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And this revenge had been passed along from Fern to the three of them I rather liked the way this reminded me a bit of the set up to many of Roberto Bola o s short stories which usually involve minor poets with a long simmering distaste for each other s work Though here we have a man with a inflated sense of literary value than perhaps warranted being propped up by the poetlings in his circle who all happen to be able to use their voice in literary journals to shout over the efforts of women in the field and this man has seen his omission from an anthology as a slight worth ruining a woman s career over The aspect of these men denouncing Fern as an encapsulation of everything that was wrong with fiction writing today and critiquing her books as vapid as a form of revenge certainly strikes a chord even today where men will decry the death of the novel when they usually just mean a woman has written a popular and critically acclaimable work and it reminded me a bit of the frustrating misogyny and racism of the short lived and failed Sad Puppies movement to elbow women especially women of color out of sci fi and awards So it is easy to root for these friends of Fern as they comically plot their revenge while also starting to realize it will be a dish served so cold that it might already be moldy and forgotten Their respect for murderers is increasing not so easy.
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Myrna Leonie and Chrissy meet every Thursday to muse about planning a murder that would avenge their dear friend Fern Decades ago a group of male colleagues publicly undermined her confidence her writing career and her health and now that she has taken a turn for the worse the plan seems long overdue WHY MUST A SIMPLE MURDER BE SO COMPLICATED This 35 page SHORT story free for Prime members in April didn t quite resonate with me but I did highlight one favorite passage Karma s a bitch except sometimes it gets the wrong address Oops 9781662523335 This was just really odd of a story I think it could have been better if it didn t start in such an abrupt and confusing way I liked their plan of what they were plotting to do to revenge their friend I just didn t really like the way it was written I actually liked it at the very end and it got less confusing but overall this was just an odd little story. Cut and Thirst kindle Read for free from First Reads 9781662523335 Revenge is a dish best eaten cold says Myrna Fern would say it s a dish best not eaten at all says Chrissy a little sadly Cut and Thirst is an amusing and clever short story about three old er women plotting revenge Myrna Leonie and Chrissy blame a group of men for their friend Fern s declining health and are keen on the idea of some vigilante justice But who knew it d be so difficult to come up with the plans to murder nine people without getting caught This isn t a particularly deep story but it s humorous and witty and I kind of loved the characters I mean you ve got to admire their loyalty to their friend even if they perhaps take it a bit too far or do they Chrissy s adventure is delightful and something I could totally see happening to me well provided I ever worked up the nerve to exact revenge on someone in such a manner anyway. PDF Cut and thirsty's While this story does end rather abruptly the lead up to the ending is just about perfect Their final attempt at revenge against Humphrey is ridiculous in the best possible way I just wish it had been longer I d happily read an entire novel about Myrna Leonie Chrissy and their vengeful hijinks. Cut and Thirst kindle store 85 stars rounded up Many thanks to NetGalley and Original Stories for providing me with a copy of this story to review Its publication date was May 1 2024 9781662523335 I thoroughly enjoyed this short story featuring three retired professors who meet weekly to reminisce about their lives and careers over cheese and their beverage of choice Their discussions turn to the topic of one of their common friends Fern a writer who was targeted in a coordinated effort instigated by a fellow writer to ruin her literary career years ago The friends believe that this incident created a situation that exacerbated her declining health We follow them as they go about devising a plan to avenge their friend who is unaware of their intentions As they weigh their options with meticulous precision it soon becomes evident that framing and executing a foolproof plan might prove to be a tad complicated than they had anticipated. Cut and thirstfirst Touching upon themes of aging friendship loyalty revenge and professional jealousy Cut and Thirst by Margaret Atwood is a quick entertaining read I loved the banter between the friends strong Golden Girls vibes With sharp dialogue than a few laugh out loud moments and interesting characters this short story is perfect if you re looking for a palate cleanser or just a good laugh in between serious reading Don t overthink this one and just enjoy the ride This short story was my First Reads choice for April 2024. Book Cut and thirstiest Connect with me Instagram My Blog The StoryGraph 9781662523335 Time takes vengeance upon the living in Margaret Atwood s brief and sardonically satirical story Cut Thirst where the best laid plans of revenge amongst a group of friends finds that aging has already undercut their efforts Witty and whimsical Atwood weaves a story of low level academia scandal writ large around an author s omission from an anthology and the misogynist rebuttal against the woman who edited it capturing an age old discussion on gender inequality and the suppression of women s voices Told primarily through comical dialogue as the women plot their revenge on behalf of their friend amidst drinking gin and tonics and eating a lot of cheese their advancing age continuously overshadows their thoughts and actions With her signature fiery wit aimed at patriarchy which lands better than the fairly uncharitable treatment of social justice expressions of the younger generations Cut Thirst is a quick but enjoyable story Once a revenge got wound up and let loose it had to be seen through to the end Revenges could be inherited they could be passed along this murdering business The aspects on aging show Atwood at her best as she is able to blend the topic with humor and sadness all at once One certainly feels for these characters feeling their bodies failing them or characters with dialogue tinged with constant allusions to her impending mortality and Atwood presents it rather wryly in a way that builds a sense of effective foreshadowing