"I have read at least 35 of those books and other than her good choice of getting rid of "The Handmaid's Tale" (because Atwood makes me want to chew my leg off to get away--yes, I know she's Canadian), I would have them at my place if I still had books. Gave them all away to the share shop, public library and school librAry. Heaven forfend." - Peace

I giggled. Myself, I'm very fond of Atwood's prose, but while I know lots of women who read all her books, I don't think I've met even one man who does. There must be a few men who do, somewhere. I suspect the 'chew my leg off to get away' reaction has something to do with the horror of discovering that many women have a subset of thought processes that are wholly alien to the way most men cogitate on their experiences. ;-D