reneerianne's review against another edition
challenging
informative
reflective
slow-paced
3.5
It nearly took me a year to get through this, but I'm really glad I took my time with it so that some of the pieces could really sink in! I do think that it could have been a little shorter (I skipped over some of the book reviews of books I did not know), and there was some repetition between the pieces sometimes. However, I also really enjoyed reading these pieces that Atwood wrote for different occasions and contexts in chronological order as it gave insight into how her thoughts developed and what she was thinking about at the time. If you're an Atwood fan like me, I think you'd enjoy this, but if you come seeking answers to the questions posited on the back of the book, I'm afraid you might perhaps be a little disappointed.
Pieces I particularly enjoyed and will likely be revisiting:
- Scientific Romancing (2004)
- The Futures Market (2013)
- Why I Wrote MaddAddam (2013)
- How to Change the World? (2013)
- Reflections on The Handmaid's Tale (2015)
- We Are Double-Plus Unfree (2015)
Pieces I particularly enjoyed and will likely be revisiting:
- Scientific Romancing (2004)
- The Futures Market (2013)
- Why I Wrote MaddAddam (2013)
- How to Change the World? (2013)
- Reflections on The Handmaid's Tale (2015)
- We Are Double-Plus Unfree (2015)
bkish's review against another edition
5.0
She is so relevant now
This is a compilation of her various prestation talks thruout this century
She is wise kind cautious in balance and a breat writer
Read this
Judy g
This is a compilation of her various prestation talks thruout this century
She is wise kind cautious in balance and a breat writer
Read this
Judy g
ria_mhrj's review against another edition
4.0
What a fiendishly clever set of essays. From prescient examinations of the political climate and manoeuvrings, to intensely personal perspectives on grief and ageing, this collection worked for me on so many levels. It also reminded me how much I miss studying plays and poetry, reading Atwood’s passionate essays on other writers was inspiring.
amethyst_hearts_books's review against another edition
3.0
I skipped over the ones where I had no idea who the book/author was.
book_cwtch's review against another edition
Not what I expected. Her writing is excellent but I expected more than a collection of book reviews, which is my bad because it clearly says that on the cover.
spiderfelt's review against another edition
5.0
I give Burning Questions five stars from a huge Margaret Atwood fan, perhaps taken with some consideration for my bias. The insight into her writing process, the introductions to books she has loved and her opinions on current events are all reflected in this collection. There is so much rich material to appreciate here. It took me several months to finish because it is such a large collection and my hold expired before I could finish the book. But I placed another hold and waited and waited until my turn came up once again be cause I wanted to enjoy every bit.