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Margaret attwood

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marissab · 25/04/2013 17:54

I adore handmaids tale. I love the futuristic 1984-ish bleak future themes. Are her other books along the same themes? I don't know whether they'll live up to HMT.

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RemusLupinsBiggestGroupie · 25/04/2013 20:00

Wonders if I am too insignificant to be next to AnyFucker in this thread. :)

RemusLupinsBiggestGroupie · 25/04/2013 19:59

I really liked HMT and agree that none of her others are anywhere near as good. 'Alias Grace' is good apart from the last couple of chapters, which are silly imho. O&C I disliked intensely, though I quite liked After The Flood.

I gave up on, 'Cat's Eye' because I was really irritated by the characters and gave up on, 'The Blind Assassin' three times because I just can't get into it.

AnyFucker · 25/04/2013 19:58

Would it be too boastful to say here that Margaret Atwood once re-tweeted me ?

Oops, too late Wink

SerenaJoy · 25/04/2013 19:56

Handmaid's Tale is one of my favourite books, I re-read it on a regular basis Blush

Also love Alias Grace and Cat's Eye. I need to read them again too!

JimbosJetSet · 25/04/2013 19:52

I love Margaret Attwood. 'The Blind Assassin' is my favourite book of all time I think. I also recommend 'Alias Grace.' Enjoy!

SanityClause · 25/04/2013 19:49

Also The Robber Bride.

But The Handmaid's Tale is my favourite, as well.

AnyFucker · 25/04/2013 19:47

My favourite author Smile

Try "Cat's Eye" too

BrienneOfTarth · 25/04/2013 19:42

"Alias Grace" is very good. A chilling twist at the end, very well written.

FringeEvent · 25/04/2013 19:41

Oooh, I'm reading The Handmaid's Tale at the moment! And absolutely loving it, it's the most gripping book I've read in ages. Fantastic writing style, it's so poetic. Watching this thread closely for further recommendations...

TheOrchardKeeper · 25/04/2013 19:33

Loved After The Flood, which I read after Handmaid's Tale.

Didn't get on with Oryx & Crake though. Not read any others yet but definitely recommend ATF. Stayed with me a long time after reading Smile

KittenofDoom · 25/04/2013 19:30

I enjoyed The Handmaid's Tale, but couldn't get into Oryx and Crake at all and abandoned it without much hesitation.

MrsKwazii · 25/04/2013 18:01

I love the HMT too, and agree with Mum2 that her others are very different. Oryx and Crake and After the Flood are companion books - characters and events are reflected in each. Best to read O&C first then ATF, they are good.

I also like her short story collections - Wilderness Tips and Blubeard's Egg are very good and would give you a flavour of whether you'd like her other non sci-fi novels. There's always a bleakness of character and situation through all of her work I find, cheery stuff Wink

mum2jakie · 25/04/2013 17:57

None are quite as good as HMT in my opinion but Oryx and Crake is a similar dystopian book which you should enjoy or After the flood - again on similar lines.

Much of her early work is completely different to HMT.