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The Handmaid's Tale is simultaneously terrifying and captivating. There's so much that could be said about it, but I'm not going to attempt to broach that level that interaction with the book here--I'm sure many other people have done it better and with a greater body of referential material at hand.
What I will say about this book is that Atwood's writing is phenomenal. I would and will read her work again, if this is an indication of what her other novels are like. She uses time and mystery to ...more
What I will say about this book is that Atwood's writing is phenomenal. I would and will read her work again, if this is an indication of what her other novels are like. She uses time and mystery to ...more
More 4.5 but definitely close to 5.
Full review can be read on my blog.
This. Sh*t. Is. Scary.
And it is scary because I can actually believe it could become real…
With any other dystopian novels, I get fascinate by the worlds presented, and although I would never want to live there, I can imagine them and enjoy them in some way. With Gilead… I do not want to do that. It feels too close to reality and this is thanks to Atwood’s amazing way of spinning the story. The uncertainty that wraps around you ...more
Full review can be read on my blog.
This. Sh*t. Is. Scary.
And it is scary because I can actually believe it could become real…
With any other dystopian novels, I get fascinate by the worlds presented, and although I would never want to live there, I can imagine them and enjoy them in some way. With Gilead… I do not want to do that. It feels too close to reality and this is thanks to Atwood’s amazing way of spinning the story. The uncertainty that wraps around you ...more
It was just creepy... This is the third Atwood book I've read and so far, all three have given me the creeps. Each of them has been so dark and hopeless. So near and yet, so far away from the reality / truth. Atwood weaves such a story that both reality and un-reality intertwined and this is what gives me the creepy feeling.
This book is what today could have been except that society has regressed by centuries in making women, once again, obsolete. Women were housekeepers and child-bearers, basic ...more
This book is what today could have been except that society has regressed by centuries in making women, once again, obsolete. Women were housekeepers and child-bearers, basic ...more
One of the best "feminist" style pieces I have read in a long time. Quite possibly the best. Every woman should read this. In fact, every woman should read Atwood. Her tone and descriptions fall heavy on the female heart. I eat up everything she writes, and beg for more.
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Intense, emotional, and frighteningly within the realm of possibility, especially given the current political climate. It was believable because the changes occurred gradually, rights were stripped little by little, until there was a defining moment, an overthrow, that changed the nation and created Gilead. It is also interesting to note that the author did base parts of the novel on actual events throughout history and in different cultures, that some of these actions and beliefs are based on r
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