This is a short story about 3 women plotting to take revenge on a group of men who made their friends life miserable. They are planning to kill them in different ways. This is a fun read, it’s quick it’s funny the characters are well fleshed out for a short story. It’s a great read for the lovely weather. I encourage everyone to pick it up and sit in the sun and just have a good time. It’s available on kindle unlimited

Good short story very easy to get into just wish it was a little longer as once you got into it, it ended.

I took part in a readalong organised by the Tandem Collective, in return for a digital download of this short story.

It was fun and fast-moving, and exceptionally well-written, as you’d expect from Margaret Atwood.

The ending was perhaps a bit predictable and a bit subdued, but certainly it’s a tonic to the current trend in revenge stories, reminding us that time will bring its own kind of justice to those who slight us.

Definitely worth reading, and I’m glad I took part.

Three word review: time avenges all.

A witty short story with likable characters, but ends rather abruptly?
Thanks to Netgalley for a copy of the book!

Definitely a fun group of characters. Love the hyjinks. A nice quick read that will leave you laughing and wanting more.

I received my copy of Cut and Thirst from NetGalley.

This was such a quick read and it felt like it flew by because of all the scheming. I loved how karma came to everyone involved whether they liked it or not because of aging.

This is a short, delicious story about a group of old friends who get together for cheese and drinks and decide to avenge a friend who was wronged. Christie's attempt was laugh out loud funny, the ongoing friendship between the women was very beautiful and the final page - the visit to Fern, was perfect. This could have been a 400 page novel, but Atwood gets everything across with such care, brevity and meaning that the whole story is here in these few pages.

Thanks to NetGalley and Amazon Original Stories for a review copy of this short story.

Cut and Thirst is a short story about a group of women who want to get revenge on the men who maligned their writer friend in book reviews. I thought the story started off in a confusing kind of way - I couldn't quite wrap my head around it - but towards the middle, it started to come together quite well and I enjoyed the ending.

Margaret Atwood is one of my favourite authors, but this definitely isn’t her best work. I dont hate it, but I definitely don’t love it and I wouldn’t read it again. I do think there are some important lessons in this piece for sure, but frankly it was more boring than her other work. Even though I have loved her work since I was in grade three ( I seriously first read one of her novels in grade three) it unfortunately wasn’t worth my time to read this piece. I still love her writing though and I don’t think that will change.

This quirky short story was a delight! Brilliant “older” ladies sticking together and planning not one but several murders all in the name of friendship. Loved it!

Cut and Thirst is a bit witty, a bit disturbing, but sadly very lacking in substance.

Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC for an honest review.

A little confusing, beautifully written, and delightfully absurd. I enjoyed reading this a lot, but I do wish it was longer. I felt a little lost at the beginning, got into it more in the middle, and then felt like the ending came too soon. I'd be interested in a longer story from these characters! 3.75/5

This short story is the perfect tale of mortality and revenge. The banter of these four sisters will draw you in and wish you were part of their gang. Reminiscent of the popular TV show 'Gilmore Girls', Margaret Atwood ties her characters' past relationships with their academic rivals and each other perfectly in a neat bow within just 40 pages. It'll leave you craving more stories from each sister, learning just enough to feel like you might belong to their world.

Interesting short stories. My first Margret Atwood novel. Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for this gifted arc.

Cut and Thirst was an amusing little story. Three women are plotting revenge on some of their writing colleagues for targeting another of their friends who had success as a writer. It's Margaret Atwood, so the writing is sharp and clever. It's also a short story, so there wasn't much development of plot or the characters, but it was entertaining nonetheless.

Margaret Atwood managed to cram alot of story into this short story. Timing between the planning and execution was short so they'd not lose their nerve. We've all had those days when we'd commit some heinous acts if we could get away with them! But in the end, they proved their loyalty to their friend....in some pretty amazing ways.

My only complaint is that this story was too short (not that it was hard to figure out from the “short story” bit in the description…) There is a whole book in this, and I would love to read it. Feel-good maybe-mass-murder-but-more-of-diarrhoea committed by old(er) ladies? Atwood’s genius is proven once again by the fact that she can toss out fleshed-out characters, a fun story, both modern and historical (if it’s pre-social media, it’s practically medieval age) social commentary into a story that goes, oooh, for 24 pages. If the author ever decides to expand it to book-length, I want to be the first to know.

"Cut and thirst?" says Myrna. "I like that," says Leonie. "First you murder someone and then you need a drink."

This was a hilarious little short story. About women who have gathered for years and have decided that they will not let a slight that happened years ago to their friend - they won't let it go unavenged any longer. They sort through revenge options, peruse previous memories and moments, and sort a list of those that need revenge. They were a funny group and this short had me laughing and reading lines out lout to my mom. So good. It's okay it was so short, it packs a wonderful punch in the few pages it is, but I would definitely read a longer book about this bunch of ladies. This was a good time.


A huge thank you to the author and publisher for providing an e-ARC via Netgalley. This does not affect my opinion regarding the book.

Big yes for me! I can relate to this, I am a teaching prof and my bestie and I.... well I can see us in a decade or 3 being these characters. This is funny, witty, and I am all in for the female friendships, the snarky revenge vibes, and the outstanding banter.

This story had potential and could have been better. I wasn't a fan of the abrupt, and repetitive start. I liked the idea of them reminiscing and plotting some revenge for their friend. In between some long-winded and somewhat boring writing, there were good sayings and quotes. I just wish the delivery didn't fall short during the first 60%. After that, the book picks up, but them just as abruptly as it picks up, it ends. I enjoy a good short story, but I'm not sure this is one of them.
2.5 stars