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Review - Cat's Eye
Jul. 6th, 2008 12:56 amThe writing in Margaret Atwood's Cat's Eye reminds me quite a lot of her writing style in The Handmaid's Tale: it feels contemplative, half-dreamy, slower than life. It also reminds me a bit of The Bell Jar, somehow.
The way this book was structured was the most interesting thing for me: the past blending with the present, the present fading back into the past. Another interesting thing was the handle Atwood has on people -- specifically, little girls. I knew a Cordelia, a Grace, a Carol. An Elaine.
It's not a novel in which things happen, really. It's thoughtful, quiet, realistic. Some people would find it boring, others would find it deep and transforming. I have no particularly strong feelings about it, myself.
The way this book was structured was the most interesting thing for me: the past blending with the present, the present fading back into the past. Another interesting thing was the handle Atwood has on people -- specifically, little girls. I knew a Cordelia, a Grace, a Carol. An Elaine.
It's not a novel in which things happen, really. It's thoughtful, quiet, realistic. Some people would find it boring, others would find it deep and transforming. I have no particularly strong feelings about it, myself.
