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A review by sandrinepal
Cut & Thirst: A Short Story by Margaret Atwood
dark
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Not prime Atwood, for my money. The story fails to live up to the promise of its opening line:
"We could just push them out of windows," says Leonie.
No one gets defenestrated, in fact nothing much happens beyond a bad case of the runs (offset, one hopes, by the weed thrown in). It's a little funny, a little endearing, a little refreshing in the way it shows that 'cancel culture' is a storied, man-led tradition in academia when it comes to female scholars. But a little feels like too little on all counts here.
"We could just push them out of windows," says Leonie.
No one gets defenestrated, in fact nothing much happens beyond a bad case of the runs (offset, one hopes, by the weed thrown in). It's a little funny, a little endearing, a little refreshing in the way it shows that 'cancel culture' is a storied, man-led tradition in academia when it comes to female scholars. But a little feels like too little on all counts here.