Margaret Atwood is acknowledged as one of the foremost writers of our time. In Moral Disorder, she has created a series of interconnected stories that trace the course of a life and also the lives intertwined with it—those of parents, of siblings, of children, of friends, of enemies, of teachers, and even of animals. As in a photograph album, time is measured in sharp, clearly observed moments. The ’30s, the ’40s, the ’50s, the ’60s, the ’70s, the ’80s, the ’90s, and the present —all are here. The settings vary: large cities, suburbs, farms, northern forests.
“The Bad News” is set in the present, as a couple no longer young situate themselves in a larger world no longer safe. The narrative then switches time as the central character moves through childhood and adolescence in “The Art of Cooking and Serving,” “The Headless Horseman,” and “My Last Duchess.” We follow her into young adulthood in “The Other Place” and then through a complex relationship, traced in four of the stories: “Monopoly,” “Moral Disorder,” “White Horse,” and “The Entities.” The last two stories, "The Labrador Fiasco" and "The Boys at the Lab," deal with the heartbreaking old age of parents but circle back again to childhood, to complete the cycle.
By turns funny, lyrical, incisive, tragic, earthy, shocking, and deeply personal, Moral Disorder displays Atwood’s celebrated storytelling gifts and unmistakable style to their best advantage. As the New York Times has said: "The reader has the sense that Atwood has complete access to her people's emotional histories, complete understanding of their hearts and imaginations.”
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为什么词语会是错的？因为它们不指向任何东西，所以说什么就是什么。 比如我说"笔"，至少你不会以为是"微波炉"。但假如我说我很"幸福"，我可以是有个小家，玩把小孩，朝九晚五做房奴；也可以是have a life for rent，每份工作，每处住所，每个男人都是租来的，不占...
评分如果各位读者已经熟悉了市场经济的“规则”，多两页纸就当回馈顾客，买一送一。 或者像我一样有种强迫症，打开封面之间看到"第一章"的字样感觉像视觉污点，很不舒服，马上把书放下. 对以上两种人，前言是必要的。 我的书评既不是文学专业，文学史，流派运动， 只拿稿费不分红...
评分如果各位读者已经熟悉了市场经济的“规则”，多两页纸就当回馈顾客，买一送一。 或者像我一样有种强迫症，打开封面之间看到"第一章"的字样感觉像视觉污点，很不舒服，马上把书放下. 对以上两种人，前言是必要的。 我的书评既不是文学专业，文学史，流派运动， 只拿稿费不分红...
评分如果各位读者已经熟悉了市场经济的“规则”，多两页纸就当回馈顾客，买一送一。 或者像我一样有种强迫症，打开封面之间看到"第一章"的字样感觉像视觉污点，很不舒服，马上把书放下. 对以上两种人，前言是必要的。 我的书评既不是文学专业，文学史，流派运动， 只拿稿费不分红...
评分为什么词语会是错的？因为它们不指向任何东西，所以说什么就是什么。 比如我说"笔"，至少你不会以为是"微波炉"。但假如我说我很"幸福"，我可以是有个小家，玩把小孩，朝九晚五做房奴；也可以是have a life for rent，每份工作，每处住所，每个男人都是租来的，不占...
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少量女权主义，大量内心戏，她的道德困境。
评分各短篇相互独立但是也可全部串联起来当做一个或几个主人公的生活 富有意蕴的风景描写 童年观照好似王安忆 偏主观描写的地方有点像Virginia wolf... 女性的生活似乎那么平静，充实，琐碎 想想是作者的风格还是有更深意味的写作建构 总之读起来很舒服
评分各短篇相互独立但是也可全部串联起来当做一个或几个主人公的生活 富有意蕴的风景描写 童年观照好似王安忆 偏主观描写的地方有点像Virginia wolf... 女性的生活似乎那么平静，充实，琐碎 想想是作者的风格还是有更深意味的写作建构 总之读起来很舒服
评分They were too trusting, they found themselves in the hands of the wrong man. They weren't up to things, they let themselves drift. They smiled too much, they were too eager to please. Then they got bumped off, one way or another. Nobody gave them any help.
评分My Last Duchess is my personal favourite. Though I have to admit that for a moment there, I couldn't even remember the poet's name.
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