A Goodreads user asked this question about The Handmaid’s Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1):
Do you wish Gilead would come true?
Ashley Cooprider Absolutely not. Unless a woman/man/child were extremely abused and/or brainwashed, I can't imagine anyone liking such a place. Except, of course, disg…moreAbsolutely not. Unless a woman/man/child were extremely abused and/or brainwashed, I can't imagine anyone liking such a place. Except, of course, disgusting men who have the same mind as Nazis or other sadistic types. I certainly hope that YOU do not wish it to come true. Even Christians (at least all the Christians I know, and I am also a Christian) believe in free will. Gilead is not free will. (less)
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by Margaret Atwood (Goodreads Author)
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