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A review by writerrhiannon
Dearly by Margaret Atwood
5.0
I received a copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
I have been slowly reading my way through Margaret Atwood's works for several years. So far I've read: The Handmaid's Tale, Cat's Eye, The Robber Bride, The Blind Assassin, Oryx and Crake, The Penelopiad, The Year of the Flood, MaddAddam, and The Testaments. I was thrilled to read Atwood's newest collection of poems (her first in over a decade) and especially loved "Sorcerer's Apprentice" a nod to Goethe's poem of the same name. Juxtaposed against "The Bright Side" Atwood shows the spectrum of ruin and possibilities presented by plastics. Themes of nature have always been present in her fiction and poetry collections and Dearly is no different. Atwood pontificates on the natural wonders of insects, birds, and sea creatures but she also moves into the mythical and magical realms of zombies, sirens, and werewolves.
I loved so many poems in this collection but it was "Blackberries" that moved me to tears, marking it as my definite favorite. On my blog I've linked to where you can read the poem and where you can listen to Margaret Atwood read the poem.
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I have been slowly reading my way through Margaret Atwood's works for several years. So far I've read: The Handmaid's Tale, Cat's Eye, The Robber Bride, The Blind Assassin, Oryx and Crake, The Penelopiad, The Year of the Flood, MaddAddam, and The Testaments. I was thrilled to read Atwood's newest collection of poems (her first in over a decade) and especially loved "Sorcerer's Apprentice" a nod to Goethe's poem of the same name. Juxtaposed against "The Bright Side" Atwood shows the spectrum of ruin and possibilities presented by plastics. Themes of nature have always been present in her fiction and poetry collections and Dearly is no different. Atwood pontificates on the natural wonders of insects, birds, and sea creatures but she also moves into the mythical and magical realms of zombies, sirens, and werewolves.
I loved so many poems in this collection but it was "Blackberries" that moved me to tears, marking it as my definite favorite. On my blog I've linked to where you can read the poem and where you can listen to Margaret Atwood read the poem.
Come chat with me about books here, too:
Blog | Instagram | Twitter | Pinterest