A review by jbmorgan86
Old Babes in the Wood by Margaret Atwood
3.0
This is an odd short story collection. It’s divided up into three sections. I and III deal with an aging couple (Nell and Tig) and the eventual loss of one of the lovers. Section II is a hodgepodge collection of stories in various styles and genres.
I like Atwood at her weirdest. I cared much more about Oryx and Crake than Nell and Tig. Some of the stories in this middle section are great. I particularly liked “My Evil Mother” (about a protective witch mother), “The Dead Interview” (an interview between Atwood and the ghost of Orwell), “Death by Clamshell” (an address by the martyred philosopher/scientist Hypatia), and “Metempsychosis” (a story about a slug reincarnated as a human).
I like Atwood at her weirdest. I cared much more about Oryx and Crake than Nell and Tig. Some of the stories in this middle section are great. I particularly liked “My Evil Mother” (about a protective witch mother), “The Dead Interview” (an interview between Atwood and the ghost of Orwell), “Death by Clamshell” (an address by the martyred philosopher/scientist Hypatia), and “Metempsychosis” (a story about a slug reincarnated as a human).