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I loved, loved, loved this book. I do have a soft spot for weird books, but whoa. This book jumps right into a different kind of world and expects you to make your way through it as you go. The writing was beautiful, the world that Atwood created was just outstanding, multi-dimensional, and frightening (not in a horror/terror way, in a moralistic / ethical way). I found it especially intriguing in today's political environment--with religion at the center of tons of politics (ahem, Michelle Bach
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A must read. Excellent. One of those rare books that the entire book club read and discussed at length. And my book club is not hard core. A contemporary classic that I'll reread.
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I'm more familiar with Margaret Atwood's poetry - I've never read any of her prose before. It sort of reminded me of her poetry, actually. It's written in a very stylized way that resembles poetry more than prose sometimes. Parts are pretty dry, but the plot overall is intriguing.
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Aug 31, 2007
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it was amazing
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This book is surprisingly fantastic. I wouldn't think I'd want to read something that could be described as feminist post-apocalyptic science fiction but I did and I loved every second of it. Read it, it's good!
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Mar 09, 2012
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