Yet it is still tragic in a way that feels heartfelt and Atwood grappling with issues she is likely facing amongst her own peers such as a husband slipping away to Alzheimer s He asks me what I ve done with Lonnie Lonnie admits about her husband sometimes I wonder that myself The sands of time eroding everyone is omnipresent and tragic even in its satirical presentation and one must reflect on how knowing that our enemies are facing the erosion of time is heartbreaking. Cut and Thirst book Though with the passage of time one starts to feel some of Atwood s once edgy attacks on patriarchy starting to feel a bit out of date as well Atwood who has been criticized in recent years for her own criticisms of modern social movements or being labeled as enacting passive transphobia takes a few shots at youth culture that is likely to raise than a few eyebrows While it can be seen as aging privileged characters perspectives and perhaps not Atwood s own opinions there are frequent jabs at ideas like women having traditionally masculine hobbies or a character saying they can t teach any because students will only read books with everyone behaving perfectly all the time that feels a bit uncharitable even if intended as satire It s an old debate Should art be good art or art that s good for you Once the question gets raised next thing you know they are banning books in libraries While yes there is push back against behaviors being presented in books there is also the knowledge that representation does not equate condoning and this seems to paint Millennials and Gen Z as lacking the media literacy to handle that which just doesn t really help the conversation on pushing back against the misogyny or racism that have long been normalized in the arts It sort of reeks of tone policing and as the vast majority of book challenges are attempting to remove LGBTQ Black or stories about processing and dealing with sexual violence so trying to both sides the issue feels disingenuous Yes it s satire and yes social media lacks nuance and leads to weird pile ons but it just felt like unnecessary punching down and scolding at youth You re merely getting less young a character thinks late in the story why shouldn t things change The line is directed towards the changing of seasons and time eroding the landscape of the past but it can also be true of the ways people argue for social equity. Book Cut and thirsty turtle That aside Cut Thirst feels like classic Atwood and is a reminder that she can be just as charming and engaging in short form as she is with novels A quick read that will probably leave some readers wanting Chrissy Myrna and Leonie meet weekly to avenge the ridicule and damage caused to their close friend Fern by eight men decades previously They publicly humiliated Fern and ruined her writing career revenge is long overdue Are we going to murder them one on one or all of us together like the cauldron scene in Macbeth The freedom older people have in creating a unique perspective is fascinating and parts of the story are funny The story however never pursued any great threads and in the end the story just fizzled out. Cut and Thirst Literature fiction meaning Cut and Thirst is a short story free for Prime members in April and I would have difficulty recommending it The good news is that it is only 35 pages if it s not your cup of tea 9781662523335 Good Mindspinning and humourous 3 old ladies plotting revenge talking so much it felt like a ping pong game Odd little story but still enjoyable 9781662523335 Clever witty and funny Made me chuckle on than one occasion Prime First Read April 2024 9781662523335 2. Cut and thirstfirst ummm well stars Thanx to Netgalley the author and Original Stories for an ecopy This is released today May 1st 2024 I am providing an honest review Well written A bit funny Old privileged white ladies planning revenge on some old white privileged men mostly white anyway A mildly pleasant diversion with a fair bit of eye rolling I was grateful that it was so short so I can t quite rate it a full three Far from the best of Maggie but also far from her worst 9781662523335 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 Cut and ThirstMargaret Atwood was born in 1939 in Ottawa and grew up in northern Ontario Quebec and Toronto She received her undergraduate degree from Victoria College at the University of Toronto and her masters degree from Radcliffe College. EPub Cut and thirsty Throughout her writing career Margaret Atwood has received numerous awards and honourary degrees She is the author of than thirty five volumes of poetry children s literature fiction and non fiction and is perhaps best known for her novels which include The Edible Woman 1970 The Handmaids Tale 1983 The Robber Bride 1994 Alias Grace 1996 and The Blind Assassin which won the prestigious Booker Prize in 2000 Atwoods dystopic novel Oryx and Crake was published in 2003 The Tent mini fic Margaret Atwood was born in 1939 in Ottawa and grew up in northern Ontario Quebec and Toronto She received her undergraduate degree from Victoria College at the University of Toronto and her master s degree from Radcliffe College. Cut and Thirst Literature fiction vs Throughout her writing career Margaret Atwood has received numerous awards and honourary degrees She is the author of than thirty five volumes of poetry children s literature fiction and non fiction and is perhaps best known for her novels which include The Edible Woman 1970 The Handmaid s Tale 1983 The Robber Bride 1994 Alias Grace 1996 and The Blind Assassin which won the prestigious Booker Prize in 2000 Atwood s dystopic novel Oryx and Crake was published in 2003 The Tent mini fictions and Moral Disorder short stories both appeared in 2006 Her most recent volume of poetry The Door was published in 2007 Her non fiction book Payback Debt and the Shadow Side of Wealth in the Massey series appeared in 2008 and her most recent novel The Year of the Flood in the autumn of 2009 Ms Atwood s work has been published in than forty languages including Farsi Japanese Turkish Finnish Korean Icelandic and Estonian In 2004 she co invented the Long Pen TM. Cut and Thirst pdf reader Margaret Atwood currently lives in Toronto with writer Graeme Gibson Associations Margaret Atwood was President of the Writers Union of Canada from May 1981 to May 1982 and was President of International P. Cut and thirstfirst Canadian Centre English Speaking from 1984 1986 She and Graeme Gibson are the Joint Honourary Presidents of the Rare Bird Society within BirdLife International Ms Atwood is also a current Vice President of PEN International site_link.