I found the earlier parts of this book realistic and haunting, something that many readers seem to share. The mystery of the disappearance of the protagonist's father and the dynamics of the personal relationships keep this book humming along. In the end I found it surrealist and very strangely compelling. Overall the book continues in a dreamlike, haunting manner, even after the strong change in the narrative. I continue to think about it months later.

Not like much of the other Atwood I've read, but it still has that stamp of weird.

Eye-opening, sickening and ultimately hopeful. I devoured this book in a weekend. Siegle treats a difficult subject with impressive warmth, subtlety and finesse.

Unnerving, but gently humorous, this book left me with plenty of thoughts. I have not read any of her other works (how?), but I now intend to remedy this soon. I enjoyed the discussion around complexity of the adoption narrative.