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

Margaret Atwood

Start date: February 17, 2012

Finish date: February 27, 2012

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Jul 11, 2013 Nina rated it it was amazing

I was enraptured by this book. I know everyone does not have the same response. The universe she creates is an extreme version of what might happen if our societies values about women were taken to their extreme. What I found most interesting was that, even though it was a very extreme world she writes, I was still resonating with how women are valued in the book and where they stem from. This resulted in alternating waves of sadness and anger. I am not a reader who cares much about the technica ...more

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Apr 01, 2020 Amani Haak rated it really liked it

Shelves: i-loved-it, dystopia, classics, mixed-feelings, nrr

I really enjoyed reading this book. The pacing of the novel was perfect. It moved at the exact pace I wanted and the non-linear storytelling worked perfectly. The characters were dynamic and compelling and I just wanted to keep going.

I feel the author does a great job of creating a world that explores gender roles but also what it means to be human. This dystopian story has withstood the test of time. I was curious about everything to do with this future M. Atwood imagined for us. I wanted to k ...more

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Sep 17, 2019 Maria Montoya added it · review of another edition

Very boring and a hard read

Too much prose and descriptive writing. I've never needed to read five paragraphs describing how the leaves looked. What a disappointmdnt ...more

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