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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780385721646
ISBN: 0385721641
Label: Anchor
Manufacturer: Anchor
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 240
Publication Date: February 12, 2008
Publisher: Anchor
Release Date: February 12, 2008
Sales Rank: 14472
Studio: Anchor
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Margaret Atwood’s latest brilliant collection of short stories follows the life of a single character, seen as a girl growing up the 1930s, a young woman in the 50s and 60s, and, in the present day, half of a couple, no longer young, reflecting on the new state of the world. Each story focuses on the ways relationships transform a character’s life: a woman’s complex love for a married man, the grief upon the death of parents and the joy with the birth of children, the realization of what growing old with someone you love really means. By turns funny, lyrical, incisive, earthy, shocking, and deeply personal, Moral Disorder displays Atwood’s celebrated storytelling gifts and unmistakable style to their best advantage.
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Rating:  - Ultimately, this book is a disappointment
To begin with, I don't understand why this novel is described as a book of short stories. It is a novel with different chapters. I guess you could say any novel is a book of short stories. That was odd to me.
Ultimately, this book is a disappointment. The characters are not likeable, but not unlikable in a sense that they are character studies. They are merely dull people. The main character, Nell, drifts along in a relationship with a very unlikable man, "Tig." He is married to "Oona," ... Read More
Rating:  - Brilliant Writing at its Best!
"Atwood is a brilliant writer. Fans of The Handmaid's Tale - one of the best books ever written - will not be disappointed with new collection of Atwood's short stories."
Rating: - Good, but not her best
Margaret Atwood's collection of stories, "Moral Disorder," is definitely worth a read by her true fans. However, newcomers to her work should start elsewhere: "Alias Grace" or "Oryx and Crake" would be good choices.
I'll preface my review by saying that I'm not a huge fan of short stories in general; I dislike their incompleteness and the limited time they give readers to get to know a character. Most (if not all?) of the stories in this collection focused on one character at disparate ... Read More
Rating:  - Margaret Atwood Drives Me Crazy!
I disliked Moral Disorder...boring...just could not get into it. So, what is wrong with Margaret Atwood? I loved Alias Grace, The Handmaids Tale. Then, could not stand Cat's Eye or Moral Disorder. Did not like the stories, thought they were trite and dull. Did not like the characters. The one story I liked, I can't even remember. Yes, I will read other Atwood books, but this one UGH!
Rating: - A BRILLIANT, DEEPLY MOVING, TOUR DE FORCE CHARACTER STUDY -- AND SEIMI-AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL TO BOOT!
"Moral Disorder" by Margaret Atwood is a collection of eleven short stories. Each stands easily and delightfully alone; in fact, five of them have previously appeared in magazines. But taken as a whole, this collection gathers synergy and eventually morphs into a most uncommon and extraordinary novel--a first-rate character study.
All the stories deal with the life of one woman, Nell, an archetypal Canadian "everywoman." What makes this woman special is the choices she makes. These are everyday ... Read More
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Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780385721646
ISBN: 0385721641
Label: Anchor
Manufacturer: Anchor
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 240
Publication Date: February 12, 2008
Publisher: Anchor
Release Date: February 12, 2008
Sales Rank: 14472
Studio: Anchor