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A review by lebishop13
Burning Questions: Essays and Occasional Pieces 2004-2021 by Margaret Atwood
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
If you are care about this world, its people, how we got here, and where we are going, read this.
Someone somewhere wrote, in reference to Atwood, "She could write a shopping list, and it would be an interesting read." That's certainly the case here. These pieces range from book reviews to thoughts on her novels to speeches she gave to mini biographies of prominent writers to warnings about the future. Almost every single one of them left me with something to think about and want to share with others. I listened to the audiobook and loved all the different narrators. I'm curious about how they decided who narrated what! This is immediately going on my list to buy a physical copy so that I can jot down some thoughts and share my favorite pieces with people in my life who I think will resonate with them.
Also, I probably added 30 books to my TBR shelf from books and authors she spoke about in this book...not including my new desire to read everything she has ever published.
Someone somewhere wrote, in reference to Atwood, "She could write a shopping list, and it would be an interesting read." That's certainly the case here. These pieces range from book reviews to thoughts on her novels to speeches she gave to mini biographies of prominent writers to warnings about the future. Almost every single one of them left me with something to think about and want to share with others. I listened to the audiobook and loved all the different narrators. I'm curious about how they decided who narrated what! This is immediately going on my list to buy a physical copy so that I can jot down some thoughts and share my favorite pieces with people in my life who I think will resonate with them.
Also, I probably added 30 books to my TBR shelf from books and authors she spoke about in this book...not including my new desire to read everything she has ever published.