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Book Review: The Year of the Flood

The Year of the Flood by Margaret Atwood
Read for: The Canadian Books Challenge
I find the more Atwood I read, the more I appreciate her writing.  Sometimes I don’t love the plot but her writing is brilliant.  If you’ve read Oryx and Crake you might recognize the setting and some of the characters in this novel.  [...]

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Book Review: The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood

The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
Read for: Banned Books Week, 1% Well Read Challenge, Canadian Books Challenge
The more I read of Atwood, the more I come to realize what a brilliant writer she is.  I read a few of her books about ten years ago and I think I just wasn’t ready for them yet.  [...]

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Weekly Geeks: Why haven’t I read this yet?

This week weekly geeks asks:
This week, tell us about a book (or books) you have been meaning to read. What is it? How long have you wanted to read it? And, why haven’t you read it yet?
When I first read this, I wasn’t really sure how to answer.  I have several books on my TBR [...]

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Book Review: The Robber Bride by Margaret Atwood

The Robber Bride by Margaret Atwood
Read for: The What’s in a Name Challenge – book title with a profession in it, The 1% Well Read Challenge
I’m still unsure about how I feel about this book.  I finished it last night and after sleeping on it and reading some other reviews, I’m liking it a bit [...]

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Book Review: The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood

The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood
*Warning – There are spoilers in this review!*
I was going to do this book as one of my favourites, but I’m not sure yet that I can put it up there with some of the other books I’ve reviewed.  I did just reread it and couldn’t put it down.  I [...]

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