I could give it a try. I read Alias Grace a few years ago, and I found myself getting annoyed with it. It's not her abilities as a writer so much as her portrayal of the characters and the way they were developed that I found unnerving.
I'm torn. I've read Cat's Eye and The Handmaids Tale and loved them, but read The Robber Bride and I HATED it. I bought Alias Grace recently but I haven't read it yet. I'll let you know if I still think you would like Handmaid when I'm done. :)
I didn't mind Handmaid's Tale, but the style and tone of the writing really pissed me off, it was so "me woman, respect me womany-ness". The ending was really horrible and kind of a cop out if you ask me. My mom and sister read her a lot, and from what I know Alias Grace is one of her more tolerable books, and if you didn't like that odds are you'll dislike Handmaid's Tale.
See, most of her prose that I've read gives off that impression, which can get old really fast. Alias Grace is kind of like that, where the portrayal seems to be, "well, look at how she's been treated (as a woman), can you blame her if she murdered these folks?" The way I remember it, the book makes the (male) doctor who's trying to get her a pardon look more flawed than she is.
I have less qualms about her poetry (where usually, if there's an excessively feminist bent to it, at least it's in a shorter format). And, I mean, she's definitely a capable and imaginative auteure, and she deserves the recognition she's gotten for most of her literary work.
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I have less qualms about her poetry (where usually, if there's an excessively feminist bent to it, at least it's in a shorter format). And, I mean, she's definitely a capable and imaginative auteure, and she deserves the recognition she's gotten for most of her literary work.
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