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Update: Margaret Atwood announced that she is writing a sequel, set 20 years into the future from the ending of "The Handmaid's Tale". It's called "The Testaments".
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"The Handmaid's Tale" is a very chilling book about a dystopian society. If we look back at the atrocities and genocides that have happened in reality, Margaret Atwood's novel has a scary ring of truth to it. It was hard to get into the book at first, but then I could not put it down as she drew ...more
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"The Handmaid's Tale" is a very chilling book about a dystopian society. If we look back at the atrocities and genocides that have happened in reality, Margaret Atwood's novel has a scary ring of truth to it. It was hard to get into the book at first, but then I could not put it down as she drew ...more
FANTASTIC. I 'read' the Audible version narrated by Claire Danes, and she does a great job. I have not (yet) seen any of the TV show but now I MUST watch, just to get 'more' of this story! The only thing about the book, tho, is that the END seemed to be when the story actually STARTS. Hard to believe that Atwood wrote this 30 years ago, as it feels so contemporary. --Jen from Quebec :0)
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This is one of my favourite books. I listed it as American, but it's Canadian (however I felt that through the reading she was talking about America). It's a horrifying story of a woman forced to endure monthly rape to help an upclass infertile family have a child. The story is brilliantly crafted, through a series of memories of Offred we learn that she was employed and independent before the war changed everything. Her mother, a strong feminist, did not inspire the watchdog mentality in her da
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Not sure why I was so keen to read this (probably from seeing all the hype and reviews), but if I’d wanted to read more about a dystopia I could’ve simply just read the news.
Didn’t enjoy the writing too, but I think the monotony was part of the voice.
Didn’t enjoy the writing too, but I think the monotony was part of the voice.
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