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It was just creepy... This is the third Atwood book I've read and so far, all three have given me the creeps. Each of them has been so dark and hopeless. So near and yet, so far away from the reality / truth. Atwood weaves such a story that both reality and un-reality intertwined and this is what gives me the creepy feeling.
This book is what today could have been except that society has regressed by centuries in making women, once again, obsolete. Women were housekeepers and child-bearers, basic ...more
This book is what today could have been except that society has regressed by centuries in making women, once again, obsolete. Women were housekeepers and child-bearers, basic ...more
This is my favorite dystopian novel. If you're a woman, the world Offred lives in is your worst nightmare. What if the rights women worked so hard to attain were taken away? What if their only value was in their fertility and that value was used to enslave them?
I have to applaud Margaret Atwood for the way she scattered the back story and history throughout the book. It prevents the reader from feeling bogged down in details before getting to the real story.
This was my second read. Still loved i ...more
I have to applaud Margaret Atwood for the way she scattered the back story and history throughout the book. It prevents the reader from feeling bogged down in details before getting to the real story.
This was my second read. Still loved i ...more
I really loved this book, even though it was a bit unsettling at times. It offered me a release from all the other things going on right now. It was an engrossing book that I could get sucked into. A chilling world where women were treasured only for their ovaries and piousness. Very glad I got to read it.
Feminist vision of apocalypse. I didn't love it or hate it. It wasn't exactly a page turner but the mood of the book and the feelings I got from it will remain with me for quite a while.
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Not my favorite genre but I do appreciate it for it's literary value. It truly made me think and that's always good!
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May 12, 2009
Haley
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Leigh Ann
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Starcatcher
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Brittany
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Sabrina
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Mar 20, 2014
Nancy
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it was amazing
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Oct 28, 2015
Kim DeCina
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