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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.
I think one way to define a good book is one that makes you think after you've finished it, and this book definitely qualifies. Some of the worlds that Margaret Atwood creates seem so off the wall, and at first glance you can cast it off as something that could never happen. However, with the state of womens' rights around the world and the various fanatical groups, and scary to wonder if something could happen the way she explains.
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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...
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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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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.
Rereading this for book club (November 2020).
Jun 03, 2008
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it was amazing
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