Wilderness Tips

by Margaret Atwood

This is a collection of short stories from the author of "Cat's Eye" and "The Handmaid's Tale". The settings range from late-1950s coffee bars where poetry readings are subversive, to wild Canadian landscapes that are both menacing and alluring.

• ISBN10: 0307797988
• ISBN13: 9780307797988
• Publish Date: 8 June 2011 (first published 1 September 1991)
• Publish Status: Active
• Imprint: Anchor Books
• Format: eBook
• Pages: 153
• Language: English

Reviews

[brokentune]

I'm going to have to take a break from Margaret Atwood. I love her novels, but her short stories have left little impression on me. (And let's not even mention my recent run in with The Heart Goes Last...).

There are only two stories in Wilderness Tips that I can remember and that were of some interest to me - Uncles and The Age of Lead.
The latter caught my interest because it makes reference to the Franklin expedition, which is an event I have some interest in.

Other than that, the stories are well written and quite subdued. Each deals with some quiet desperation involving its main characters. There are no punches or fireworks, but a long and slow unfolding of the story or theme.