Margaret Atwood is famous for her feminist dystopia The Handmaid’s Tale, as well as other best selling titles such Year of The Flood and Oryx and Crake. Her short title I’m Starved for You will satisfy your cravings for her trademark twists, her visions of dark futures based on the seeds of today, and passions that refuse to be subdued by government restrictions.
It’s a short read–less than forty pages. Published by Byliner Inc. the title is intended to be read at a single sitting. I rate this one as four stars because it’s an interesting quick read, but by its nature it can’t hope to compete with Atwood’s more lengthy works. This one probably took her a week or two to write, and the prose has the spontaneity of words she didn’t edit much from the original drafts. It’s organic yet layered. The thing that most bothered me, honestly, was that the type wasn’t centered throughout the page. As I said the prose read as spontaneous, but the lack of center made it feel too slapped together for its price tag of $2.99.
The story explores the lives of two residents of a planned community. In order to cope with the chaos massive unemployment has created, a new town offers jobs to all. Half of the residents are prisoners and the other half are the prison guards. And the next month they swap–everything, positions, houses, scooters. Things are hunky dory until Stan finds a provocative letter from one lover to another under his refrigerator. No longer satisfied with the boring sex he’s been having with his wife, his imagination is captured. Ah, but there’s a twist….
I’m not telling, you’ll have to read it for yourself!
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Wren, I really admire the tone and feel of your site. I’m a writer too, in London. http://wettedashes.blogspot.co.uk/
I’ll follow your blog and I wonder if, after reading your review of the Atwood novella, you might like to look at my recent collection?
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Best wishes,
Sean.
Wow that sounds really cool! Sounds good 🙂