A review by thestoryofaz
Bodily Harm by Margaret Atwood

dark medium-paced

4.0

I have only read The Handmaid's Tale (without a doubt, one of the greatest works of art to ever exist) by Atwood so far so I can't tell with any certainty how Bodily Harm compares to the rest of her oeuvre. This is no The Handmaid's Tale however it is still a compelling though somewhat juvenile story about a woman's plight in a patriarchal world. The fictional Caribbean island of St. Antoine is essentially a metaphor for Rennie herself, her deepest fears, her standing in life and society. This is not a comfortable read but it differently warrants a read at least once.