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Utterly absorbing and satisfying Sunday TIMES One of the most important novels of the twentieth century...utterly remarkable New York TIMES A deep understanding of human behaviour Marilyn French A novelist and poet of great gifts GUARDIAN
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A young woman returns to northern Quebec to the remote island of her childhood, with her lover and two friends, to investigate the mysterious disappearance of her father. Flooded with memories, she begins to realise that going home means entering not only another place but another time. As the wild island exerts its elemental hold and she is submerged in the language of the wilderness, she sees that what she is really looking for is her own past.
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I have a feeling that those who rated this book with three or less stars have no idea what the book is about. If you're searching for a bit of fluff, this is not the book to turn to. Although it isn't a difficult read, it also is not a shallow one. In fact, Margaret Atwood's searing and relentless eye for detail is in its earliest stages here. Any fan will appreciate _Surfacing_.
In _Surfacing_, Margaret Atwood addresses the issue of identity as reflected by the artifice around you - both in the people you know and the person you are instructed to become. Nothing in this book is what it seems, but rather, it is a clever facade meant to impart meaning to the reader.
The nameless narrator of _Surfacing_ engages in a deep journey into the wild bush of Northern Quebec, which becomes a metaphor for her process of recovering self and identity. The land is used as a backdrop for the renunciation of a distorted self-image. What this book ultimately does is provides us with insight into how we also function as individuals and just what is it that makes us who we are? Is each human being just a pastiche?
Atwood gives you four fascinating characters that are peeled apart to the core and, even though it is only the main protagonist that goes through a physical journey in finding herself, we also witness the psychic journeys of those around her and realize what it means to be a man, woman, artist, a mother, father, wife, husband, and sister. No role is left untouched.
_Surfacing_ is also a very entertaining book and can be read on many levels. Highly recommended!
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One of Atwood's earlier novels, Surfacing tells of a (nameless) woman who, hearing that her father has vanished from the remote Quebec island where he lived, goes with three friends to search for him. Raised in a rustic, natural setting outside of conventional society, but by now adjusted to city life, she reverts to her childhood instincts and further, into what will appear to some as madness, to others as an epiphany. Many of the themes explored in Atwood's later works appear here, including autobiographical bits fleshed out, quite chillingly, in Cat's Eye. But unlike such later works, which strike me as far more accessible, Surfacing is so tangled in symbolism, obscure metaphors and near-stream of consciousness passages that it often feels like more trouble to decipher than is warranted by the truths within. I liked this book, but unlike Cat's Eye, The Handmaid's Tale and Alias Grace, it engaged me only intellectually, not emotionally. The edition I read came with material for college students in the back; it struck me as appropriate, for unlike Atwood's best novels, Surfacing often has the intractable feel of a homework assignment.
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I agree with several other reviewers that there is a noticeable difference in style between the early and later works of Margaret Atwood. However, as one of the foremost Canadian writers of the 20th century, she has established an outstanding reputation through her infamous prose. The love, the suspense, the tragedy, the link between "Surfacing" and everyday life - all are realistically depicted.
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Turn your analytical brain off and enjoy this
Average of Three STARS? That is an indication that some reviewers don't 'get' this book.
This book, one of Atwood's earlier works, was written with a great deal of metaphor... Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 15. Juni 2000 von Quaker Annie
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the vivid imagery in this book alone make it worth the effort. this is a little dissapointing compared to the handmaid's tale, but enjoyable nonetheless.
Veröffentlicht am 9. Mai 2000 von steph
Hollow characterizations
Though I found this book to contain some haunting and beautiful passages such as "Language divides us into fragments," and "I was not prepared for the average, its... Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 9. Januar 2000 veröffentlicht
Disappointing for Atwood fans
I am an avid Margaret Atwood fan, and thus felt compelled to finish reading this book in the hope that it would somehow be as emotionally provocative as are many of her other... Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 5. November 1999 veröffentlicht
. transcending .
With skill comparable to Virginia Woolf, Margaret Atwood has written a novel that takes a weekend in the life of a woman and turns it into a meditation on life that both sexes... Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 14. September 1999 veröffentlicht
Stylistic work of art, but a bit misanthropic
I am not satisfied with this book. I find it too narrow-minded and cynical. At some parts it even supports hatred, eg (speaking about people in general) 'I wanted ...a machine... Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 10. September 1999 veröffentlicht
Stylistic work of art, but a bit misanthropic
I am not satisfied with this book. I find it too narrow-minded and cynical. At some parts it even supports hatred, eg (speaking about people in general) 'I wanted ...a machine... Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 10. September 1999 veröffentlicht
A gripping novel of surrender, unpeeling layers of emotion.
Margaret Atwood can always involve me in her characters, but this one gripped me in the power of this woman's strength, exposed in layers of emotion which peel away until she... Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 2. Juli 1999 veröffentlicht
atwood's surfacing is fabulous!!!
Margaret Atwood's Surfacing was an absolute joy. So good that I read it each year just to re-experience the first time I rushed to the conclusion while reading at the cottage, by... Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 7. Juni 1999 veröffentlicht
Interesting imagery, weak plot.
This book reads more like someone's journal - a bunch of random, deep observations about the world. You really can "feel" the main character's emotions as she goes on... Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 3. März 1999 veröffentlicht
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