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ericispublius's review
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
sad
medium-paced
5.0
I didn't know that Margaret Atwood had written poetry until I stumbled on this [truly, I've yet to read any of her work]; the cover grabbed me [I adored the floral] and Margaret held me. I've described it to others around me, sharing my surprise that she writes poetry, adding that she quickly [after a poem or two] became my favorite poet. There are little scribbles and exclamations of delight throughout. I would recommend reading Margaret's poetry.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death and Sexual assault
thepostman96's review
challenging
reflective
sad
slow-paced
3.25
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Dementia, Rape, and Grief
growintogardens's review
reflective
medium-paced
2.25
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Sexual content, Rape, and Sexual assault
Minor: Racial slurs
literaryliaisons's review
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
slow-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Dementia, Death, Grief, and Animal death
kate_0119's review
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
4.75
Margaret Atwood never fails to amaze me with her writing, and this is no exception. The pacing is as good as you can get for a poetry book, and every topic under the moon seems to be brought up at some point. Wonderful collection, wonderful conclusion, wonderful topics.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Death of parent, Dementia, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual content
skudiklier's review against another edition
dark
emotional
funny
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
I've read a little bit of Margaret Atwood's work before, but never really any of her poetry; I don't know why I was so surprised to like it so much. I read this for a book club and I found myself bookmarking nearly every other poem. She breaks this book into sections, and I definitely liked some of them more than others, but more than that I love the way they all fit (or don't fit) together. I'm glad I bought this book instead of getting it from the library, so that I can go back and read some of it again.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence and Death
Moderate: Misogyny, Racial slurs, and Sexual assault
Minor: Ableism, Blood, and Sexual content
Violence against women, Anti-Romani slur (g slur), apocalypsemina_m's review
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death
environment, loss of a spouse, grief