Reviews
"Atwood has never written better than in this novel of glittering breadth and dark, eerie depths." The Sunday Times(U.K.) "A remarkable achievement, constantly entertaining and intriguing." The Ottawa Citizen "Deserves every superlative we can muster fromhilarioustowise....Agenuine tour de force, witty and original, suspenseful and sagacious." Booklist "Funny, thoughtful, moving...Atwood's plotting is masterful, and her humor is razor-edged, sexy, and raucous." Washington Post "Nobody maps female psychic territory the way Margaret Atwood does....What a treasure she is." Newsweek "A hugely enjoyable novel." Globe and Mail "Imaginative and suspenseful...a virtuoso performance." Publishers Weekly "Wickedly funny...witty...well-observed." Observer(U.K.) "Brilliant and entertaining." Boston Sunday Globe "Grabs the funny bone, the brain, and sometimes the throat." KingstonWhig-Standard "Brilliant and entertaining." Ottawa Sun "Startling, provocative and rewarding." Canadian Forum "Excitements, wit, and insight sizzle across the pages. Atwood's survey of impulses that bedevil life seethes with imagination, inventiveness and intelligence." -Peter Kemp "Compelling and astonishingly rich..." Books in Canada, "Atwood has never written better than in this novel of glittering breadth and dark, eerie depths." The Sunday Times(U.K.) "A remarkable achievement, constantly entertaining and intriguing." The Ottawa Citizen "Deserves every superlative we can muster fromhilarioustowise.…Agenuine tour de force, witty and original, suspenseful and sagacious." Booklist "Funny, thoughtful, moving…Atwood's plotting is masterful, and her humor is razor-edged, sexy, and raucous." Washington Post "Nobody maps female psychic territory the way Margaret Atwood does.…What a treasure she is." Newsweek "A hugely enjoyable novel." Globe and Mail "Imaginative and suspenseful…a virtuoso performance." Publishers Weekly "Wickedly funny…witty…well-observed." Observer(U.K.) "Brilliant and entertaining." Boston Sunday Globe "Grabs the funny bone, the brain, and sometimes the throat." KingstonWhig-Standard "Brilliant and entertaining." Ottawa Sun "Startling, provocative and rewarding." Canadian Forum "Excitements, wit, and insight sizzle across the pages. Atwood's survey of impulses that bedevil life seethes with imagination, inventiveness and intelligence." -Peter Kemp "Compelling and astonishingly rich…" Books in Canada, "Atwood has never written better than in this novel of glittering breadth and dark, eerie depths." The Sunday Times (U.K.) "A remarkable achievement, constantly entertaining and intriguing." The Ottawa Citizen "Deserves every superlative we can muster from hilarious to wise....A genuine tour de force, witty and original, suspenseful and sagacious." Booklist "Funny, thoughtful, moving...Atwood's plotting is masterful, and her humor is razor-edged, sexy, and raucous." Washington Post "Nobody maps female psychic territory the way Margaret Atwood does....What a treasure she is." Newsweek "A hugely enjoyable novel." Globe and Mail "Imaginative and suspenseful...a virtuoso performance." Publishers Weekly "Wickedly funny...witty...well-observed." Observer (U.K.) "Brilliant and entertaining." Boston Sunday Globe "Grabs the funny bone, the brain, and sometimes the throat." Kingston Whig-Standard "Brilliant and entertaining." Ottawa Sun "Startling, provocative and rewarding." Canadian Forum "Excitements, wit, and insight sizzle across the pages. Atwood's survey of impulses that bedevil life seethes with imagination, inventiveness and intelligence." -Peter Kemp "Compelling and astonishingly rich..." Books in Canada From the Hardcover edition., "Atwood has never written better than in this novel of glittering breadth and dark, eerie depths." The Sunday Times (U.K.) "A remarkable achievement, constantly entertaining and intriguing." The Ottawa Citizen "Deserves every superlative we can muster from hilarious to wise.…A genuine tour de force, witty and original, suspenseful and sagacious." Booklist "Funny, thoughtful, moving…Atwood's plotting is masterful, and her humor is razor-edged, sexy, and raucous." Washington Post "Nobody maps female psychic territory the way Margaret Atwood does.…What a treasure she is." Newsweek "A hugely enjoyable novel." Globe and Mail "Imaginative and suspenseful…a virtuoso performance." Publishers Weekly "Wickedly funny…witty…well-observed." Observer (U.K.) "Brilliant and entertaining." Boston Sunday Globe "Grabs the funny bone, the brain, and sometimes the throat." Kingston Whig-Standard "Brilliant and entertaining." Ottawa Sun "Startling, provocative and rewarding." Canadian Forum "Excitements, wit, and insight sizzle across the pages. Atwood's survey of impulses that bedevil life seethes with imagination, inventiveness and intelligence." -Peter Kemp "Compelling and astonishingly rich…" Books in Canada From the Hardcover edition.
