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Dec 05, 2013
Ashley
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it was amazing
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I reread this after maybe 10-12 years. Not only does it hold up, I now find the "conference" transcript at the end so much more pointed a critique.
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This is the second Atwood book I've read. And I once again enjoyed and was a bit frightened by her ability to make her society so real. Fertile women have been forced into sexual servitude for the benefit of the country, after a strict training on piety. Apparently, from the scene where there are tourists, there isn't a world-wide fertility issue. Offred lives with the Commander, Fred, and his wife and once a month she has sex with the Commander (with his wife present.) Anyway, Offred lives in t
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Nov 29, 2017
Jill
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really liked it
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I read this years ago, but wanted to listen to it and really gained a different perspective doing so. Thank you Margaret Atwood for such a well-written book.
Mar 05, 2010
Noam
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really liked it
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I can't believe it took me so long to get to this book!
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Aug 09, 2008
Sarah
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really liked it
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Oct 28, 2022
Alison
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really liked it
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Aug 16, 2010
alana
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it was amazing
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Mar 31, 2011
Alexandra
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it was amazing
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