I just finished this book for the University Libraries book club. I can't say that I liked it. I didn't like the disjointedness of it. I think it was the "an other stories" part of it that bothered me. For the most part it was the story of one woman and her life, with its trials and tribulations (and a lot of both). Then the last few chapters were where the "other stories" came in, completely without any warning that they were the other stories, that we were no longer hearing about protagonist of the other 80% of the book. So I spent an inordinate amount of time trying to figure out where this fit with the rest of the book, only to realize that it really didn't fit at all. Kind of frustrating.
This is the first Margaret Atwood book I've read, and I can't say that it was a good introduction to her work. I'm not sure that I'd want to read any more by her, based on this book. I found it very frustrating, and I had to force myself to read it. Never a good sign.
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