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brisingr's review against another edition
5.0
This book is huge, but 17 hours of it on audiobook felt like the best of times because Margaret Atwood can make any topic entertaining and great. I think it is so rare to find a person with this much clarity of reason and such unwavering voice of change. My love for this author is just monumental.
This collection spans two decades so it is clear the topics are as varied as they can come: from strongholds of Atwood's writing such as environmentalism and feminism, to just beautiful odes to past loves (be they authors read, or people lived) or talks on Shakespeare - I enjoyed every single word in this.
This collection spans two decades so it is clear the topics are as varied as they can come: from strongholds of Atwood's writing such as environmentalism and feminism, to just beautiful odes to past loves (be they authors read, or people lived) or talks on Shakespeare - I enjoyed every single word in this.
cel_red's review against another edition
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
3.5
Ni tan mal. Justo ahora estaba con humor de ensayos, porque siento que no me puedo concentrar en algo más largo y complicado y que tampoco puedo permitir que algo se adueñe de mi vida (y entonces jujutsu kaisen estropeó ese plan, pero esa es otra historia).
Tiene algunos ensayos muy buenos, otros muy meh, otros que apestan a privilegio y sí me hacen decir: ay, señora blanca, ya siéntese. Aunque tampoco fue nada para poner el grito en el cielo.
Lo más relevante para mí fueron dos cosas:
1. Hizo que descubriera algunas lecturas nuevas y otras curiosidades interesantes.
2. Atwood escribe bastante bien y leerla hizo que me pudiera fijar detalladamente en ciertas estructuras que usa y frases para seguir con la tesis. Particularmente porque ella es native speaker y yo, obvio no.
Tiene algunos ensayos muy buenos, otros muy meh, otros que apestan a privilegio y sí me hacen decir: ay, señora blanca, ya siéntese. Aunque tampoco fue nada para poner el grito en el cielo.
Lo más relevante para mí fueron dos cosas:
1. Hizo que descubriera algunas lecturas nuevas y otras curiosidades interesantes.
2. Atwood escribe bastante bien y leerla hizo que me pudiera fijar detalladamente en ciertas estructuras que usa y frases para seguir con la tesis. Particularmente porque ella es native speaker y yo, obvio no.
pbraue13's review against another edition
5.0
A solid collection of essays from one of the best living writers in the world. The academic writing did not go over my head like so many other academic style essays where my eyes start to glaze over, but in fact was so easy to read and passionate and fun! My TBR list has grown because of this book as I didn't know about some of the books she named and now because of said essays I want to read them all. Worth it for any Atwood fan and person interested in musings on literature.
dorilyss's review against another edition
4.0
As usual with collections of essays there are varying levels. In general I really enjoyed listening to this, some were incredibly interesting! The introductions to book a bit less, but it's personal opinion. My favourites are Greeting Earthlings! and all the ones where she explores the act of writing itself.
I listened to the audiobook and some of the narrators were...less than good. I would have preferred either one voice to get used to, or the author directly for all of them.
I listened to the audiobook and some of the narrators were...less than good. I would have preferred either one voice to get used to, or the author directly for all of them.
beeley10's review against another edition
read one story but didn't like the style