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Burning Questions: Essays and Occasional Pieces 2004-2021 by Margaret Atwood
3.0
Burning Questions by Margaret Atwood is written in a flowing style, covering a rich subject matter and deeply thought-provoking, these essays will challenge you and really make you reconsider the world around you. Rich in the trademark Atwood wit, it is an eclectic mixture of book reviews, lectures and essays and each one is rich in content, moving smoothly between interlinked ideas to produce something truly pleasurable to read.
The book is divided into five sections running from 2004 to 2021. The title is clearly a nod to Fahrenheit 451 and the modern tendency to cancel culture and reject history and heritage uncritically. As she says, one can be angry about something without behaving angrily by which she means overreacting, raging and acting without thinking. She comes across as intelligently read, well informed and thoughtful and she has a nice way of overturning a reader’s expectations or making that sharp point that unravels the status quo.
The book is divided into five sections running from 2004 to 2021. The title is clearly a nod to Fahrenheit 451 and the modern tendency to cancel culture and reject history and heritage uncritically. As she says, one can be angry about something without behaving angrily by which she means overreacting, raging and acting without thinking. She comes across as intelligently read, well informed and thoughtful and she has a nice way of overturning a reader’s expectations or making that sharp point that unravels the status quo.