A review by mmechouette
The Heart Goes Last by Margaret Atwood

Did not finish book. Stopped at 47%.
Wasn't totally into the premise, but mainly couldn't deal with the horrible characters and all the sexism/unpleasant portrayal of sex. I felt like all the rapey-ness and gross sexism + strong homophobia vibes were going unchallenged: I know it's Atwood so of course I know she's writing to expose or mock those kinds of perspectives but honestly I need to feel that underpinning critique within the novel itself rather than trusting that the author's heart is in the right place. After struggling for a while I dropped it upon reading 'slut' far too many times in Stan's inner monologue.  I feel like I need a palette cleanser! 
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