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She is both clever and intelligent, imaginative and inventive - who else would have thought that when war is found to be too dangerous and expensive the needs it meets could be fulfilled by what amounts to a male version of the Miss World contest? The temptation is to call her whimsical but that is altogether too fluffy and insubstantial a word; Atwood has a granite presence.
Her observation is acute, especially when turned to a favoured topic of hers, the relationship between the sexes. Yet hers is not so much a box of tricks as a box of knives; she is painfully sharp. She is like the friend who drinks your coffee and proceeds to itemise with barely disguised relish all your faults and foibles, only to shrug her shoulders and say, "Deal with it!" There is a sense that she is never wholly involved in what she is writing about, as if she deliberately stands apart from it. Not that she lacks honesty or conviction, but maybe compassion. But then, she is already ahead of us there, describing the Wise Virgins as "too knowing about us and our stupidities. We suspect them of having mean hearts. They are far too clever, not for their own good but for ours." Indeed!
If you are already a fan, you'll love this book; it is classic Atwood at her most spare. For those new to her it may be a short sharp shock, perhaps. You certainly won't be bored though.
Perfect for when you only have a few minutes at a time to read - but beware reading on crowded public transport if you don't like getting stared at... these pieces raise at the very least a wry smile, and several make you laugh out loud...
A great gift for Atwood fans who may not have discovered this yet.
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