The Handmaid’s Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1) in Crazy Challenge Connection

Jun 03, 2023 christene_littlelibrary rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: g-fantasy, read-in-2023, z-ttx-nbrc-2024, g-classics, z-1001-books

The Handmaid's Tale is a very well written book about a dystopian society where the child-bearing women are rounded up and forced to produce children for the barren Wives. It's a really interesting plot and I did enjoyed reading this book. I can't believe this was written in 1980s. Margaret Atwood really is a phenomenal writer. Will definetely recommend this to my friends. The ending is bit too hanging but will definitely read the 2nd book. 4/5. ...more

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Mar 12, 2018 Jenn G rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: borrowed-from-library, read-in-2018, 4-stars

4.5

I think it would have been a 5 stars rating if I didn't already known so much about the story before starting the book... but the ending helped a lot! It was so scary reading it cause I was thinking how easy it would be to be real... ...more

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Jul 21, 2018 Angie rated it did not like it

Shelves: dnf

Okay, I'm going to be a buzzkill and say it... I don't get the near-fanatical love I see from others about this book.

This seems like the kind of book I should like. Dystopian? Check. Exploration of social issues? Check. But I just didn't care for it. I found something missing from Atwood's prose, and most importantly, I didn't connect with any of the characters. I just didn't care what happened to them. Maybe I'm not in the right mood for it? I don't know. Perhaps I'll revisit it later. For now ...more

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