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I think this book is a bit overrated. 50 page into the book everything that needed to be said about this story had already been conveyed. I got that there was a fundamentalist Christian dictatorship that had a hang-up on Old Testament handmaids. For the rest of the book nothing much happened and the conclusion was too fussy for my liking. I did not like the film much either.
Nov 20, 2012
Anne Charnock
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Atwood insists on categorizing The Handmaid’s Tale as speculative fiction as opposed to science fiction since she feels no technological breakthroughs are needed to make this story a reality. This book is a landmark in feminist dystopian literature and tackles the issue of religious fascism. However, I felt The Handmaid’s Tale required a greater suspension of disbelief than some dystopian stories – not in the overall theme, but in the detail. Nevertheless, Atwood raises a spectre that sticks in
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I wish I could give half stars, cause this is just barely 4 and not 5 stars to me.
