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Bodily Harm (Hardcover)

by Margaret Atwood (Author)
3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)

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This recording delves deep into the Atwood archives, going back to one of the Canadian author's earliest novels, published in 1981. It follows Rennie, a journalist who spends three weeks on a Caribbean island, where she's retreating from a breakup and a brush with cancer. Rather than paradise, however, Rennie finds herself in the middle of an attempted coup. Bonnie Hurren's pacing is good, and she's a solid fit for Rennie's character, but the voice she ascribes to the other main female character is whiny and unsympathetic, which does a disservice to the novel. She also, unwisely, tries to handle Caribbean accents. D.B. © AudioFile 2005, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.


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"Passionate and convincing."
-Maclean's

"The consciousness that informs the novel is vivid, palpable."
-New York Times Book Review

"As swift-moving as the best thriller, clipped and laconic, yet deeply and richly sensitive."
-Sunday Telegraph (U.K.)

"Superior writing, terrifying suspense."
- Atlantic Monthly

"Margaret Atwood seems to be able to do just about everything: people, places, problems, a perfect ear, an exactly right voice."
-The New York Times

"An overwhelming novel…possessing Atwood's usual ability to harness the energy of language and implication… with remarkable insight and sensitivity."
-Quill and Quire

"Time and again the reader is impressed by the sheer virtuosity and skill of Atwood's writing."
-Calgary Herald

"Sophisticated, superbly orchestrated.…"
-Saturday Review

"Striking, stringent, sharp… infused with intelligence and insight."
- Vancouver Sun

"Skilfully written, mordantly witty and immensely readable."
-London Free Press

"What makes her book so considerable an achievement is the mature, informed accuracy of its view of life. What makes it so exhilarating is the profusion of tough wit and precise poetry that everywhere transforms its black bulletins from documentary into art."
-Times Literary Supplement (U.K.)
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1.0 out of 5 stars Hated It, Oct 19 2002
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I chose to read this book for a book report project in English because I had heard such great things about it, and the author Margaret Atwood. The beginning of the book was okay, and I reallie liked the main character Rennie. But as I continued to read I found that the story was dragging, and wasn't seeming to get any better along the way. I kept expecting something interesting to happen, or for the story to take a twist for the better but it never did. I didn't even want to finish the book, but I had to for my English class. This was the first book my Margaret Atwood I had ever read, and it almost turned me off her all together. (and believe me, I love to read, and had never been this turned off by a book before) Luckily I decided to try reading the Handmaid's Tale, and really enjoyed it, but I would never recommend this book to anyone.
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4.0 out of 5 stars excellent, Mar 9 2002
By Jeanne Anderson (Swartz Creek, MI United States) - See all my reviews
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I've read most of Margaret Atwood's books. This, by far, is one of my favorites. This author has a way of pulling you into the stories and feeling the feelings of the characters. There is also a lot meaning behind her words.

This was truly a fast read. I really liked the character, Rennie, although at one point in the book I was ready to clobber Paul for her.

If you like Margaret Atwood, don't miss reading this one!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Happiness and cheer abound, Dec 30 2001
By Michael Battaglia - See all my reviews
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Sure it does. It is very much not a good idea for a reader to attempt to psychoanalyze an author through their own works, because not only will you probably come to the wrong conclusions, but the ones you do come up with will probably creep you out just a little bit. To whit: Margaret Atwood probably is a delightfully cheery woman who quite enjoys life and all she encounters . . . however that sure doesn't come across in her novels. In her best novels the misery her characters suffer often eventually dovetails into a gloriously insightful epiphany of sorts. And in other cases you often feel like just guilty reading the book, after a while you get the impression by continuing to read you're furthering the character's Job-like troubles. Life Before Man was a bit of a downer but at least it was spread over four people . . . here poor Rennie has to take it all on the chin herself. Young woman journalist Rennie is sent to a Caribbean island to write a vacation type story . . . what happens is quite simply the vacation from hell. There's really no other way to put it. Nobody is what they seem, Rennie is totally out of place and things start getting very serious before anyone knows what's going on. However if that's all there was to the book then it would simply be a matter of plodding on to see what Ms Atwood is going to do next to poor Rennie. To save the story, Atwood details Rennie's crumbling relationship with her boyfriend, as well as her relationships with both her family and others . . . these quasi-flashbacks (some are given as monologues, though I'm not sure who she's talking to) are interspersed throughout the novel and are where the story truly shines. When she wants to Atwood can get right to the heart of a person and choose the exact right words to get the emotions right. The ending alone is one of the best examples of a stark prose style I've ever seen. So ignore the quasi-political intrigue plot and instead focus on a masterful character study by one of the few authors who know how to get such things right. The feelings she reveals may be painful but you can't argue that she's all that far off.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Rennie as the 'every woman'
Although I have not read many Atwood novels, when I pick up one of her books I expect to be provoked intellectually and emotionally. Read more
Published on Jun 18 2001 by cilice

4.0 out of 5 stars Mean
Ms. Atwood writes a mean sentence - stark, wild, and excellent. The story's not strong, but I continue to take pleasure in her prose, in her cutting expositions, and in the... Read more
Published on Jan 21 2001

5.0 out of 5 stars Incredible Journey through the nightmare of cancer
From reading the other reviews, it doesn't seem that folks are seeing this for what it is: a metaphor for Cancer. Read more
Published on Oct 11 2000

3.0 out of 5 stars A typical Attwood
A good book. At times unendingly long and hoerndousely pretentiouse. The book backtracks into boring epesodes. Read more
Published on Oct 4 2000 by David Goodman

4.0 out of 5 stars Strange but Compelling
Though I wouldn't consider this my favorite Atwood novel, it is a good one, nonetheless. Atwood has a way of involving you with her characters, even if you don't necessarily... Read more
Published on Aug 29 2000 by Amy Krug

3.0 out of 5 stars This book is difficult to read.
Alright, maybe you have to be extremely sophisticated to understand this book. Or maybe I just wasn't up to the task. I adore Atwood's work, largely speaking. Read more
Published on Jul 4 2000 by Auliya

5.0 out of 5 stars Faint at heart; beware
Atwood quite enjoys probing the intracasies of the female psyche. In this novel she truly captures the essence of a woman at her most vunerable. Read more
Published on Jun 23 2000 by L. Pasquale

1.0 out of 5 stars Students out there...this is not the book for you!
Hi was assigned a book report, and I chose this book, because of the great reviews. I found it to be very boring, and repetitive. It did not keep me interested at all! Read more
Published on April 4 2000

5.0 out of 5 stars A Deep look into someone else's life
At first I did not like this book and almost put it down after the first few chapters, too much jumping around from past to present. Read more
Published on Jan 11 2000

3.0 out of 5 stars A watery ending of an otherwise lush novel
After getting over the typicly Canadian opening of Bodily Harm (it took four days to get past page 4), I breezed through the pages clinging on to what Attwood has always been... Read more
Published on Nov 6 1999 by David Goodman

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