“A striking work.”

– Time

“Marvelously fanny.”

– Maclean’s

“Hilarious, touching, full of wonderfully skewered insights, and very much faster than a speeding bullet.”

– Cosmopolitan

“Nervy, mordant, funny and brilliant.”

– Ms.

“Immensely enjoyable.”

– San Francisco Examiner

“Funny, poignant and briskly energetic.”

– Newsweek

“Margaret Atwood’s third novel constitutes a showcase for the abundant and rich talents of this Canadian poet-author.”

– Montreal Star

“A very funny novel, lightly told with wry detachment and considerable art.”

– Washington Post Book World

“A rich, subtle, deep, delicate, nourishing book. It’s all joy, but it stays with you. [Atwood] has things to tell us.”

– Philadelphia Enquirer