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Title: Lady Oracle by Margaret Eleanor Atwood ISBN: 0385491085 Publisher: Doubleday Pub. Date: September, 1998 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.53
Rating: 4
Summary: Another wild ride from Atwood
Comment: I read Margaret Atwood's *Lady Oracle* with a book group at the office, and I am anxious to find out what my co-workers think of it. I've read several of Atwood's novels previously and am used to her unusual plots and characters, and *Lady Oracle* is no exception. If you enjoyed *The Robber Bride*, I think you'll find *Lady Oracle* right up your alley.
Joan Foster might be categorized as having multiple personality disorder except for the fact that all her personalities co-exist rather happily. When the novel opens, Joan has escaped to Italy, reasons unknown as yet to the reader, and she catalogues her various lives chapter by chapter. Her childhood self, an overweight doormat, must reconcile with her adult self, a beautiful, thin redhead. And then Joan has her writer self, a gothic romance novelist writing under a pen name. Unfortunately, her husband Arthur only knows the adult Joan, and she has a devil of a time keeping them separate from her home with Arthur.
As the novel expands to reveal the how's and why's of Joan's disappearance, readers are treated to various anecdotes of Joan's upbringing and married life. Sometimes hilarious, sometimes moving, Atwood shows once again that she is a must-read author in contemporary fiction.
Rating: 4
Summary: Not qute good as her others
Comment: I love Margaret Atwood. She's one of my favorite authors. This book didn't quite live up to my expectations of her. I thought the main character, Joan, was great. Very well developed. I related to her and I cared what happened to her. As usual, the best parts of this book were the sections that dealt with Joan's complicated family relationships, her romantic life, and her childhood. Nobody can understand the complexities of female friendship better than Atwood. Atwood uses flashbacks to tell the story -- she's one of the best at using this technique so that the reader doesn't get lost. The first half to two thirds of the book was terrific.
I found that the way Atwood wrapped up the novel was frustrating. The plot got a little too weird for me. I'm used to her writing being very grounded, and the latter sections of this book didn't live up to that. I found I was required to suspend disbelief far more than I wanted to or was able to. I got pulled out of the text whenever Atwood would show as an excerpt from one of Joan's novels.
Despite the things that irritated and/or distracted me, I still think this is a worthwhile book. By Atwood standards, it's probably only 3 stars -- I thought Cat's Eye and The Robber Bride were much better. But even at her worst, Atwood is a gifted writer, so this book is one that is highly readable.
Rating: 5
Summary: If you liked "Cat's Eye," You'll Love This!
Comment: Like in "Cat's Eye," Atwood does an excellent job in this book of exploring female relationships---mother/daughter, husband/wife, and girlfriends. This book really spoke to me, and I encourage any woman hoping to make sense of strained relationships to read this book. Atwood captures the essence of such relationships and thus is able to put into written word the feelings that few of us are able to verbalize. After reading this book, you will no longer feel alone.
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Title: The Edible Woman by Margaret Eleanor Atwood ISBN: 0385491069 Publisher: Anchor Pub. Date: March, 1998 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: Surfacing by Margaret Eleanor Atwood ISBN: 0385491050 Publisher: Doubleday Pub. Date: June, 1998 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: Bodily Harm by Margaret Eleanor Atwood ISBN: 0385491077 Publisher: Doubleday Pub. Date: February, 1999 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: Life Before Man by Margaret Eleanor Atwood ISBN: 0385491107 Publisher: Anchor Pub. Date: April, 1998 List Price(USD): $12.00 |
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Title: Dancing Girls: And Other Stories by Margaret Eleanor Atwood ISBN: 0385491093 Publisher: Anchor Pub. Date: May, 1998 List Price(USD): $12.00 |
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