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The Handmaid’s Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1)

Margaret Atwood

Start date: May 1, 2024

Finish date: May 31, 2024

Discussion: The Handmaid's Tale (May)

Why we're reading this: "A rat in a maze is free to go anywhere, as long as it stays inside the maze.”…more
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The Handmaid's Tale (May)

Reread for anybody else?
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last updated May 07, 2024 10:40AM

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Mar 10, 2024 Sopy rated it liked it

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I do quite like the narrative voice but is not necessarily an exhilarating read - which I suppose is on purpose. Quite frustrating at times actually, but a good political message nonetheless. This book teaches the importance of standing up for your rights before it is too late.

Once I borrowed someone's copy and it had black mold on it and I gagged in my English lit class when I saw it. ...more

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Dec 01, 2024 Mairi Laing rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Soul crushing and terrifying how close to reality this could become.
Some sentences in this novel can depict the female world, while showing how it can be a million times worse.
This is a must read for every single person.

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