Reviews

Good Bones by Margaret Atwood

mollyc_29_2's review against another edition

funny reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.25

smolmimay's review against another edition

funny reflective fast-paced

4.75

yungmungo's review against another edition

lighthearted reflective

3.75

Good but not my style 

raccheljb's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.75

naninana's review against another edition

challenging funny inspiring mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.0

Teilweise verwirrend, rätselhaft, vielleicht zu künstlerisch für mich, manches ging irgendwie an mir vorbei. Teilweise aber auch so clever, viele lustige kleine "Aha-Momente" wenn man Wortwitze/Pointen oder Titel versteht. (Dann kann man sich mal kurz richtig literarisch gebildet fühlen!) 
Die Geschichte "Fremdes Territorium" ist mir besonders im Kopf geblieben. Darin hab ich mir zwei Zitate markiert: "Alle Menschen sind gleich geschaffen, wie irgend jemand sagte, der entweder sehr hoffnungsvoll war oder sehr viel Unfug im Kopf hatte." und "... Und von da aus ist es nur noch ein kleiner Schritt bis zum Beweis dafür, dass Gott eine mathematische Gleichung ist."  Für solche absurd-spannenden Gedanken schätze ich Margaret Atwood! 

cilly_karma's review against another edition

funny fast-paced

3.0

Une écriture sautillante et typiquement "nouvelles" avec un twist à chaque fois. Inégal par moment mais très divertissant !

wyemu's review against another edition

5.0

Elegant, witty, sardonic and subversive little snippets of pure genius. Too short to really be called short stories, some are only a page long and don't have any real kind of narrative, they are more like mini musings on life, the universe and everything. The lack of story telling in some of them is by no means a criticism, instead they display Atwood's remarkable talent for social critic and observations on gender politics. Probably best read one or two at a time so that their perfection can truly soak in before diving into the next one this is a book for fans of her work and newcomers alike.

shiv95's review against another edition

3.0

Quick, witty, cutting, a lot of aggression

nina0's review against another edition

challenging funny reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

My favorite writings were Let Us Now Praise Stupid Women and Third Handed

supdankosmos's review

3.0

Whoever said that light was life and darkness nothing?
For some of us, the mythologies are different.