Saturday, April 15, 2023

Old Babes in the Woods by Margaret Atwood



Who doesn’t love Margaret Atwood? I still remember how chilling it was when I read the Handmaid’s Tale the first time, realizing that I recognized the Harvard campus and how real and chilling that made the story, and how every year since then realizing how real this piece of SF was as the Right forces us closer and closer to its reality. I know Ms. Atwood sometimes eschews the label of science fiction author, but that seems more like a marketing strategy. Her Maddaddam books, for example, are amazing SF. 


So I was super excited when I got an eARC of Ms. Atwood’s new short story collection in exchange for an honest review. 


Her prose sings. I have no other way to put it. Every word is a masterpiece. 


Many of the stories are interconnected and told from the perspective of a woman after losing her husband. Having lost my father recently and seeing my mother continue on, this book hits very close to home. Sometimes you need a book to help you process your emotions. 


This book is a must read. Go get it today. 

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