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The Handmaid’s Tale
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December 1, 2010
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December 31, 2010

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Michael Finocchiaro
Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale is a tale of terror as well as a warning. The dystopian future she describes in "Gilead" which appears to be centered in Boston (due to the reference to Mass Ave and the town of Salem) is chillingly misogynistic where women are reduced to strict categories: Martha for housework and cooking, Jezebels (easy to guess, right?), Eyes, Angels (soldiers for the state), infertile Wives and potentially fertile Handmaids. It is beautifully written with lots of flashba ...more
Ying Ying
Apr 21, 2017 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Without warning that this book is fiction, you could believe that the terrifying story might have been real. The writing captivates imagination; emotion and mystery are immersive. Even in the end, you are left wondering what happened to the narrator and the rest of characters.
This book is also an invitation to appreciate the privileges we have nowadays, an invitation to question the rules a society might have, and an invitation to explore the immutable human conditions such as desire.
Leni Iversen
It may not be the best dystopian fiction I have read, but it is the one I can most easily see happen. There are countries today that are marching in that direction. And that is horrifying.
Sandro
Mar 10, 2018 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
ძალიან მომეწონა, მიკვირს ქართული რევიუ რომ ვერ ვნახე, არადა მეგონა ფემინისტური კულტურა საქართველოში მეტნაკლებად ინტელექტუალური იყო, წესით ასეთი პოსტაპოკალიფსური სურათი მათთვის ინსპირაციის წყარო უნდა გამხდარიყო, მაგრამ სამწუხაროდ ისინიც იმ პოლიტიკური კონიუნქტურის მსგავსადვე არიან გამომხმარნი, როგორშიც უწევთ არსებობა.
ჩემი აზრით ეს წიგნი ძალიან ბევრი რამის ლაკმუსია, სამოქალაქო აქტივიზმის ძალიან მნიშვნელოვანი მოტივატორი, ერთგვარი სახელმძღვანელოა, როგორ გადადის ძალადობის მდორე ნაკადი, უთანასწორების
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Rob McKenna
Jan 18, 2016 rated it really liked it
Every YA dystopian book of the past 30 years owes a huge debt to this. I can't imagine Suzanne Collins and Veronica Roth could leave this out of their "major influences" discussion and keep a straight face. Highly recommended, not just for being the speculative fiction bridge between Brave New World and the Hunger Games, but for its thought-provoking look at gender issues - just as relevant today as it was 30 years ago. ...more
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