Margaret attwood

[marissab]

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.

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.

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

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

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

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...

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

My favourite author

Try "Cat's Eye" too

Also The Robber Bride.

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

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

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

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

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

Oops, too late

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.

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

You may post next to me, Remus

< seriously was one of the highlights of my online life >

Love them all. Oryx and Crake may be my all time favourite sci fi book

The highlight of mine was Gordon Brown replying to my question on here!

Was it about biscuits, Remus ?

A claim to fame is a claim to fame don't knock it

[jealous of AnyFucker]

I met her at a book signing once, she is amazing. I had to stop myself from clinging to her skirts and begging her to adopt me.

I would do that, Serena, seriously I would. I go into stoopid Hero Worship mode at the mention of her name. The talent of her !

I bloody love MA - and really rate both oryx and crake and year of the flood - the final part of the trilogy is out in sept and I am beside myself with anticipation!

Nope, I don't think I'd dribble over Mags. I probably WOULD lose all control in the presence of Germaine Greer though, because I think she is gorgeous.

Me too AF. It's sort of depressing in a way - I used to harbour aspirations of writing something myself, but reading MA makes me realise how thick I actually am, and how much of a genius she is! and

my husband knocked her over in london once (by accident) in a church

she was v graceful about it

Yes I love her too. The Blind Assassin made me weep, just brilliant,Remus please, please try again, you will just love it.

she is my hands down favourite author