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Title: The Edible Woman
Author: Margret Atwood
Published: New York: Anchor Books (Doubleday), 1998 (1970)
Page Count: 310
Total Page Count: 23,293
Text Number: 68
Read For: my own enjoyment, checked out from the library
Short review: Marian appears to be an average woman with average friendships and relationships, working an average job and leading an average life. However, when she gets engaged to her boyfriend her life begins to change. Marian can't eat: first meat, and then vegetables, and finally anything at all. As she struggles through her issues with food, she carries on a bizarre and selfish friendship/affair with a mysterious young man. This is a story about the bizarre appearing within the mundane. The writing style especially at the beginning of the book is almost painfully plain, but the promise of strange events to come and the introduction of a particuarly bizarre character keep the reader interested. It grows into a somewhat neurotic, strange book that, despite its mundane, even boring beginning, is easy to get lost in and worth exploring to the end. I didn't take a very strong liking to this text, but I still recommended it. Atwood is a talented writer and Marian's story is a compelling tale and warning.
( Long review. )
Review posted here at Amazon.com.
Author: Margret Atwood
Published: New York: Anchor Books (Doubleday), 1998 (1970)
Page Count: 310
Total Page Count: 23,293
Text Number: 68
Read For: my own enjoyment, checked out from the library
Short review: Marian appears to be an average woman with average friendships and relationships, working an average job and leading an average life. However, when she gets engaged to her boyfriend her life begins to change. Marian can't eat: first meat, and then vegetables, and finally anything at all. As she struggles through her issues with food, she carries on a bizarre and selfish friendship/affair with a mysterious young man. This is a story about the bizarre appearing within the mundane. The writing style especially at the beginning of the book is almost painfully plain, but the promise of strange events to come and the introduction of a particuarly bizarre character keep the reader interested. It grows into a somewhat neurotic, strange book that, despite its mundane, even boring beginning, is easy to get lost in and worth exploring to the end. I didn't take a very strong liking to this text, but I still recommended it. Atwood is a talented writer and Marian's story is a compelling tale and warning.
( Long review. )
Review posted here at Amazon.com.
