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The Handmaid’s Tale
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Linda
Aug 05, 2007 rated it really liked it
Shelves: fiction
This is a great book, but it was so creepy that I just can't mark the 5th star. In fact, I almost marked the star for "I didn't like it." I can't say I enjoyed the book, but it sure was compelling. One interesting idea that stayed with me for a very long time was how important it is for women to have control of their own money, and how easy it would be for society to take control of that money in an electronic age. For years I resisted direct deposit, automatic payments from my checking accounts ...more
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Alot better than alot of sci-fi I have read. Absorbing.
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