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Tag: Margaret Atwood

The Testaments

On November 21, 2019 By Andrew G LockhartIn Book Review, New Books, Science fiction and fantasy6 Comments

by Margaret Atwood A Review 'Just look at Tirzah! She sits there, With her strands of vagrant hair; See her down the sidewalk stride, Head held high and full of pride. See her catch the guardian's glance, Tempt him to sinful circumstance. Never does she change her way, Never does she kneel to pray! Soon …

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Forthcoming Reviews

On October 29, 2019 By Andrew G LockhartIn Books, New Books, WritersLeave a comment

It seems ages since I last wrote on WordPress. I had to take some time off to deal with important domestic matters and - just as important - to have a holiday! I'm back now, and with lots of great books to read and review. Here are some of the novels and non fiction works …

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In Other Worlds

On July 9, 2018 By Andrew G LockhartIn Book Review, Humour, Science fiction and fantasy2 Comments

(SF and the Human Imagination) by Margaret Atwood A review In this non-fiction work, dedicated to her fellow sci-fi and fantasy writer, the late Ursula Le Guin, Margaret Atwood talks about the literary influences of her childhood. A series of essays and book reviews of works that have inspired her, In Other Worlds takes the …

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Hag-Seed

On November 24, 2016 By Andrew G LockhartIn Book Review, BooksLeave a comment

by Margaret Atwood 'Hag-seed, hence! Fetch us in fuel. And be quick, thou'rt best to answer other business.' [Prospero to Caliban, The Tempest] From the off, we suspect that Hag-Seed might be be Atwood at her most provocatively outrageous. However, post-prologue, the novel settles down to a semblance of normality. Felix is sacked as artistic …

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Maddaddam

On August 20, 2016 By Andrew G LockhartIn Book Review, Books, Humour, Science fiction and fantasy9 Comments

by Margaret Atwood '.... [A]nyone who liked smelling daisies, and having daisies to smell, and eating mercury-free fish, and who objected to giving birth to three-eyed infants via the toxic sludge in their drinking water was a demon-possessed Satanic minion of darkness, hell-bent on sabotaging the American Way and God's Holy Oil, which were one …

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Goodreads and Me

On May 14, 2016 By Andrew G LockhartIn Books, Goodreads2 Comments

I just don't know what to do with my bookshelf? (with apologies to the late Dusty Springfield) A few days ago I mentioned [https://bookheathen.wordpress.com/2016/05/03/novel-priorities/]that Amazon had transferred some of my 'data' from an old platform to Goodreads. I've been having a look at what they've done: It's a bit of a jungle. Every entry has …

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