Cut and Thirst

A Short Story

De: Margaret Atwood

Narrado por: Joyce Bean

Duración: 1 h y 2 m

Resumen del Editor

Three women scheme to avenge an old friend in a darkly witty short story about loyalty, ambition, and delicious retribution by Margaret Atwood, the #1 bestselling author of The Handmaid’s Tale.

Myrna, Leonie, and Chrissy meet every Thursday to sample fine cheeses, to reminisce about their former lives as professors, and lately, to muse about murder. Decades ago, a vicious cabal of male poets contrived—quite publicly and successfully—to undermine the writing career, confidence, and health of their dear friend Fern. Now, after Fern has taken a turn for the worse, her three old friends decide that it’s finally time to strike back—in secret, of course, since Fern is far too gentle to approve of a vendetta. All they need is a plan with suitably Shakespearean drama. But as sweet and satisfying as revenge can be, it’s not always so cut and dried.

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narrator and plot

I love Margaret Atwood's The handmaid's Tale and the Testaments! this short story is supposed to take somewhere in the time after the handmaid's tale when Gilead is overthrown? you don't have the time reference it's very speculative. Margaret doesn't tell what these women did in the past so trying to get a sense of time is very hard. this is very bad! Margaret Atwood has written several books besides the handmaid's Tale in the Testaments. I feel that this short story Falls flat on its face. I believe this short story could have been written better and put in a book of anthologies because I know this book was only a dollar 39 to buy it or one credit. if you bought it for one credit this is a very bad disappointment so I was cautious and I bought it only for $1. 39 because a credit can be worth up to any book price. I know Margaret Atwood can write better than this or was this some writer that was ghosting for Margaret Atwood and really didn't know her style. listen to it if you want but don't use your credit buy it for 1.39 and then forget about the book because this is not a Gilead story it doesn't relate to it if I could return this book I'm going to because this book really sucks.

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A story this short shouldn't be this lackluster. Got what I paid for here.

Bad book / Writing. Actor was fine.

I wouldn't recommend this book at all. Arupt ending, shallow plotting, mild transphobia, it's truly awful.

4 retired college professors plot revenge against a male colleague and his gang who did one of them wrong 4 years ago. They actually only get revenge against one person, who had already sought forgiveness.

It blows my mind that this was the same author who wrote The Handmaids Tale.

Great narration, sparklingly humorous and clever.

Dialogue and performance were wonderful. Such a humorous and thought-provoking tale. Atwood is masterful.

Cheesy

The plot has adults, but the story ad dialogue is juvenile. Life is too short,.

Luxurious Language

The plot and characters are rich with complexity. I really enjoyed the feminist tone. Enjoy