A Goodreads user asked this question about The Handmaid’s Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1):
Do any of the people here think that this type of literature is easier to write and more difficult to read? I find that sometimes people would not be able to notice whether the narrator is speaking or the characters are having a conversation, the book itself is amazing and I would never stop anyone from not reading it. But this small problem, just lets us appreciate the fact the authors take the time to add the ''s.
Lauren Goodspeed
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JenBsBooks ... but there were also quotations used when she was talking to the wife and the commander, although I guess those times COULD be non-conformist (disc ...more
May 07, 2017 03:48PM · flag
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Lauren Goodspeed Right, I suppose it's more of a difference between conformist and non-conformist speech. The memories with Moria are a good point--I didn't do a detai ...more
May 08, 2017 08:34AM · flag
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Max The pattern I noticed is that quotation marks were used when the dialogue was taking place in the "present", when Offred was describing what was happe ...more
Sep 14, 2017 02:31PM · flag
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