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

Margaret Atwood

Start date: November 19, 2015

Finish date: November 20, 2015

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Aug 22, 2007 Chessa rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: sf_fantasy, uptopia_dystopia, feminist, own_it, millions

Truly chilling dystopian tale of how society could be if certain fundamentalists took over society. I picked this up from a free shelf in Tulum, Mexico on my belated honeymoon and devoured it. One of those books that I had put off reading for some reason, and after having finished it I wondered why I did so. Amazing.

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Aug 13, 2007 tl rated it it was amazing

the handmaid’s tale has got to be my favorite of all of margaret atwood's books. it is the perfect blend cynicism, paranoia and self-preservation. oddly i remember when the movie came out and atwood’s story was criticized as being too extreme -- i guess it’s hard to feel that way now it seems to become more realistic every day. i think of this story every time i use my debt card to buy a pack of cigarettes. ...more

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Oct 15, 2008 Julie rated it really liked it

Definitely chilling, in a this-could-be-the-possible-future sort of way. I've actually never read 1984, but I did read Brave New World and even though the two have the same overall subject of utopias gone horribly wrong, The Handmaid's Tale was something that I could quite possibly fear as it deals along the lines of female sexual slavery...
This is a book that sits with you. ...more

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Dec 24, 2007 Jenny rated it did not like it

Maybe I'm stupid, but I didn't get this book at all. It was just disturbing and when I got to the last page, I was like, "really? That was it?" It was definately an original story and I liked it for that, b/c it made me think "well, what if..." but yeah.

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Oct 30, 2009 Booktart rated it liked it

I think the three stars has to do more with my reading mood at this time than the quality of the book. This is the kind of book I would love to discuss with someone because it has so many nuances, relevant themes, etc. Definitely a worthwhile read.

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