Payback (17)

Payback
Margaret Atwood
Read 6/28/09

I had the opportunity to see Maraget Atwood speak last fall. Authors don't tour like rock starts so I was pleased to have the opportunity to hear her speak. She is very entertaing with a wicked sense of humor which surprised me but probably shouldn't have. Afterward I purchased a copy of her newest book Payback and she autographed it.

The book looks at the relationship between creditor and debtor, not just in money but in all exchanges.
The first section looked at Ancient balances and our sense of fairness and balance. Next she examined debt and sin, and their relationship in history. Next was debt as a plot. The last section was 'the Shadow Side' that looked at thing such as debtors prisons etc.

The book was interesting in its topic but the two thing that made it readable was first of all, Atwood's style of writing it in a very conversational way, as if you were sitting down with her and discussing it. The next thing that made it interesting was the examples in history.. it was a brief lesson in many subject that made it all the more enjoyable to read.