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The Handmaid’s Tale
The Handmaid’s Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1)
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What does a woman say when she's not allowed to speak, think, or have a past? A hell of a lot it seems. This book I read in January...took me long enough to write a reviee. Jeez...you're slackin', Diandra.

This book has been on my TBR for a long time. I was so fascinated by the thought of these women being some sort of concubine for the so called "Commanders", higher ups in this weird futuristic religious dystopian society. What story coul ...more
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