A review by julesmae
Surfacing by Margaret Atwood

challenging mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.75

I pushed through to the end of this in part because I trust Atwood and in part because it was the only book I brought to work with me... I wanted to get into it, I kept thinking I would, but the stream-of-consciousness narration was nearly impossible the follow, and while I get the sense the characters, especially the narrator, were not meant to seem realistic or even human, they were so cold and unreal I could neither believe nor really care what was happening. As always Atwood's prose is gritty and beautiful at once, but beyond that the twisted and unresolved plot did next to nothing for me.
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