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I give 3.5 stars for this book and another 0.5 stars for its idea.
I mean - this book is chilling and all, and many said it's still relevant to this day (I agree). But one thing I don't really like is the way this books is written - there are so many vague plots and loopholes that I found unsatisfactory. It's not as if the plot is mysterious, it's just very unclear. Why the situation happened, how it happened, and all the explanations that I wished Atwood would give just a bit more, just to make ...more
I mean - this book is chilling and all, and many said it's still relevant to this day (I agree). But one thing I don't really like is the way this books is written - there are so many vague plots and loopholes that I found unsatisfactory. It's not as if the plot is mysterious, it's just very unclear. Why the situation happened, how it happened, and all the explanations that I wished Atwood would give just a bit more, just to make ...more
It's embarrassing that I've gotten this far in life without having read this book. In fact, the only Atwood I read previous to this was Alias Grace. (And that was for a college English class. One of only two books in that class that I read to completion, if I recall correctly. The other was "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas." I read two books out of the half dozen or so we were assigned and still got a 3.0. It wasn't a good class.)
Anyway, "The Handmaid's Tale" is yet another book that seems cliche ...more
Anyway, "The Handmaid's Tale" is yet another book that seems cliche ...more
I'd like to title this review: I need a sequel.
I've been simultaneously eager to and dreading reading this book, because of the content inside. I'm happy to say it was much different than I expected. Nothing but respect for Margaret Atwood's ability to discuss such horrific issues in a dystopian world which sadly has much of a historical connection, in a way that maintains respect for its characters and paints most of them in a complex, multidimensional manner. Offred is such an amazing protago ...more
I've been simultaneously eager to and dreading reading this book, because of the content inside. I'm happy to say it was much different than I expected. Nothing but respect for Margaret Atwood's ability to discuss such horrific issues in a dystopian world which sadly has much of a historical connection, in a way that maintains respect for its characters and paints most of them in a complex, multidimensional manner. Offred is such an amazing protago ...more
My friend said it best when she said, "Reading The Handmaid's Tale gives me the same feelings as when I read The Hunger Games but turned up to 11." This book is anxiety-inducing and scarily relevant currently. I highly recommend it, if you can handle it.
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Devastating, terrifying and gripping. Atwood is amazing at ratcheting up the tension. I hated the story, as I was supposed to, and was miserable reading it. But I'm glad I read it. I'm sure I'll be thinking about it for ages.
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Atwood's writing is superb, but this book depressed me.
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Mar 04, 2010
Carly Thompson
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Oct 04, 2013
Cari
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really liked it
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