A review by extemporalli
Bodily Harm by Margaret Atwood

2.0

Mmmm naw I did NOT enjoy this Atwood (which is a pity as I usually love them). In contrast to Isabel Allende's "Maya's Notebook", which I just reviewed, I feel this was a not particularly successful attempt at subverting the traditionally masculine genre of political / crime thrillers. Rennie is a woman journalist who travels to the Caribbean for respite when her life starts unravelling - except that strange things keep happening to her and she's swept up into a tornado of political intrigue. So far, so promising - however, Rennie is perhaps altogether *too* passive, her backstory not compelling enough for me to be invested in her, and the political context not thrown into sharp enough relief for the turns the plot takes to make sense or make one care.

In conclusion: I would recommend "Lady Oracle" instead, if you're looking for "books by Margaret Atwood about women who run away".