Just to say: I love Margaret Atwood, her books are all beyond brilliant and I wish I was as brilliant as her, or even half as brilliant. This book, written early in her career was no exception. Telling a simple story of the nameless main character who journeys it seems almost to her past, the story itself is filled with endless metaphors as the identity of the main character is explored through interactions with others as well as a solitary existence, which beckons to her throughout the book.
The males in this book are outlined as harsh, both of them try to rape her throughout the book, she fights off both of them as she fights her past in distant places and in the place she has journeyed to. Every character is split open and their very being is questioned and explored in the roles they have given themselves.
This book deserves another read, the plot seemed simple but the metaphors which overlapped and interweaved themselves primarily through the characters made this book extremely complex. I would recommend it to anyone, especially if, like me you are a fan of Atwood.
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