tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6331403748871569013.post2968910492779777187..comments2023-10-26T04:53:55.401-05:00Comments on Literary Musings: Cat's Eye by Margaret AtwoodBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10780185535345559390noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6331403748871569013.post-32159273253677944422011-04-07T15:09:50.838-05:002011-04-07T15:09:50.838-05:00The Blind Assassin is one of my favorites. I'l...The Blind Assassin is one of my favorites. I'll make a note to check out Cat's Eye next. Btw, as one English BA to another, I really like your blog. :)thefattyreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18409377978793104722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6331403748871569013.post-21561706673328627182011-04-02T19:49:23.390-05:002011-04-02T19:49:23.390-05:00I started this one a while back and only got fifty...I started this one a while back and only got fifty or so pages in until I had to put it down for some reason. I should pick it up again!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6331403748871569013.post-88860490178167991772011-04-02T16:05:11.102-05:002011-04-02T16:05:11.102-05:00Ah, now I really want to read this. I've read ...Ah, now I really want to read this. I've read quite a lot of Atwood, and I think I've been meaning to get a copy of this for ages but kept forgetting the title..!<br />Glad you enjoyed it Brenna, and hope you're enjoying Slaughterhouse 5 at the minute - I love that book!Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00401518913586382721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6331403748871569013.post-86041357313491062532011-04-01T14:41:31.981-05:002011-04-01T14:41:31.981-05:00I bought this book like 12 years ago (maybe 15) an...I bought this book like 12 years ago (maybe 15) and yet still haven't read it (although I also haven't given it away.) I hope to get to it one day. If you're like feminist Atwoods, I suggest Surfacing, which is not one of her more popular books but it was the first one I read, in college. I also love Alias Grace. Happy Reading!Carin Siegfriedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07278383926500248048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6331403748871569013.post-85904426696397434412011-03-28T07:54:51.065-05:002011-03-28T07:54:51.065-05:00I know you've written about her a number of ti...I know you've written about her a number of times but I can't say I've really felt the desire to pick up another Atwood book until this review. I want to go pick this up immediately. Thanks for this.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16456600806188531803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6331403748871569013.post-17748288424277865272011-03-27T14:52:48.263-05:002011-03-27T14:52:48.263-05:00Woah, great review Brenna. It seems indeed like be...Woah, great review Brenna. It seems indeed like being a very intimate novel and that Atwood implies Elaine Risley to be a see-through character. Great angle you've taken on the book. If I ever get into Atwood again, I might just start with this one.Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11483490020980574428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6331403748871569013.post-6231788226140727722011-03-27T09:37:51.482-05:002011-03-27T09:37:51.482-05:00I read this book last spring and really enjoyed it...I read this book last spring and really enjoyed it, as I almost always enjoy Atwood. Elaine was almost painfully relatable, feeling like an outsider in the world of girls and women. The sharp wounds children can inflict also rang true, and girls can do it with an efficient subtlety that boys seem to lack. The novel definitely captures the pains of growing up and how we never truly come of age. Your review is spot on! I'd recommend Alias Grace next, if you haven't picked that up yet.Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02741247801580934137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6331403748871569013.post-89014147114955189162011-03-27T09:05:32.936-05:002011-03-27T09:05:32.936-05:00Great review, I'm yet to read any Atwood I'...Great review, I'm yet to read any Atwood I'm ashamed to say, although I do have several of her books on my TBR shelf in the spare room. It sounds from your review that this is a book which explores women's lives without resorting to the kind of trite-ness in chick lit - what a relief! That makes me want to read her more and more.Danielle Zappavignahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10493099952285137131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6331403748871569013.post-83757698092684614462011-03-27T08:33:19.716-05:002011-03-27T08:33:19.716-05:00Brenna, what a great review. I need to read this o...Brenna, what a great review. I need to read this one, and have enjoyed The hanmaid's Tale and An Edible Woman. Love her style.(Diane) Bibliophile By the Seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10519875632878992728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6331403748871569013.post-9270482305991358442011-03-27T08:32:13.439-05:002011-03-27T08:32:13.439-05:00There needs to be an Atwood Challenge because she ...There needs to be an Atwood Challenge because she is one of those authors that I really need to read more of. I love Oryz and Crake and the handmaids tail but I have never read any of her others.Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08861424110678889637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6331403748871569013.post-42421197386446612352011-03-26T20:40:40.458-05:002011-03-26T20:40:40.458-05:00I read Handmaid and Blind Assassin and liked both....I read Handmaid and Blind Assassin and liked both. This one sounds entirely different and should probably be my third Atwood. Thanks.BookQuoterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13033467542826463255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6331403748871569013.post-38600439167711995922011-03-26T17:21:57.446-05:002011-03-26T17:21:57.446-05:00I haven't read this Margaret Atwood book yet. ...I haven't read this Margaret Atwood book yet. I'm finding I'm a huge fan of hers, though, and I know I'll get to this one soon. I'd only read her more dystopian novels until The Blind Assassin, which was different but which I loved, so I bet I'll like The Cat's Eye too!Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11429588794754369453noreply@blogger.com