A review by wyemu
Bodily Harm by Margaret Atwood

3.0

While I have always enjoyed everything I have read by Atwood, that's not to say that some of them weren't less enjoyable than others. I did struggle with this one at times, especially with the intense metaphors about body and body image. Rennie's issues post-surgery and her burgeoning relationship with Paul were a little confusing for me, as if I could almost grasp what Atwood wanted me to take from them but every time I thought I understood the meaning slipped away. Maybe that was the point. I'm also not entirely sure what happened at the end and I feel like maybe I should be able to work that out from what has already happened in the book, like Atwood doesn't need to make it explicit because, for anyone who's been following the story properly, it'll be obvious. Then again, maybe I'm suppose to be left wondering, maybe what happens is left up to my interpretation of the preceding events, in which case I still have no idea what I think happened. However, this in no way diminishes Atwood's writing for me and I will continue to be a die-hard fan.