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I so much love everything by Margaret Atwood...she is so interesting and what a wonderful, wonderful writer!
This is an example of the offspring of fanaticism and government overreach gone wrong. The sad thing is that I can almost see us spiraling down into a similar hole. I like to think that the world is more nuanced and intelligent than that but this kind of thing has happened before (think Germany, 1930's).
Offred was an interesting character. In a lot of books like this, the main character would be shown as brave and stoic. They would not crack under pressure. Offred tells us right away that if pu ...more
Offred was an interesting character. In a lot of books like this, the main character would be shown as brave and stoic. They would not crack under pressure. Offred tells us right away that if pu ...more
Amazing book, even more timely in the last seven+ years.
Dec 07, 2007
Joseph Patla
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