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A review by j_m_alexander
Burning Questions: Essays and Occasional Pieces, 2004 to 2021 by Margaret Atwood
informative
medium-paced
2.5
I am fairly certain in the past I have uttered the phrase "I would read Margaret Atwood's grocery list", because while there is a bit of variability in her writing, it's always interesting. This collection has taught me a lesson that I should have known all along - not everything needs to be published, or at least not everything published need be read by me, not even everything written by a favorite author.
There are a handful of excellent essays and some very informative pieces, as well as some laughs throughout but there is also a fair amount of repetition and a good number of introductions she was asked to write for other authors - again, some were very interesting, others less so. I think this collection would be enjoyed more by those that are very widely read (more so than I am) and enjoy reading literary criticism - I don't think I have the proper foundation to fully appreciate some of what is collected here.
There are a handful of excellent essays and some very informative pieces, as well as some laughs throughout but there is also a fair amount of repetition and a good number of introductions she was asked to write for other authors - again, some were very interesting, others less so. I think this collection would be enjoyed more by those that are very widely read (more so than I am) and enjoy reading literary criticism - I don't think I have the proper foundation to fully appreciate some of what is collected here.