Cat's Eye

As my first Atwood novel ever pored through, I think this is an excellent choice for those wishing for an introduction to her. The prose was engaging, the timeline expansive, and the protagonist one of those that you can't help to sort of identify with, whether it's in entire spans of happenstance or just a line here or two that sheds light on the situation.

The one complaint I have is that, at first, I was a bit bewildered as to the setup of the novel. That is to say, it took me a little bit of time to grow accustomed to the fact that it happens in both flashbacks and present-day circumstances, both of which are intermingled with one another and aren't labelled with dates or other such markers. However, once one becomes more used to that factor of the setup, then it becomes a much more enjoyable read.

Overall, it's encouraged me to pick up another one of Atwood's novels in the future, which I consider to be a good sign.