Margaret Atwood

MARGARET ATWOOD, poet, novelist, critic and winner of the Governor-General's Award, published her first children's story, "Up in the Tree", in 1978.

Margaret Atwood book reviews

  • Oryx and Crake 3 out of 5

    by ninthchord, Oct 8, 2010

    Thoroughly inundated with intertextuality: the Bible, Huxley, Orwell, etc. Similar to Huxley with the theme of a dystopian future and genetic engineering gone awry, or at least taken to its most ... read more

  • The Handmaid's Tale 4 out of 5

    Not original but well done.

    by Carol B, Sep 3, 2010

    Not as good as "1984," but still good enough. Would have been better had the final disc not been so damaged that I missed the (predictable) ending. read more

  • The Year of the Flood 4 out of 5

    Up there with her best

    by Ellyb, Aug 2, 2010

    In 'The Year of the Flood," Margaret Atwood revisits the world she built in Oryx and Crake. This time, however, we see the action through the point of view of two women with passing ties to the ... read more

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