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chrispd01 t1_j0m1fpj wrote

Atwood is one of the great writers of her gneration. As my English teacher Ms Williams said of Shakespeare “if you dont like his writing, its really more your fault than his”

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not_so_subtle_now t1_j0mvyx7 wrote

> “if you dont like his writing, its really more your fault than his”

Not so much a fault as a preference. Though if someone is of the opinion they are bad writers (as OP seems to think of Atwood)... in that case I'd agree with your teacher.

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chrispd01 t1_j0mwmjk wrote

Well, she would’ve said like but in any event I think she was just trying to turn a memorable phrase for a bunch of highschoolers in the mid-1980s

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