I’ve written a lot about<\/a>. You get to see the scenes that her paintings are inspired by and the people she painted to appreciate how out-of-touch many people’s interpretations are. <\/p>\n\n\n\nIt also delves into the psychological issues that arise from other people criticizing your art (maybe Atwood drew upon experience here?).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Some of the most poignant misinterpretations have to do with her work being attached to feminism. Although the main character can probably be considered a feminist, her work was not meant to have much to say about it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
She has a mature and complicated understanding of the label, and many of the people writing about her work want simple headline-grabbing messages. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
It rings truer today than back in 1988 when it was published because you see in these people the early form of click-bait articles that devalue their movement’s message.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Final Verdict<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
It hits upon these complicated and less common themes as well as ones as old as literature itself. These include the value of friendship and solitude; what makes a meaningful life; and the anxiety of getting older. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
These more universal themes are uncovered with remarkable depth and subtlety, and the answers\/questions the book points to might surprise you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I would highly recommend the novel. I always thought of Atwood as a genre or sci-fi author (not that those can’t be excellent as well; my other favorite book this year so far is Hyperion<\/em>). <\/p>\n\n\n\nThis novel is literary fiction at its finest.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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