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Natalie asked this question about The Handmaid’s Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1):
What age group would you recommend this for?
David Lightfoot I would say senior year of high school, and then, perhaps a university course. I've just recently read it for a second time as part of a "book club" f…moreI would say senior year of high school, and then, perhaps a university course. I've just recently read it for a second time as part of a "book club" for Adult Leisure and Recreation for Manitoba Possible, and not only is it fairly lengthy, but there's also some heavy stuff and even more heavily advanced vocabulary words. Some people have challenged it because of sexuality, language and inappropriate content, and some of the more conservative parents will even go so far to say that children should not read dystopian novels as part of required reading in English classrooms. ("Because of books such as 1984, Brave New World and Handmaid's Tale, it is a challenge to find a dystopian that isn't filled with sexuality, vulgarity, attacking viewpoints and other offensive content!") However, because we came pretty close to "dystopian times" with the *ahem* 45th President, it is more important than ever that students read and study this genre of fiction, to see what society is capable of becoming and the consequences of this being reality. As a writer, I myself am working on a dystopian inspired by "The Handmaid's Tale."(less)
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The Handmaid’s Tale
by Margaret Atwood (Goodreads Author)
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