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The Handmaid’s Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1)

Margaret Atwood

Start date: March 1, 2010

Finish date: March 31, 2010

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Mar 01, 2009 Angela Randall rated it it was amazing

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Captivating story, with a whole lot to think about. I especially liked the way it ended, even though it could be seen as a way of Margaret Atwood showing everyone just how clever she was with all of the references to this, that and the other. However, it was a great way to resolve the story while leaving so many questions unanswered. Brilliant tactic. ...more

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Nov 18, 2008 Jamie rated it it was amazing

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Offred is a Handmaid in the Republic of Gilead. She may leave the home of the Commander and his wife to walk to food markets whose signs are now pictures instead of words because women are no longer allowed to read. She must lie on her back once a month and pray that the Commander makes her pregnant, because in an age of declining births, Offred and the other Handmaids are valued only if their ovaries are viable.

Offred can remember the years before, when she lived and m ...more

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