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In a dystopicly polluted rightwing religious tyranny, a young woman is put in sexual slavery on account of her now rare fertility.
Serialisation of Margaret Atwood's novel set in a world of women under oppression.
Just gave-up to this new TV version about this book. Perhaps I am not in the right mood for it.
Even so, I still do prefer the printed version and the movie with Natasha Richardson, Faye Dunaway and Aidan Quinn. ...more
In a dystopicly polluted rightwing religious tyranny, a young woman is put in sexual slavery on account of her now rare fertility.
Serialisation of Margaret Atwood's novel set in a world of women under oppression.
Just gave-up to this new TV version about this book. Perhaps I am not in the right mood for it.
Even so, I still do prefer the printed version and the movie with Natasha Richardson, Faye Dunaway and Aidan Quinn. ...more
This book holds up well a second time although there's a 30-year time difference between reading and listening. Clare Danes' voice was perfect for the story. I alternated between listening and reading.
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This book went on forever and then it just...ended. Ugh.
What bothered me more than anything was a complete failure to establish time frame within this. It was completely impossible to discern the main characters approximate age and/or time duration since the revolution thing because of conflicting and contradictory information. She couldn't have been too young because she had been childbearing when it went down and was still childbearing age....and yet her inured attitude suggested decades of a ...more
What bothered me more than anything was a complete failure to establish time frame within this. It was completely impossible to discern the main characters approximate age and/or time duration since the revolution thing because of conflicting and contradictory information. She couldn't have been too young because she had been childbearing when it went down and was still childbearing age....and yet her inured attitude suggested decades of a ...more
I listened to this book on CD unabridged..and I could not stop!!
I totally was into this book.. I thought it was a great read and very thought provoking!!
I totally was into this book.. I thought it was a great read and very thought provoking!!
I didn't see this particular theme coming in this book, but once I caught onto the Brave New World/1984-ish ideas, I loved it even more.
Excellent, vivid writing. This book makes me weep for society.
While the ending was unsatisfactory (as Atwood probably intended), it was the best way to end the story. ...more
Excellent, vivid writing. This book makes me weep for society.
While the ending was unsatisfactory (as Atwood probably intended), it was the best way to end the story. ...more
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