Here is a list of the best Margaret Atwood books, some I have read myself, some that I did research on, and all have great reviews!
- The Handmaid’s Tale (1998)
- The Testaments: The Sequel to The Handmaid’s Tale (Random House Large Print) (2019)
- Oryx and Crake (The MaddAddam Trilogy) (2004)
- The Blind Assassin: A Novel (2001)
- MADDADDAM TRILOGY BOX: Oryx & Crake; The Year of the Flood; Maddaddam (2014)
- Stone Mattress: Nine Wicked Tales (2015)
- The Heart Goes Last: A Novel (2016)
- Alias Grace: A Novel (1997)
- Surfacing (1998)
- Los testamentos (2da parte El cuento de la criada) (Spanish Edition) (2019)
The Handmaid’s Tale (1998)
In Margaret Atwood’s dystopian future, environmental disasters and declining birthrates have led to a Second American Civil War. The result is the rise of the Republic of Gilead, a totalitarian regime that enforces rigid social roles and enslaves the few remaining fertile women. Offred is one of these, a Handmaid bound to produce children for one of Gilead’s commanders.
The Testaments: The Sequel to The Handmaid’s Tale (Random House Large Print) (2019)
More than fifteen years after the events of The Handmaid’s Tale, the theocratic regime of the Republic of Gilead maintains its grip on power, but there are signs it is beginning to rot from within. At this crucial moment, the lives of three radically different women converge, with potentially explosive results. Two have grown up as part of the first generation to come of age in the new order.
Oryx and Crake (The MaddAddam Trilogy) (2004)
Oryx and Crake is at once an unforgettable love story and a compelling vision of the future. Snowman, known as Jimmy before mankind was overwhelmed by a plague, is struggling to survive in a world where he may be the last human, and mourning the loss of his best friend, Crake, and the beautiful and elusive Oryx whom they both loved.
The Blind Assassin: A Novel (2001)
WINNER OF THE BOOKER PRIZEIn The Blind Assassin, Margaret Atwood weaves together strands of gothic suspense, romance, and science fiction into one utterly spellbinding narrative. The novel begins with the mysterious death—a possible suicide—of a young woman named Laura Chase in 1945. Decades later, Laura’s sister Iris recounts her memories of their childhood, and of the dramatic deaths that have punctuated their wealthy, eccentric family’s history.
MADDADDAM TRILOGY BOX: Oryx & Crake; The Year of the Flood; Maddaddam (2014)
A boxed set (three trade paperbacks) of the internationally celebrated speculative fiction trilogy from one of the most visionary authors of our time, Margaret Atwood. Across three stunning novels—Oryx and Crake, The Year of the Flood, and Maddaddam—the best-selling, Booker Prize-winning novelist projects us into a near future that is both all too familiar and beyond our imagining.
Stone Mattress: Nine Wicked Tales (2015)
In this extraordinary collection, Margaret Atwood gives us nine unforgettable tales that reveal the grotesque, delightfully wicked facets of humanity. “Alphinland,” the first of three loosely linked tales, introduces us to a fantasy writer who is guided through a stormy winter evening by the voice of her late husband.
The Heart Goes Last: A Novel (2016)
Stan and Charmaine, a young urban couple, have been hit by job loss and bankruptcy in the midst of a nationwide economic collapse. Forced to live in their third-hand Honda, where they are vulnerable to roving gangs, they think the gated community of Consilience may be the answer to their prayers. If they sign a life contract, they’ll get a job and a lovely house . . . for six months out of the year.
Alias Grace: A Novel (1997)
It’s 1843, and Grace Marks has been convicted for her involvement in the vicious murders of her employer and his housekeeper and mistress. Some believe Grace is innocent; others think her evil or insane. Now serving a life sentence, Grace claims to have no memory of the murders. An up-and-coming expert in the burgeoning field of mental illness is engaged by a group of reformers and spiritualists who seek a pardon for Grace.
Surfacing (1998)
A provocative blend of literary mystery, psychological thriller, and spiritual journey, Surfacing is the story of an artist who goes in search of her missing father on a remote island in northern Quebec.
Los testamentos (2da parte El cuento de la criada) (Spanish Edition) (2019)
Cuando la puerta de la furgoneta se cerró sobre el futuro de Offred al final de El cuento de la criada, los lectores no tenían forma de decir lo que le esperaba: libertad, prisión o muerte. Con Los testamentos, la espera ha terminado. La secuela de Margaret Atwood retoma la historia quince años después de que Offred se adentró en lo desconocido, con los explosivos testimonios de las tres narradoras de Galaad.
Best Margaret Atwood Books to Read
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Burning Questions : Essays and Occasional Pieces, 2004 to 2021
Author(s): Margaret Atwood
ID: 3223376, Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, Year: 2022, Size: 2 Mb, Format: epub
Birdgirl: 'Lyrical, poignant and insightful.' Margaret Atwood
Author(s): Mya-Rose Craig
ID: 3602639, Publisher: Random House, Year: 2022, Size: 14 Mb, Format: epub
The Cambridge Companion to Margaret Atwood
Author(s): Coral Ann Howells (editor)
ID: 3111394, Publisher: Cambridge University Press, Year: 2021, Size: 1 Mb, Format: pdf
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