I never liked the Alanna books as a kid - I read all of them but I didn't like the main character (just didn't connect to her at all which was odd because I like badass female characters) and I'm not too found of Pierce's writing.

I did really like her Circle series, though! I liked almost nothing else by her but I loved books. I wonder if they would stand up to a reread.

Atwood's style changes a lot from book to book, much more so than most authors.

I also think the Handmaid's Tale is the best thing she'll ever write, and that makes it harder for me to enjoy her other works, I think, since to me they're just very unlikely to ever be as good.

Oh man I'm the exact opposite. Loved Handmaid's Tale. Hated Oryx and Craike.