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A review by that_was_then_this_is_now
The Robber Bride by Margaret Atwood
2.0
I am relieved that there are many different stars to widen and represent the positive range of experience. The book was interesting and constructed in an attention focusing manner. I think, though, that the original trope is dated and worn out. Feels more like an elaborate thought experiment that has been hashed out again and again discovering its weaknesses and fallacies. The males are almost like inert material wafting in the waves and ripples of the women's dynamics. The supernatural qualities of the archantagonist smells of a Steven King style machination.
The the triumvirate of women survivors united through their pain, were and interesting if limited cross-section of white women tropes. Ancillary female characters were more diverse and intriguing to me; a spin off narrative of the shop keeper's life would be an interesting extension of this book, and address what has more openly come to light about the weight of intersectionality in the female reality in an androcratic socialisation.
Would I recommend the book? I have yet to imagine why and to whom I would.
p.s. [That said, do not let this review stop you, this is about MY experience reading this book, and reading includes my experience of life and work which will be different from yours.]
The the triumvirate of women survivors united through their pain, were and interesting if limited cross-section of white women tropes. Ancillary female characters were more diverse and intriguing to me; a spin off narrative of the shop keeper's life would be an interesting extension of this book, and address what has more openly come to light about the weight of intersectionality in the female reality in an androcratic socialisation.
Would I recommend the book? I have yet to imagine why and to whom I would.
p.s. [That said, do not let this review stop you, this is about MY experience reading this book, and reading includes my experience of life and work which will be different from yours.]