Good Bones and Simple Murders

I've been reading a long novel for a couple weeks. It's good enough that I want to keep reading, but slow enough that I keep putting it down. I found Margaret Atwood's Good Bones and Simple Murders at the library and thought it would be perfect to dip into. It is a collection of rather short stories, some are only a page or two. They aren't your typical short stories and are difficult to define. They are extraordinarily inventive though and brimming with Atwood's trademark voice. It may be a bit of a stretch, but I felt the theme linking the stories was they were largely about how we tell stories. She gives the perspective of characters like the Little Red Hen and Gertrude from Hamlet. I loved "There Was Once," which is the voice of two people, one trying to tell a fairytale-like story and the other interrupting about the stereotypes being perpetuated in the tale. I also loved "Happy Endings," which begins: "John and Mary meet. What happens next?" It goes on to look at different possible scenarios. I adore Margaret Atwood and her unmatched wit so I really enjoyed this book and would recommend it to her fans. (Though it may not be the best introduction to the uninitiated.)