good

Received as an unexpected bonus in a controlled release. Hey, thanks, ottawabill.

Tremendous audiobook with Kate Nelligan narrating the story of a woman artist who remembers her girlhood in 1940's Toronto.Atwood's writing here is insightful and compelling.

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sent to Firegirl by surface mailin a controlled release.

Arrived today in the post in trade for -Bury Me Standing-. Thanks for the trade!

Sending this out for postage. I did listen to it and thought I'd reviewed it but obviously forgot to. Now it's been too long and I don't remember much about it! If memory serves, I thought it was pretty good!

arrived today, thanks!

This is an example of how bookcrossing has gotten me out of the rut of sticking to certain genres, and provides me with the opportunity to read/listen to books I'd never have considered before. Although not my usual "cup-of-tea", I liked this story and it made my commute to/from work far less stressful and more enjoyable.

Release #107 in the Keep them Moving challenge to read and release books received from other bookcrossers.

sending to Lilmztaz in SC because she loves audiobooks!

thanks so much. can't wait to listen to this

enjoyed this book.

Took out of carlissa's audio bookbox 3/07

This is my first Atwood book. I have read a lot about her here on BC. It wasn't what I was expecting, but I will try another of her books. I am deciding how to pass it on.

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going in BigJohnLefty's audio bookbox

Selected from Big John Lefty's Audiobook Box. Funny, I almost bought this recently but decided to get The Blind Assassin instead.

Excellent. This made an Atwood fan out of me.

Even though it is an abridgement, it seemed very complete.

08/10/07: Sending this off in Carlissa's Audio Box.

Took this out of the bookbox. Sounds interesting and I've always wanted to read an Atwood book. This seems like a nice introduction/trial. Thanks!

Hmmm. Even now that I'm done, I'm not sure how I feel about this book. I like the psychological/social aspects and the big themes. I liked the rather nonlinear storytelling and only had trouble following the thread of the story during my jump from tape 1 to tape 2. Yet it didn't really grab me the way I'd hoped. I've read so many great reviews of this book and a few reviews from people who just don't get its popularity. I think I must be in that latter camp. It felt rushed in places and the adult side didn't balance out the childhood one- if anything, it paled in comparison. Such a great, intense build up and then... I don't know, I think it rather fizzled out.

The parts I did like- like the characters and the observations on human actions/mentalities were brilliant. The pacing (maybe I didn't like the reader?) and direction of the story didn't work for me.

I'm really glad I gave it a shot, though. It didn't really feel like anything was missing since it jumped around a lot, but maybe reading it unabridged would be a different experience for me? I've heard that Atwood's books are all very different so I'm definitely not put off. This just wasn't what I had been hoping for.

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Sending out in MyssCyn's audio bookbox!

This came to me in an audio bookbox I started ages ago. I will listen to it and then send it on a new journey.
It sure has traveled far and wide!

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Going into an audiobookbox since I no longer have my old Caddy with it's tape deck.