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From the author of the New York Times best-selling novels The Handmaid's Tale - now an Emmy Award-winning Hulu original series - and Alias Grace, now a Netflix original series.

A powerfully and brilliantly crafted novel, Bodily Harm is the story of Rennie Wilford, a young journalist whose life has begun to shatter around the edges. Rennie flies to the Caribbean to recuperate, and on the tiny island of St. Antoine she is confronted by a world where her rules for survival no longer apply.

By turns comic, satiric, relentless, and terrifying, Margaret Atwood's Bodily Harm is ultimately an exploration of the lust for power, both sexual and political, and the need for compassion that goes beyond what we ordinarily mean by love.

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Great story ! the detail and insight is compelling. Atwood's ability to express the innermost thoughts of her characters is impeccable.

Enthralling!

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Atwood's "Bodily Harm" is a powerfully dark novel that depicts a society in which women are confronted with malignant forces beyond their control. Atwood's heroine Rennie, a Canadian travel writer, struggles against cancer, misogyny and violence at the hands of abusive men, as she becomes embroiled in political intrigue far from her home in Toronto. Atwood describes Rennie's ordeal with stark and often horrifying imagery, and Angela Nevard's lyrical and perceptive narration is a perfect counterpoint to the horror Atwood portrays in the novel. Ms. Nevard reads with empathy, intelligence and understanding that bring Rennie's story to life, while also conveying the nuances of Atwood's complex story and her sardonic humour. I very much look forward to more readings by Ms. Nevard!

A brilliant narration of Atwood's dark novel

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I was not convinced that the woman reading was at all like the character of Rennie.

Narration incompatible with character

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I found this book really difficult to finish
it was very boring. nothing actually happens until the very end

Boring

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I kept getting annoyed by the choices of the lead character. She seems to have a great, deep and thoughtful perception of people yet is unable to see clear pitfalls. Her weakness is often attributed to her cancer and the scarring both emotional and physical. I felt she would have done better and made less desperate, misguided choices. Men generally come across as total malfunctioning testical sub species. Too bad their still needed was the general takeaway. A good read all the same.

Unnerving cautionary tale

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