The Handmaid's Tale
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The Handmaid's Tale

Offers offred only one function: to breed. If she deviates, she will, like dissenters, be hanged at the wall or sent out to die slowly of radiation sickness. But even a repressive state cannot obliterate desire - neither Offred's nor that of the two men on which her future hangs.
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divinityave

Gripping, funny, and terrifying

A friend leant me this book to read on the train during my daily commute. Generally I try to read sl...

kairosdreaming

The Handmaid's Tale

I like the idea but not the execution. I love dystopian novels, they're always extremely interesting and make me very appreciative of...

millinocket

The Handmaid's Tale - Bold, brilliant and banned

Ban a book that speaks out against censorship? The irony is thick... I have been running the book fairs at the elementary school attended by my children for many years....

earthgone

Handmaid's Paranoia

Atwood, driven by feminist propaganda paranoia, has bred a bad book. Far from being a novel idea, At...

divinityave

Pros: gripping, compelling, scary, funny

Cons: none

kairosdreaming

Pros: Interesting concept, distopian novel.

Cons: Awkward prose and incomplete story.

millinocket

Pros: Absorbing political allegory, compelling main character, important themes that resonate loudly

Cons: Takes a while to get going

earthgone

Pros: None.

Cons: Pointless propagandist story, boring writing - I could go on and on...

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