Scan barcode
A review by champers4days
Cat's Eye by Margaret Atwood
4.0
Some authors create scenes, images and plot lines; Atwood creates people on the page and infuses them with reality and breathe - and Cat's Eye is a BRILIANT example of this talent.
This book was longer than most of her other works, and Atwood used that length to tell the life story of one woman, Elaine Risley, a provocative painter from Toronto. So much more than a coming-of-age novel, Atwood unveiled Elaine's life, from early childhood to adulthood, through vivid and detailed flashbacks. The author's insight into friendships, group dynamics and aging are frighteningly spot-on.
Atwood also exercised her wonderfully idiosyncratic brand of feminism and religion through Elaine's relationships and artwork. Cat's Eye was an all-encompassing and emotive read that I highly recommend to others!
This book was longer than most of her other works, and Atwood used that length to tell the life story of one woman, Elaine Risley, a provocative painter from Toronto. So much more than a coming-of-age novel, Atwood unveiled Elaine's life, from early childhood to adulthood, through vivid and detailed flashbacks. The author's insight into friendships, group dynamics and aging are frighteningly spot-on.
Atwood also exercised her wonderfully idiosyncratic brand of feminism and religion through Elaine's relationships and artwork. Cat's Eye was an all-encompassing and emotive read that I highly recommend to others!