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Dancing Girls and Other Stories
Dancing Girls and Other Stories
Author: Margaret Atwood
Dancing Girls is Margaret Atwood’s highly praised first collection of short fiction. In it she explores the dark intricacies of the mind, the complexities of human relationships, and the clashes between cultures. In the stories, the mundane and the bizarre intersect in unexpected ways: ex-wives indulge in an odd feast at a psychiatr...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780553345018
ISBN-10: 055334501X
Publication Date: 5/1/1985
Pages: 240
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  • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
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3.5 stars, based on 12 ratings
Publisher: Bantam
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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This was not my favorite book of short stories, there were a few gems but many I just couldn't wrap my arms around. I do expect a lot from Margaret Atwood, so it's possible I just expected too much.
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Short stories centered on young women surviving basically on their own. Themes embrace life's little problems: a shared loo and the problems of renting, violence, rape, stalking, the hazards of travel, tourism, Armageddon, intimate relationships, and fantasy. It is a good introduction, or supplement, to most of her novels.


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