Atwood is a virtuoso. Her books are equally riveting and accomplished whether she’s writing historical fiction (Alias Grace, The Blind Assassin), dystopian fiction (Oryx and Crake, The Handmaid’s Tale), realistic fiction, or short stories. Cat’s Eye, a favorite, brilliantly captures the cruelty that is too often part of young girls’ friendships, and the fact that what one girl thinks of another can shape her choices for the rest of her life.

posted Nov 9, 2008 at 9:18AM

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