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Book Review of Surfacing

Surfacing
Surfacing
Author: Margaret Atwood
Genre: Literature & Fiction
Book Type: Paperback
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Helpful Score: 1


I read this in a Women's Literature class. I would've enjoyed it less without the guidance of the class instructor, who inundated us with recent Canadian history and culture that better contextualized this story.

What most impressed me was the quiet tone and ordinary phrasing that almost masked the pain of the narrator. The prose just flows smoothly, but there are memories and deeper meanings enough to choke on occasionally.