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"Debt" has never just been a political and economic issue, nor is it just something that CEOs, heads of state, hedge fund managers, or mortgage lenders should be concerned about. It is also a cultural issue closely related to modern people's lives. Research on debt and wealth affects the way we think. In "Paying Off: The Dark Side of Debt and Wealth," Atwood uses a limited space to delve into the ancient and important topic of debt, analyzing it at the level of religion, literature, and social structure. This book is both a unique lecture on economic history and a literary work on morality, politics, and theology, including credit cards, computer programming, "Star Trek", Dickens novels, "The Divine Comedy", the history of taxation and other diverse knowledge - Atwood's encyclopedic citations make "Repay", like many of her works, a weird but wonderful mixture.

Throughout the ages, female characters in narratives have been either beautiful and kind, or ugly and vicious. The silent queen in "Hamlet" and the extremely ugly and vicious sister in "Cinderella". When gender stereotypes become shackles, all Atwood has to do is untie, disrupt and reshape them. This time, Atwood is taking offense on behalf of offended women. I don't even have a name. All this time, I was just "that ugly sister", with the emphasis on the word "ugly". --Page 18 of this book

Atwood has long been known in the world of literature more for her novels, but her literary creation began with poetry. This book collects Atwood's poetry creation from 1965 to 1995, including two previously published poetry anthologies "Poems: 1965-1975" and "Poems: 1976-1986" and the poetry collection "Morning in the Burnt House". The language of Atwood's poetry is accurate, clear, and restrained, without any arrangement, and is devoted to the exploration of rhythmic flexibility. A bus trip, a few postcards, the vast wilderness, and everyday trivial matters can all be loaded with astonishing passion and power. In a large number of poems that focus on women's topics, she reveals the oppression and violence of women in a patriarchal society. Her writing style is often sharp and almost cruel, reflecting the poet's strong spiritual foundation.

This is a novel with a clever structure and stories within stories. There are two heroines in the novel, one is Laura, who died in a car accident at the beginning of the novel; the other is her sister Alice, who lives in the shadow of the deceased and recalls the past that is almost forgotten. The story about the blind assassin was written by Laura during her lifetime. It describes the love affair between a rich lady and a poor young man who was on the run in the turbulent 1930s. At the same time, the lovers imagined a story that took place on another planet. This fictional story is filled with love, sacrifice and betrayal. The same is true in real life. Alice married wealthy businessman Richard. In the eyes of outsiders, this was a happy marriage. However, as everyone knew, Richard extended his claws to his sister-in-law Laura. As a result, Laura's car accident made people suspicious...