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Margaret Atwood is genuinely funny and makes her point engagingly SUNDAY TELEGRAPH MAGAZINE The novel offers some ironic reflections on marriage, guilt and the relationship between the sexes - classic Atwood territory GUARDIAN A subtle and penetrating observer of relationships between men and women SUNDAY TIMES Margaret Atwood not only has a sense of humour, she has wit and style in abundance...a real joy to read GOOD HOUSEKEEPING
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Marian is determined to be ordinary. She lays her head gently on the shoulder of her serious fiancee and quietly awaits marriage. But she didn't count on an inner rebellion that would rock her stable routine, and her digestion. Marriage a la mode, Marian discovers, is something she literally can't stomach ...The Edible Woman is a funny, engaging novel about emotional cannibalism, men and women, and desire to be consumed. 'Margaret Atwood not only has a sense of humour, she has wit and style in abundance ...a joy to read' Good Housekeeping 'Written with a brilliant angry energy' Observer 'A witty, elegant, generous and patient writer' Punch
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This is only the third Margaret Atwood novel I have read--having picked them all up at various flea markets and discount stores on a whim. I am a woman who usually does not identify with female authors, most of whom seem too aware of being "female authors" to tell a straightforward story without feminist propaganda. _The Edible Woman_, however, really hit me on a visceral level. Marian is the same age as I and has a similar perspective. She has a kitchen sink with molding dishes and a refrigerator whose innards seem to be growing. She has a college education and a job that she has no emotional attachement to, in fact she is horrified when forced to sign on to a retirement package, feeling tied to forever to an apathetic existence. She occasionally feels invisible when in a room with others, particularly it seems around her fiancee, at one point sliding between a bed and a wall while her friends quaff gin and play with camera equipment, never noticing she is gone until she is squashed under the bed as one of them sits down. She seems to be wandering through life without a purpose and clings onto the idea of being a wife by becoming almost accidentally engaged to an "ideal" man. Soon after this she finds herself slowly being nauseated by different sorts of food.
If the young ladies in this book didn't dress up so much and drink alcohol and smoke while pregnant it would seem very much a generation X novel! Starring apathetic protagonists Marian and Duncan, who both manage to be vivid characters in spite of the fact that they seem to spend most of their time just floating through life. A large part of the novel's strength is its well rounded secondary characters from Ainsley, Marian's single connivingly procreating room-mate, to Clara a somewhat disgruntled mother, to Duncan's slightly deranged grad-school room-mates.
This was a very fun book filled with characters I can imagine meeting among my own group of friends.
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The best feature of this book is its ability to enthrall. Clearly, Margaret Atwood's style in this novel is still green, as she wrote this book when she was only about 24, but I think that it contributed to my enjoyment of this book. While it is slightly reminiscent of some of her later fiction, it differs significantly in the narrational flow, allowing the reader to be gently assimilated into the message of the book without feeling as if he or she should always be "on the lookout" for pithy hidden messages. Some may claim that this book is superficial and a run-of-the-mill attempt at distinctive women's lib literature, but this is not so. It is simply subtle insight into human nature in all aspects--including the aspects of both women AND men. Also be reminded that Atwood actually wrote the book before the brunt of the women's lib movement, but unfortunately, it was not published until 1970, marking it as correlative to the movement. I highly recommend this book, especially, in fact, for those who are dissatisfied with Atwood's prose style and writing techniques. Perhaps this book will equalize your perception of her. Although I enjoy Atwood across the board, this book is one of the most refreshing and engrossing reads I've encountered.
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Margaret Atwood always depicts fascinating, well-rounded women, but Marian and company are the best of the bunch. Each is torn in a different direction by her female identity and ideas of her obligation to normalcy. Marian plans to marry but shows no real enthusiasm for the idea and begins to disappear as the engagement continues. Ainsley is determined to bear a child to fulfil her biological destiny, but sees men purely as a means to an end. Clara, married and a mother, is bewildered and somewhat disgusted at having three children and appears to Marian as a queen termite figure, giving birth over and over. The book is full of deliciously mean humor as the women wander baffled through the stages of traditional womanhood and attempt to save their senses of self on the way.
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Why the fuss?
Most people here have praised this book, but I am not equally delighted by this novel.
In fact, it has hardly left any impression on me at all, which is why I find it... Lesen Sie weiter...
In fact, it has hardly left any impression on me at all, which is why I find it... Lesen Sie weiter...
Vor 16 Monaten von W.A. veröffentlicht
was a very annoying book
I'm an Oac english student and i read this book for an independent study unit and i found it to be the most annoying book ever with no help and i couldn't find any symolisms in it... Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 22. Mai 2000 von maria
The Edible Woman
Once into the story I couldn't put it down, and after I wasfinished I was sorry there wasn't more.
The thoughts and emotionswere incredibly real. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 5. April 2000 von varnya
Creativly Eye Opening
This novel quickly gets you interested and involved. I definitly recommend it to anyone trying to make sense out of their lives.
Veröffentlicht am 24. Januar 2000 von Paul Svec
Engaging, a quick read
The Edible Woman, though written several years ago, contains characters (both male and female) that are easily recognizable today. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 15. Dezember 1999 veröffentlicht
The edible woman is the cake
Marian does not want to fold under the pressures of society or of the people in her life. After realizing she can't run away or hide from her problems, she confronts them and... Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 17. Juni 1999 veröffentlicht
If Alanis Morrissette never sang a note
This book is clearly by a woman and for other women, kind of like so many magazines. Being published in 1970, its social setting is frankly dated. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 18. Mai 1999 veröffentlicht
THE LIFE OF A SINGLE WOMAN IN A CITY; Society as it is today
This book was enchanting, it was a pain to have to put it down. This is rather another one of those books about 20-somethings trying to find a place in life, but in this case in... Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 17. Mai 1999 veröffentlicht
A published Ally McBeal episode.
I normally love Margaret Atwood's writing, but this novel really lacked something. Maybe I need to be hit over the head with a message, because I breezed through The Edible Woman... Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 5. Mai 1999 veröffentlicht
Enightening and a superbly written book
The Edible Woman was a genuine, outstanding book to read. It was rich with irony and metaphors. I couldn't put it down. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 12. Oktober 1998 veröffentlicht
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