A review by girlglitch
Burning Questions: Essays and Occasional Pieces 2004-2021 by Margaret Atwood

3.0

Burning Questions is a mixed collection of essays and speeches, composed over the last 17 years. While Atwood covers a range of topics, there are several recurring themes: the art of writing, the environment, retrospectives on Canadian authors. The essays are presented chronologically, which sometimes leads to some oddly juxtaposed pieces, but with the sheer volume of material compiled here it's not surprising that there is quite a bit of repetition too.

Atwood writes with her characteristic wisdom and sly humour, but I can't help but feel this compilation would have benefited from more critical curation. En masse, some of the pieces lose their individual power.

*Thank you to Netgalley for the arc in exchange for an honest review*