 AVERAGE
3.71 AVERAGE
challenging
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
emotional
funny
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
dark
emotional
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Perhaps it’s unfair to give a short
story a rating based on the same scale as I rate novels, but this was just not that enthralling.
It was ok, and a really short read - or listen, in my case - so I stuck with it. But I just couldn’t see the purpose/overarching objective. What message was the author trying to convey?
It was reasonably entertaining at points but compared to some other works of Atwood, nothing mind blowing.
story a rating based on the same scale as I rate novels, but this was just not that enthralling.
It was ok, and a really short read - or listen, in my case - so I stuck with it. But I just couldn’t see the purpose/overarching objective. What message was the author trying to convey?
It was reasonably entertaining at points but compared to some other works of Atwood, nothing mind blowing.
pretty alright. I liked the implicit whimsy of the main characters childhood, just accepting her mother's excentricities. I do understand the generational connection and protection that the witchcraft ends up being, but I do wish they committed to the magic.
funny
reflective
fast-paced
I was expecting more from My Evil Mother, probably because I’m not used to reading short stories, and I thought Atwood was a better writer. Some of the dialogue seemed stilted, like, “Now—now being the day of our fight over Brian—she finished grinding and scraped the contents of her mortar into a bowl.” The dialogue with her father seemed unrealistic too, but I couldn’t quite put my finger on it.
All the same, it was an easy read. I especially liked asking ice cream from her garden gnome father.
All the same, it was an easy read. I especially liked asking ice cream from her garden gnome father.