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The Edible Woman
- Narrated by: Lorelei King
- Length: 9 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Literature & Fiction, Women's Fiction
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Publisher's Summary
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The Edible Woman is a funny, engaging novel about emotional cannibalism, men and women, and desire to be consumed.
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- B
- 2020-04-01
couldn't do it
it's a pretty depressing book. Narrator sarcastic flat tone makes it worse.
I gave it a few solid tries, but couldn't stand it.
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- Amazon Customer
- 2020-01-21
LOVED this
I loved this book. It’s so relatable. I’ve been thinking about it for months since I finished it.
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- M Parrish
- 2019-11-24
Boring
I struggled to finish it. Actually I never did finally it. Gave up half way through.
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- Sarah Deschamps
- 2021-05-15
meh
struggled to finish this one, fairly bland story. loved the handmaids tale but not the characters nor the story in this one
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- Valerie
- 2020-01-22
Entertaining
I was amused be the storyline. I enjoyed the author’s choice of words to describe the characters and settings.
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- Lacy
- 2018-09-20
Excellent story!
This is one of those stories that changes with every read/listen. I loved and hated, cried and smiled... and that Duncan.... what a character! #Audible1
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- Anonymous User
- 2018-12-18
The Edible Woman by Margaret Atwood
I haven't read this book since 1981 (when I read it for Grade 13 English). I was struck by the fact that in today's snowflake-ridden, politically correct climate NO school board would allow students to read a book with blatent sex, sexual themes, promiscuity etc. I'm glad I grew up in the 70s, drank out of the hose, washed my hair with dish soap and read Go Ask Alice in grade 6!!!
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- C. Genereaux
- 2022-05-19
really enjoyable
Really impressed with Atwood's delicious first novel. It digested well, and considering it's age it still seemed fresh. I'm always amazed how every word she writes has deeper meaning that keeps me thinking. Lorelei's narration was well done with very recognizable characters, that left me hungry for more.
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- Linda
- 2021-08-21
Great book!
I really enjoyed this book. I have never been disappointed with any book by Margret Attwood. She is an excellent story teller and I recommend this book to anyone.
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- Simona Bonea
- 2021-08-16
University educated girls in 1960 Toronto
Love it! Discover how was a young woman life in 1960. Independent and open minded attitude was not expected for a good wife...to be.
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- Telimena
- 2020-09-12
Spectacular
I’ve read this book a number of times at various points of my life (first in my late teens) and have loved it every time (it is clever both in wit and in subtext). This may have been my favourite reread. I recommend it highly! (I have a theory about an aspect of the narrative that I would love to have verified or denied but likely never will - this is why I include Atwood in my hypothetical dinner guest list. I’d love to ask her)
The reader was good in most ways but had a tendency to mispronounce words in a way that was very distracting at times.