I'm so glad that I've finally gotten around to reading some Margaret Atwood.

[Bullwinkle925]

Don't know why it has taken me so long. "Cat's Eye" was my first delicious novel and now I'm gliding to the finish of "Alias Grace". Damn, she's a fine writer!

Is there another author who compares with Ms. Atwood that you would recommend?

[illinoisprogressive]

1. I've seen her books but, never read them. thanks for the heads up

[Bullwinkle925]

4. What a storyteller!

The books are in the feminist vein. I could relate to quite a lot of what she describes. I'm amazed that neither of these books have been transferred onto the big screen (yet, that is).
I would go to see both.

[terrya]

2. Maybe Alice Munro

But I adore Margaret Atwood. Don't forget to read "The Blind Assassin" and "Oryx and Crake".

It's said that Margaret Atwood has been on the short list for the Nobel Prize in Literature. I hope the Nobel committee awards her amazing talent.

[Bullwinkle925]

6. Does Munro compare with Atwood's amazing story-telling ability?

Both of these books have been jewels for me. Novels are subjective to the reader's eye, I understand. I agree - she certainly should recieve a ton of recognition.

[I Have A Dream]

3. Please consider reading "The Handmaid's Tale" - very apropo right now.

http://tinyurl.com/y2d8uz

(I have no other author recommendations though.)

[Bullwinkle925]

5. I've heard that. I have it waiting for me in my stacks to be read.

I'm positive that I will read every novel she's penned.

Thanks!!

[eleny]

7. That's the first one of her books that I read - oh, man!

I second the nomination for Handmaid's Tale.

But I loved Cat's Eye. I was intrigued by how they spent the summers in the woods.

[AlinPA]

8. I agree, Handmaid's Tale is similar to what could happen in the US.

[saltpoint]

15. One more "hear, hear" for THE HANDMAID'S TALE. Just terrific writing.

[JitterbugPerfume]

9. The Robber Bride

is excellent.
A Handmaids tale is her best (In my opinion). I read everything I can lay my hands on by her

[applegrove]

10. I've only read AG. Nothing else. Can't wait to start reading more of her books.

[Zenlitened]

11. You might also enjoy Ann Tyler

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Tyler

"Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant" is one of my favorites. "Saint Maybe" is excellent too.

Or Susanna Kaysen:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susanna_Kaysen

"Asa, as I Knew Him" is very sweet. Kaysen is best known for "Girl, Interrupted," though I haven't read that.

:hi:

[The empressof all]

12. Try Marge Piercy

Woman on the Edge of Time and Snall Changes may be a bit dated now but still are some of my favorites. Almost anything Piercy writes is delicious. Try He She and It for a glimpse into future "corporate" America...I loved that one too.

[pitohui]

14. my pick also

piercy is more political than atwood but i don't know how anyone on DU could not enjoy "woman on the edge of time," "small changes," and "he she and it"

[saltpoint]

16. Agree. Piercy is wildly talented as a poet, too.

One of her more obscure novels, DANCE THE EAGLE TO SLEEP, is bold and edgy and ought to be a film.

I wish Hollywood would have a more daring streak sometimes. That book would have lit a few fires.

[freesqueeze]

13. The Blind Assassin

Is my dessert island novel. Somehow she read my mind as I was reading. Book within a book within a book and the whole time she know exactly what I'm thinking...uncanny.

This was also one of the few novels on Time's top 100 novel list that was by a living writer.