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“Suddenly revenge is so close he can actually taste it. It tastes like steak, rare.”

Hag-Seed by Margaret Atwood

December 29, 2021 by narfna 2 Comments

I actually really enjoyed this retelling of The Tempest*, particularly since I had just re-read the play as a refresher, so it was a lot easier to catch all the references and parallels. This is actually only my third Margaret Atwood book, which feels weird, since she is everywhere, and also because I’ve read The Handmaid’s Tale three times. About time I branched out! (I’m sorry, Malin, I still haven’t read The Blind Assassin, which is a book I know you love.) *Thanks to andtheIToldYouSos […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: andtheIToldYouSos, Book Exchange, Book Exchange 2020, Hag-Seed, lit-fic, literary, literary fiction, Margaret Atwood, narfna, retellings, The Tempest

narfna's CBR13 Review No:199 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: andtheIToldYouSos, Book Exchange, Book Exchange 2020, Hag-Seed, lit-fic, literary, literary fiction, Margaret Atwood, narfna, retellings, The Tempest ·
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Thank you, andtheIToldYouSos!!

December 5, 2020 by narfna 6 Comments

I ambled on over to my mailbox this afternoon and got a fun surprise from andtheIToldYouSos. I have been meaning to read Midnight Riot for ages and ages, I think it’s been on my TBR for eleven years now, so I’m really excited to finally have a copy. Confessions of the Fox I’m super intrigued about as the subject matter is extremely up my alley, and even though Hag-Seed wasn’t on my radar, I’m always interested in a Shakespeare adaptation. There is also a cute […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: andtheIToldYouSos, Book Exchange, confessions of the fox, Hag-Seed, Midnight Riot, narfna

Genres: Fiction · Tags: andtheIToldYouSos, Book Exchange, confessions of the fox, Hag-Seed, Midnight Riot, narfna ·
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The play’s the thing

September 8, 2018 by Dusty Highway 1 Comment

CBR10Bingo: This Old Thing (The Tempest) and Birthday (Hag-Seed) I’m a big fan of Margaret Atwood’s novels. I haven’t read everything she’s written, but I have a shelf full of her books and have loved all but one (sorry, The Heart Goes Last). I always watch for her new releases, and she’s one of the rare exceptions I’ll make to buy hardcover. When Hag-Seed came out a few years ago, I was all excited and ready to buy, until I looked at the cover blurb […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Poetry Tagged With: #CBR10, Canadian, cbr10bingo, drama, Fiction, Hag-Seed, Margaret Atwood, modern retellings, poetry, redemption, revenge, The Tempest, william shakespeare

Dusty Highway's CBR10 Review No:51 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Poetry · Tags: #CBR10, Canadian, cbr10bingo, drama, Fiction, Hag-Seed, Margaret Atwood, modern retellings, poetry, redemption, revenge, The Tempest, william shakespeare ·
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